Ray Charles - Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume Two album flac

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two is a 1962 album by Ray Charles. It is the second volume of country and western recordings by Charles following his landmark debut on ABC Records. Following the surprising success of Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, an album of country music covers, which sold over a million copies, Charles and producer Sid Feller decided to do a follow-up.

Backing Band – The Ray Charles Big Band (tracks: A1-A6). Backing Vocals – Raelets (tracks: A1, A4), The Jack Halloran Singers (tracks: B1-B6). Design – ARW Productions, Inc. Engineer – Al Schmitt (tracks: B1-B6), Johnny Cue (tracks: A1-A6). Photography By – Jim Marshall (3). Producer, Liner Notes, Recording Supervisor – Sid Feller (tracks: all). Código de Barras e Outros Identificadores Ⅱ RR Bell Sound ΣL SF. Matrix, Runout (Side B etched): ABC-435-B . .R Bell Sound SF LW. Outras versões (5 de 41) Ver tudo.

Following the surprising success of Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music Vol 1, an album of country music covers, which sold over a million copies, Charles and producer Sid Feller decided to do a follow-up. Unlike the previous album, where slow and fast tracks more or less alternated, this one features one side performed by The Ray Charles Big Band with the Raelettes, while the other side is with a string section and the backing singers from the first album. The album has been reissued on CD, coupled with Volume 1, and is also featured on The Complete Country & Western Recordings:.

Two years into his contract with ABC-Paramount, he had already become a fixture in the Top Ten with both his singles and his albums, winning a Grammy for his 1960 single "Georgia on My Mind. Charles had freedom to do whatever he wanted, and he chose to record interpretations of 12 country songs, drawing almost equally from recent hits and older standards

Ray Charles - No Letter Today 03:02. Ray Charles - Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) 02:42. Ray Charles - Don't Tell Me Your Troubles 02:09. Ray Charles - Midnight 03:19. Ray Charles - Oh, Lonesome Me 02:12. Ray Charles - Take These Chains from My Heart 02:58. Ray Charles - Your Cheating Heart 03:35. Ray Charles - I'll Never Stand in Your Way 02:19. Ray Charles - Making Believe 02:52. Ray Charles - Teardrops in My Heart 03:05. Ray Charles - Hang Your Head in Shame 03:16. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles.

This album has an average beat per minute of 91 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 35/127 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Recent albums by Ray Charles.

Ray Charles' 'Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music' Gets Multi-Format Reissue. Ray Charles: The Rolling Stone Interview. 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time. Charles’ two previous singles had pulled a similarly subversive trick, but with a twist. Just like his You Are My Sunshine, Charles’ versions of I Can’t Stop Loving You and You Don’t Know Me had foregrounded the bluesy, soulful voice of an African-American man singing mostly already old country songs. The first Modern Sounds album topped the Billboard chart for most of the summer and fall of 1962, and its sequel climbed as high as Number Two before the year was over. The Modern Sounds albums have also proven to be among the most consequential ever released, particularly for country music. Not because any Modern Sounds singles were included on country radio playlists.

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume Two. Ray Charles. Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume Two Tracklist. 1. You Are My Sunshine Lyrics. 2. No Letter Today Lyrics. Show all albums by Ray Charles. Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volume Two.

Ray Charles blurred the lines between country, soul, R&B and gospel with 1962's "Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. Volume one of Charles' two-album arc still gets discovered by new admirers as they backtrack the soul influences of Chris Stapleton and album title inspirations for Sturgill Simpson. Its follow-up, Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music Vol. 2, lacks the original's cultural value despite being another quality collection of country standards.