Author: Ray Charles
Title: Pure Genius - The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959)
Category: Blues
Style: Rhythm & Blues
Year: 2005 Rating: 3.7
Format: VQF AHX MMF DXD VOX MP3 DTS FLAC MP3
MP3 album RAR size: 1666 mb | FLAC album RAR size: 1372 mb

Tracklist

–	The Sun's Gonna Shine Again	2:38
–	Roll With My Baby	2:37
–	The Midnight Hour	3:02
–	Jumpin' In The Mornin'	2:48
–	It Should've Been Me	2:43
–	Losing Hand	3:14
–	Heartbreaker	2:53
–	Sinner's Prayer	3:54
–	Mess Around	2:42
–	Funny (But I Still Love You)	3:15
–	Feelin' Sad	2:51
–	I Wonder Who	2:50
–	Don't You Know	2:57
–	Nobody Cares	2:40
–	Ray's Blues	2:54
–	I Got A Break Baby	2:47
–	Blackjack	2:20
–	I've Got A Woman	2:54
–	Greenbacks	2:52
–	Come Back Baby	3:06
–	A Fool For You	3:03
–	This Little Girl Of Mine	2:33
–	Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)	2:55
–	Blues Hangover	2:19
–	Mary Ann	2:48
–	Drown In My Own Tears	3:21
–	Hallelujah I Love Her So	2:35
–	What Would I Do Without You	2:34
–	Dawn Ray	5:03
–	The Man I Love	4:28
–	Music, Music, Music	2:56
–	Black Coffee	5:32
–	Lonely Avenue	2:34
–	I Want To Know	2:11
–	Leave My Woman Alone	2:41
–	The Ray	3:59
–	I Surrender Dear	5:06
–	Bornful Soul	5:30
–	Ain't Misbehavin'	5:41
–	Joy Ride	4:39
–	Sweet Sixteen Bars	4:08
–	Doodlin'	5:53
–	There's No You	4:47
–	Undecided	3:42
–	My Melancholy Baby	4:22
–	It's All Right	2:17
–	Ain't That Love	2:51
–	Rockhouse Parts 1 & 2	3:52
–	Get On The Right Track Baby	2:19
–	Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)	2:17
–	That's Enough	2:46
–	Talkin' 'Bout You	2:49
–	What Kind Of Man Are You	2:50
–	I Want A Little Girl	2:56
–	How Long Blues	9:17
–	Cosmic Ray	5:24
–	The Genius After Hours	5:24
–	Charlesville	4:56
–	Bags Of Blues	8:53
–	Deed I Do	5:51
–	Blue Funk	8:12
–	Soul Brothers	9:33
–	Bag's Guitar Blues	6:28
–	Yes Indeed!	2:17
–	I Had A Dream	2:54
–	You Be My Baby	2:30
–	Tell All The World About You	2:02
–	My Bonnie	2:50
–	Soul Meeting	6:05
–	Hallelujah I Love Her So	5:31
–	Blue Genius	6:42
–	X-Ray Blues	7:07
–	Love On My Mind	3:49
–	The Spirit-Feel (Live, 1958)	3:46
–	Blues Waltz (Live, 1958)	6:24
–	In A Little Spanish Town (Live, 1958)	3:48
–	Sherry (Live, 1958)	4:26
–	(Night Time Is) The Right Time (Live, 1958)	4:04
–	A Fool For You (Live, 1958)	7:11
–	I've Got A Woman (Live, 1958)	6:19
–	Talkin' Bout You (Live, 1958)	4:22
–	Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River) (Live, 1958)	2:09
–	Yes Indeed! (Live, 1958)	2:40
–	Early In The Mornin'	2:48
–	(Night Time Is) The Right Time	3:26
–	Carrying That Load (Single Version)	2:16
–	Carrying That Load (LP Version)	2:24
–	Tell Me How Do You Feel	2:44
–David "Fathead" Newman	Fathead	5:23
–David "Fathead" Newman	Tin Tin Deo	5:22
–David "Fathead" Newman	Bill For Bennie	4:17
–David "Fathead" Newman	Hard Times	4:43
–David "Fathead" Newman	Mean To Me	4:16
–David "Fathead" Newman	Sweet Eyes	3:45
–David "Fathead" Newman	Weird Beard	4:49
–David "Fathead" Newman	Willow Weep For Me	4:59
–	Tell The Truth	3:06
–	What'd I Say Parts I & II (Mono LP Version)	5:04
–	What'd I Say Parts I & II (Stereo LP Version)	6:03
–	Tell Me You'll Wait For Me	3:25
–	Come Rain Or Come Shine	3:42
–	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'	3:46
–	Just For A Thrill	3:26
–	You Won't Let Me Go	3:22
–	Am I Blue	3:41
–	The Spirit-Feel (Live, 1959)	4:23
–	Frenesi (Live, 1959)	5:04
–	Tell The Truth (Live, 1959)	3:35
–	Drown In My Own Tears (Live, 1959)	6:24
–	(Night Time Is) The Right Time (Live, 1959)	4:05
–	What'd I Say (Live, 1959)	4:25
–	Let The Good Times Roll	2:53
–	Alexander's Ragtime Band	2:53
–	Deed I Do	2:27
–	When Your Lover Has Gone	2:51
–	Two Years Of Torture	3:25
–	It Had To Be You	2:45
–	I'm Movin' On	2:22
–	I Believe To My Soul	2:59
–	Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand	0:21
–	Unknown Title	1:16
–	Piano Improvisation & Dialog #1	0:31
–	''Losing Hand'' & Dialog #1	1:47
–	''Little Rock Getaway'' & Dialog	1:16
–	Kentucky Waltz	1:23
–	Heartbreaker (Instrumental Version)	2:13
–	''Heartbreaker'' & Dialog	1:13
–	Piano Improvisation & Dialog #2	0:42
–	Heartbreaker (False Starts 1 & 2)	1:12
–	''Losing Hand'' & Dialog #2	1:20
–	''Losing Hand'' & Dialog #3 (W/ Reverb)	1:27
–	''Losing Hand'' & Dialog #4 (W/ Reverb)	4:55
–	Heartbreaker	2:53
–	''It Should've Been Me'' & Dialog	2:56
–	Nobody Cares	3:57
–	Piano Improvisation & Dialog #3	0:33
–	Mess Around	2:39
–	Funny (But I Still Love You)	3:17
–	Sinner's Prayer	3:44
–	Piano Improvisation & Dialog #4	1:01
–	''Low Society'' & Dialog #1	3:08
–	Boogie Woogie	1:56
–	''Low Society'' & Dialog #2	3:28
–	Worried Life Blues	3:01
–	''Come Back Baby'' (Walter Davis Version) & Dialog	1:59
–	Low Society	2:56
–	"(Night Time Is) The Right Time" (Takes 1-7) & Dialog	8:17
–	Tell Me How Do You Feel (Take 1)	3:21
–	Dialog	1:01
–	''It Had To Be You'' & Dialog	1:40
–	''My Buddy'' & Dialog	1:45
–	Dialog	0:18
–	''When Your Love Has Gone'' & Dialog	1:50
–	I'm Beginning To See The Light	1:26
–	"Let The Good Times Roll" & Dialog	2:46
–	Lil' Darlin
–	Blues Waltz
–	Let The Good Times Roll
–	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin'
–	Sticks And Stones
–	My Baby! (I Love Her, Yes I Do)
–	Drown In My Own Tears
–	What'd I Say
–	I Believe To My Soul
–	Interview With Ahmet Ertegun

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
R2 74731	Ray Charles	Pure Genius - The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) ‎(7xCD, Comp, Box + DVD)	Rhino Entertainment Company	R2 74731	US	2005
PRCD-400142	Ray Charles	Pure Genius - The Complete Atlantic Recordings Sampler ‎(CDr, Comp, Promo, Smplr)	Rhino Entertainment Company, Atlantic Recording Corporation	PRCD-400142	US	2005
R2 74731	Ray Charles	Pure Genius - The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) ‎(7xCD, Comp, RE, Box)	Rhino Entertainment Company	R2 74731	Europe	2012

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