Album · 1959
The Genius of Ray Charles
by Ray Charles
The Genius of Ray Charles is a 1959 jazz album by Ray Charles. It runs 12 tracks across 39 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.5/5 from 2 ratings.
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- 3.5 /5
- 2 ratings
- 89 /100
- 4 critics
- 12
- Tracks
- 39 min
- Runtime
- 119 bpm
- Tempo
- G# major
- Key
Ratings
2 ratings · avg 3.5
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alec millerreview4.0★
Billy Shakes3.0★
Reviews
1 review
- 4.0
This album is great. It starts off with a bang and doesn’t let up for much of it. The instrumentation is really great, Ray can obviously play and his voice is emotional, fun and raw. I guess by this album he had dabbled and succeded in several different genres but he mostly sticks to what was probably the most raucous version of rock at the time here. Bottom Line: I ended up really liking several songs from this album and would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of throwing it back.
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Critics
4 publications
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5
- AllMusic4.5/5
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5
- The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings3/4
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The Genius of Ray Charles album cover
The The Genius of Ray Charles cover was designed by Marvin Israel and photographed by Lee Friedlander.
- Design
- Marvin Israel
- Photography
- Lee Friedlander
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12 tracks · 39 min
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The Genius of Ray Charles is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Ray Charles, released in 1959 by Atlantic Records.
In brief
- Is The Genius of Ray Charles good?
- Riffiter listeners rate The Genius of Ray Charles 3.5/5 from 2 ratings.
- When was The Genius of Ray Charles released?
- The Genius of Ray Charles was released in 1959.
- How many tracks are on The Genius of Ray Charles?
- The Genius of Ray Charles has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 39 minutes.
- What genre is The Genius of Ray Charles?
- The Genius of Ray Charles is catalogued under Jazz, Soul, Soul Jazz.
- What BPM is The Genius of Ray Charles?
- The Genius of Ray Charles runs at a median tempo of 119 BPM across its tracks, most often in G# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Genius of Ray Charles?
- Listeners of The Genius of Ray Charles also rate At Last! by Etta James, Elvis Presley by Elvis Presley, Encore by Sam Cooke.
The Genius of Ray Charles at a glance
- Label
- Atlantic Records
- Produced by
- Nasuhi Ertegün
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