The Genius of Ray Charles

The Genius of Ray Charles
Studio album by
Ray Charles
ReleasedOctober 1959
RecordedMay 6 and June 23, 1959
at 6 West Recording in New York City on Ampex 3 track.
Genre
Length37:58
LabelAtlantic
ProducerNesuhi Ertegün, Jerry Wexler
Ray Charles chronology
What'd I Say
(1959) 		The Genius of Ray Charles
(1959) 		Ray Charles in Person
(1960)

The Genius of Ray Charles is a 1959 Ray Charles album, released in October by Atlantic Records, the seventh album since the debut Ray Charles in 1957. The album consists of swinging pop with big band arrangements.[1] It comprises a first half of big band songs and a second half of string-backed ballads.[4] The Genius of Ray Charles sold fewer than 500,000 copies and charted at number 17 on the Billboard 200.[1] "Let the Good Times Roll" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" were released as singles in 1959.[5]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference RS500 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Friedwald, Will (September 27, 2005). "Genius, Pure & Otherwise". The New York Sun. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Considine & Matos et al. 2004, p. 155.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sachs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "By Popular Demand! Ray Charles". Billboard. December 21, 1959. p. 25. Retrieved May 27, 2013.