Have a Smile With Me

by Ray Charles

Have a Smile With Me cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: August 1964
  • Label: ABC-Paramount
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:35
  • Community rating: 3.28/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Have a Smile With Me' gathers comic and lighthearted material within Ray Charles's jazz and soul-adjacent vocal style. The album works as a companion in spirit to his themed LPs, emphasizing personality and interpretive timing.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal

Tracklist

  1. Smack Dab In The Middle (3:17)
  2. Feudin' And Fightin (2:12)
  3. Two Ton Tessie (3:55)
  4. I Never See Maggie Alone (5:37)
  5. Move It On Over (2:34)
  6. Ma (She's Making Eyes At Me) (3:25)
  7. The Thing (2:25)
  8. The Man With The Weird Beard (3:53)
  9. The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane (3:06)
  10. Who Cares (For Me) (2:11)

Credits

  • Ray Charles - primary artist
  • Raelets - backing vocals
  • Sam Feldman - lacquer cut by
  • Rick Ward - sleeve notes
  • Benny Carter - arranged by
  • Charles Calhoun - written-by
  • Al Dubin - written-by
  • Burton Lane - written-by

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