Ray Charles - True Genius (180G 2XLP)

180 Gram Audiophile Pressing 2XLP Gatefold LP Jacket Release Date: 11/19/2021 Ray Charles is both one of the most iconic artists of all time as well as one of the hardest to define by genre. At the beginning of his career, he was dubbed the Genius of Soul for boldly combining traditional R&B with Gospel music and giving birth to Soul music. Yet this momentous musical accomplishment was just the beginning of a five-decade career in which he uniquely succeeded in virtually every genre. Ray's unique mastery of music allowed him to continue to explore all forms of music, freely floating between jazz, blues, pop, rock, soul and country while continuing to combine them in new, unprecedented ways. This two (2) disc vinyl collection illustrates the many musical "sides" of Ray by focusing each album side on some of the broader genre categories he visited most. Tracks Hit the Road Jack - Side One - Soul I Don't Need No Doctor - Side One - Soul Unchain My Heart - Side One - Soul No One - Side One - Soul Hide Nor Hair - Side One - Soul I've Got a Woman (Live) - Side One - Soul Let's Go Get Stoned - Side Two - Jazz & Blues I'm Gonna Moce to the Outskirts of Town - Side Two - Jazz & Blues Smack Dab in the Middle - Side Two - Jazz & Blues Them That Got - Side Two - Jazz & Blues One Mint Julep - Side Two - Jazz & Blues I've Got News for You - Side Two - Jazz & Blues Here We Go Again - Side Three - Country You Are My Sunshine - Side Three - Country Crying Time - Side Three - Country Take These Chaing from My Heart - Side Three - Country Ring of Fire - Side Three - Country I Can't Stop Loving You - Side Three - Country Georgia on My Mind - Side Four - Pop Classics Eleanor Rigby - Side Four - Pop Classics Busted - Side Four - Pop Classics Till There Was You - Side Four - Pop Classics Hallelujah I Love Her So (Live) - Side Four - Pop Classics A Song for You - Side Four - Pop Classics