The Complete Recordings 1946-1952

Artista: Charles, Ray

Formato: COMPACT DISCS

Gravadora/Label: JSP

Catalogo: 4231

Faixas: 1.1 I Love You, I Love You
1.2 Confession Blues
1.3 Alone in the City
1.4 Can Anyone Ask for More
1.5 Rockin’ Chair Blues
1.6 Here I Am
1.7 If I Give You My Love
1.8 Can’t You See Darling
1.9 This Love of Mine
1.10 Blues Before Sunrise
1.11 How Long Blues
1.12 A Sentimental Blues
1.13 You’ll Always Miss the Water
1.14 Ain’t That Fine
1.15 Don’t Put All Your Dreams in One Basket
1.16 Sittin’ on Top of the World
1.17 I’ve Had My Fun
1.18 See See Rider
1.19 What Have I Done
1.20 Honey Honey
1.21 She’s on the Ball
1.22 TH’ Ego Song
1.23 Late in the Evening Blues
1.24 Someday
1.25 I’ll Do Anything But Work
2.1 I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now
2.2 All to Myself
2.3 Lonely Boy
2.4 Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
2.5 I’m Glad for Your Sake
2.6 Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
2.7 Hey Now
2.8 Kissa Me Baby
2.9 The Snow Is Falling
2.10 Misery in My Heart
2.11 Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name
2.12 Walkin’ and Talkin’
2.13 I’m Wonderin’ and Wonderin’
2.14 I Can’t Do No More (Why Did You Go)
2.15 Guitar Blues
2.16 I Cover the Waterfront
2.17 Jockey Blues
2.18 I’m Coming Home to Stay
2.19 My Bicycle Tillie
2.20 One Hundred Years from Today
2.21 Candy Store Jump
2.22 That Chick’s Too Young to Fry
2.23 I Cover the Waterfront
2.24 Jockey Blues
2.25 Port Wine

Ray really broke through on Atlantic starting in ’54; these 2 CDs, though, take US to the top as we hear the earliest glimpses of the genius that would flower into the Genius of Soul. Listen as his smooth Nat King Cole-style R&B starts to fuse with gospel and blues; his hits Confession Blues; Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand, and Kissa Me Baby join How Long Blues; See See Rider; I’ll Do Anything but Work; Honey Honey; Lonely Boy; This Love of Mine; Ain’t That Fine; Someday 50 tracks including bonus Bill Samuels cuts!