(2017) Rockin' Chair Blues

Ray Charles

... read moreThis brief selection from Delta Records features early sides from Ray Charles at a time when he was more of a crooner than the gospel-fueled soulman and icon he was to become. These jazzy and light tracks are pleasant enough, but hardly distinctive, although "Rockin' Chair Blues" has an elegant...

41′:18″ 15 Songs

1
Rockin' Chair Blues
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 2:47
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2
A Sentimental Blues
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 2:26
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3
Alone In The City
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 2:56
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4
Baby Won't You Please Come Home
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 2:56
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5
How Long How Long Blues
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 2:34
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6
I've Had My Fun
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 2:43
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7
Ain't That Fine
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 2:18
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8
Can Anyone Ask For More
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 2:49
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9
She's On The Ball
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 2:35
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10
You Always Miss The Water
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 2:49
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11
Sittin' On The Top Of The World
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 2:17
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12
The Midnight Hour
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 2:58
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13
Someday
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 3:11
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14
Don't Put All Your Dreams In One Basket
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 2:54
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15
I'm Going Down The River
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 3:05
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Released 27 February 2017, 2017 Railroad

Review

This brief selection from Delta Records features early sides from Ray Charles at a time when he was more of a crooner than the gospel-fueled soulman and icon he was to become. These jazzy and light tracks are pleasant enough, but hardly distinctive, although "Rockin' Chair Blues" has an elegant dignity, and Charles does break out a little on "Kissa Me Baby" and "Someday," but overall this CD has more soft glow than it does fireworks. ~ Steve Leggett

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