Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two

Modern Sounds, Vol. 2
Studio album by Ray Charles
Released	October 1962
Recorded	September 5 & 7, 1962
Studio	Capitol (New York City) United Western (Hollywood)
Length	34:15
Label	ABC-Paramount
Producer	Sid Feller
Ray Charles chronology
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two is a 1962 album by Ray Charles. It is the second volume of country and western recordings by Charles following his landmark debut on ABC Records. Following the surprising success of Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, an album of country music covers, which sold over a million copies, Charles and producer Sid Feller decided to do a follow-up. Unlike the previous album, where slow and fast tracks more or less alternated, this one features one side performed by the Ray Charles Big Band with the Raelettes, while the other side features a string section and the Jack Halloran Singers.

The album has been reissued on CD, coupled with Volume 1, and is also featured on The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 Box Set which also features the first C & W volume and many of Charles' later country recordings.