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RAY CHARLES／ORIGINAL ALBUM SERIES (5CD)

雷查爾斯／雷查爾斯Atlantic時期經典專輯原版重現(5CD)

l   名列滾石音樂雜誌「史上百大偉大藝人」、美國靈魂樂大師雷查爾斯五片裝重量級套裝唱片。

l   收錄雷查爾斯五零年代於Atlantic廠牌時期所灌錄的其中五張專輯，當中也有早期尚未發現他演唱的獨特性之前所灌錄的純演奏專輯。

美國靈魂樂歌手雷查爾斯在近代美國流行樂壇上有著舉足輕重的影響力，他一手將鄉村音樂和靈魂、節奏藍調結合，形成了六零年代的流行音樂基調，在二零零四年他去世前，他被滾石音樂雜誌選進「史上百大偉大藝人」之列，排名第十。二零零八年該雜誌再做此榜調查時，他再度入榜，且前進到第二名，毫不受他過世四年的影響。創作歌手Billy Joel更認為查爾斯比貓王更重要。

查爾斯七歲就全盲，啟明學校的音樂教育讓他接觸到古典音樂，之後他的興趣朝向爵士樂發展，十五歲開始他就輟學在外靠演奏獨立生活，然後十七歲就開始灌錄唱片，並立刻登上節奏藍調榜的第二名，五零年代加入Atlantic唱片，也就是華納唱片的副廠之一，這是他第一個巔峰時期，他多張專輯在這時登上節奏藍調榜榜首，之後他開始將鄉村音樂和節奏藍調作結合，創造了一種全新的樂風。

這五張專輯：“The Great Ray Charles”、“Ray Charles at Newport”、“The Genius of Ray Charles”、“The Genius sings the Blues”、“The Genius After Hours”是查爾斯在五零年代為亞特蘭大唱片公司灌錄的原始專輯，其中第一張完全沒有查爾斯的演唱，而是他的鋼琴彈奏，因為這時的他還沒發現自己在演唱上的獨特性，但之後四張就都是演唱專輯了。■2010.10■

§ 曲 目 §

CD 1:

1. The Ray (LP Version)
2. My Melancholy Baby (LP Version)
3. Black Coffee (LP Version)
4. There's No You (LP Version)
5. Doodlin' (LP Version)
6. Sweet Sixteen Bars (LP Version)
7. I Surrender Dear (LP Version)
8. Undecided (LP Version)

CD 2:

1. Night Time Is The Right Time (Live at Newport Jazz Version)
2. In A Little Spanish Town (Live At Newport Jazz)
3. I've Got A Woman (Live At Newport Jazz)
4. Blues Waltz (Live At Newport Jazz)
5. Hot Rod (Live At Newport Jazz)
6. Talkin' 'Bout You (Live At Newport Jazz)
7. Sherry (Live At Newport Jazz)
8. A Fool For You (Live At Newport Jazz)

CD 3:

1. Let The Good Times Roll (LP Version)
2. It Had To Be You (LP Version)
3. Alexander's Ragtime Band (LP Version)
4. Two Years Of Torture (LP Version)
5. When Your Lover Has Gone (LP Version)
6. Deed I Do (LP Version)
7. Just For A Thrill (LP Version)
8. You Won't Let Me Go (LP Version)
9. Tell Me You'll Wait For Me (LP Version)
10. Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying (LP Version)
11. Am I Blue (LP Version)
12. Come Rain Or Come Shine (LP Version)

CD 4:

1. Early In The Morning (Single/LP Version)
2. Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I) (R&B LP Version)
3. The Midnight Hour (LP Version)
4. Night Time Is The Right Time (LP Version)
5. Feelin' Sad (LP Version)
6. Ray's Blues (Single/LP Version)
7. I'm Movin' On (Single/LP Version)
8. I Believe To My Soul (LP Version)
9. Nobody Cares (Single/LP Version)
10. Some Day Baby (LP Version)
11. I Wonder Who (LP Version)

CD 5:

1. The Genius After Hours (LP Version)
2. Ain't Misbehavin' (LP Version)
3. Dawn Ray (LP Version)
4. Joy Ride (LP Version)
5. Hornful Soul (LP Version)
6. The Man I Love (LP Version)
7. Charlesville (LP Version)
8. Music, Music, Music (LP Version)