Do the Twist With Ray Charles

by Ray Charles

Do the Twist With Ray Charles cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: November 1961
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:32
  • Community rating: 4.09/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Openly compiled and retitled by Atlantic Records to aggressively capitalize on the massive, international twist dance craze, this collection simply repackages the soul pioneer's earlier, highly rhythmic R&B hits. Featuring entirely undeniable, foundational classics like 'What'd I Say,' the album successfully reintroduced his incredibly visceral, gospel-infused power to an enormous mainstream pop audience ravenous for upbeat dance music.

Genres

Descriptors: dance, party, rhythmic, piano, soulful

Tracklist

  1. Let the Good Times Roll (2:51)
  2. It Had to Be You (2:44)
  3. Alexander's Ragtime Band (2:54)
  4. Two Years of Torture (3:23)
  5. When Your Lover Has Gone (2:49)
  6. Deed I Do (2:28)
  7. Just for a Thrill (3:25)
  8. You Won't Let Me Go (3:21)
  9. Tell Me You'll Wait for Me (3:25)
  10. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin' (3:45)
  11. Am I Blue (3:39)
  12. Come Rain or Come Shine (3:42)

Credits

  • Ray Charles - primary artist, written-by
  • Loring Eutemey - cover
  • Ahmet Ertegun - supervised by, written-by
  • Jerry Wexler - supervised by
  • Percy Mayfield - written-by
  • Doc Pomus - written-by
  • Mort Shuman - written-by
  • Hank Snow - written-by

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