Ray Charles Albums List

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Ray Charles Robinson (1930-2004) was an American musician who is considered one of the ‘pioneers’ of soul music. He fathered 12 children to 9 different women. Here is a list of all the albums Ray Charles released during his career and three released after his death.

Ray Charles Albums List

Studio Albums

• Ray Charles (1957)
• The Great Ray Charles (1957)
• Yes Indeed! (1958)
• Soul Brothers (1958)
• Ray Charles at Newport (1959)
• What’d I Say (1959)
• The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)
• Ray Charles (1959)
• The Fabulous Ray Charles (1959)
• Ray Charles in Person (1960)
• The Genius Hits the Road (1960)
• The Genius Sings the Blues (1961)
• Soul Meeting (1961)
• The Genius After Hours (1961)
• Dedicated to You (1961)
• Ray Charles and Betty Carter (1961)
• Genius + Soul = Jazz (1961)
• Ray Charles Greatest Hits (1962)
• Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)
• Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two (1962)
• Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul (1963)
• Sweet & Sour Tears (1964)
• Have A Smile With Me (1964)
• Live in Concert (1965)
• Together Again (1965)
• Crying Time (1966)
• Ray’s Moods (1966)
• Invites You to Listen (1967)
• A Portrait of Ray (1968)
• I’m All Yours Baby! (1968)
• Doing His Thing (1969)
• Love Country Style (1970)
• My Kind of Jazz (1970)
• Volcanic Action of My Soul (1971)
• A Message From the People (1972)
• Through the Eyes of Love (1972)
• Jazz Number II (1972)
• Come Live With Me (1974)
• Renaissance (1975)
• My Kind of Jazz, Part 3 (1975)
• Live in Japan (1975)
• Porgy and Bess (1976)
• True to Life (1977)
• Love & Peace (1978)
• Ain’t It So (1979)
• Brother Ray Is At It Again (1980)
• Wish You Were Here Tonight (1983)
• Do I Ever Cross Your Mind (1984)
• Friendship (1984)
• The Spirit of Christmas (1985)
• From the Pages of My Mind (1986)
• Just Between Us (1988)
• Would You Believe (1990)
• My World (1993)
• Strong Love Affair (1996)
• Berlin ’62 (1996)
• Thanks for Bringing Love Around Again (2002)
• Genius Loves Company (2004)
• Ray Charles Celebrates a Gospel Christmas With the Voices of Jubilation (2004)
• Live at the Olympia, 2000 (2004)
• Genius & Friends (2005)- released posthumously
• Ray Sings, Basie Swings (2006)- released posthumously

Compilation Albums

• Do the Twist! with Ray Charles (1961)
• The Ray Charles Story, Volume One (1962)
• The Ray Charles Story, Volume Two (1962)
• The Ray Charles Story, Volume Three (1963)
• The Ray Charles Story, Volume Four (1964)
• A Man And His Soul (1967)
• The Best of Ray Charles (1970)
• Ray Charles Live (1987)
• Ray Charles Anthology (1988)
• Seven Spanish Angels and Other Hits (1989)
• The Birth of Soul (1991)
• Genius and Soul: The 50th Anniversary Collection (1997)
• The Complete Swing Time & Down Beat Recordings 1949-1952 (1997)
• Ultimate Hits Collection (1999)
• The Very Best of Ray Charles (2000)
• Ray Charles in Concert (2003)
• Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (2005)- released posthumously

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