Ray Charles Genius Loves
Ray Charles got a helping hand with his last major album, 2004's Genius Loves Company. Near the end of the soul singer's five-decade career, he recorded a series of duets with such fellow luminaries as Elton John, Willie Nelson and B.B. After decades of sagging sales and mediocre reviews, the. I hated to rate this CD 3 stars ('it's okay'). I rarely buy a CD that's duets, but love Ray Charles so I got it. There are only a very few tracks on this CD that I like and, unfortunately, it's because of Mr. I guess these were recorded late in life and, like a lot of artists, his genius flags into the later years (and the title of this CD. The fact that Genius Loves Company will be Ray Charles's final new album inspires an unavoidable blue feeling. His genius flags into the later years.
Cat# appear as: CCD-2248-2 on spine, back cover & CD label LMM-195 on back cover & CD label © 2004 Hear Music. ℗ 2004 Concord Records, Inc. Mixed at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA Mastered at The Mastering Lab This album was recorded from June 2003 to March 2004 'This CD contains unique, never before seen, video footage from renowned photographer Norman Seeff's 1985 photo session with Ray Charles. Walther P38 Serial Numbers Cyq. ' 1, 2, 3, 6: RECORDED AT: RPM International Studio, Los Angeles, California. 4: RECORDED AT: Henson Studios and The Record Plant, Hollywood, California. 5: RECORDED AT: RPM International Studio, Los Angeles, California, Right Track Recording, New York, New York.
7, 8: RECORDED AT: The Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, California. 9: RECORDED AT: Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, California. 10: RECORDED AT: RPM International Studio, Los Angeles, California, Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California. 11: RECORDED AT: The Eastwood Scoring Stage, Warner Brothers Studios, Burbank, California, RPM International Studio, Los Angeles, California. 12: REMOTE RECORDING: Effanel Music. Performed live at the 'Songwriter's Hall Of Fame Awards' on June 12, 2003, in the Broadway Ballroom at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York, New York.