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Ray Charles - The Birth Of Soul Volume Three (1957-1959) (1959)

Track listing:
  1. Swanee River Rock 2:20
  2. That's Enough 2:45
  3. Talkin' About You 2:50
  4. What Kind Of Man Are You 2:50
  5. I Want A Little Girl 2:55
  6. Yes Indeed 2:16
  7. I Had A Dream 2:55
  8. You Be My Baby 2:30
  9. Tell All The World About You 2:03
  10. My Bonnie 2:47
  11. Early In The Morning 2:47
  12. The Right Time 3:28
  13. Carryin' The Load 2:24
  14. Tell Me How Do You Feel 2:43
  15. What'd I Say - Parts 1 & 2 6:29
  16. Tell The Truth 3:04
  17. I'm Movin' On 2:21
  18. I Believe To My Soul 2:59

Notes

The title isn't just hype — this absolutely essential three-disc box is where soul music first took shape and soared, courtesy of Ray Charles' church-soaked pipes and bedrock piano work. Brother Ray's formula for inventing the genre was disarmingly simple: he brought gospel intensity to the R&B world with his seminal "I Got a Woman," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "Leave My Woman Alone," "You Be My Baby," and the primal 1959 call-and-response classic "What'd I Say." There's plenty of brilliant blues content within these 53 historic sides: Charles' mournful "Losing Hand," "Feelin' Sad," "Hard Times," and "Blackjack" ooze after-hours desperation. No blues collection should be without this boxed set, which comes with well-researched notes by Robert Palmer, a nicely illustrated accompanying booklet, and discographical info aplenty.