Ray Charles Albums List
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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