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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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