Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Mess Around - Ray Charles, Ertegun, Ahmet
2. I Got a Woman - Ray Charles, Charles, Ray [1]
3. A Fool for You - Ray Charles, Charles, Ray [1]
4. Greenbacks - Ray Charles, Charles, Ray [1]
5. Drown in My Own Tears - Ray Charles, Glover, Henry
6. Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Ray Charles, Charles, Ray [1]
7. Lonely Avenue - Ray Charles, Pomus, Doc
8. Ain't That Love - Ray Charles, Charles, Ray [1]
9. Night Time Is the Right Time - Ray Charles, Cadena, Ozzie
10. What'd I Say, Pts. 1 & 2 - Ray Charles, Charles, Ray [1]
11. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying - Ray Charles, Greene, Joe
12. Them That Got - Ray Charles, Harper, Ricci
13. Sticks and Stones - Ray Charles, Glover, Henry
14. Georgia on My Mind - Ray Charles, Carmichael, Hoagy
15. Ruby - Ray Charles, Parish, Mitchell
16. One Mint Julep - Ray Charles, Toombs, Rudy
17. I've Got News for You - Ray Charles, Alfred, Ray

Disc 2:

1. Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles, Mayfield, Percy
2. Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles, Powell, Teddy
3. But on the Other Hand Baby - Ray Charles, Charles, Ray [1]
4. Hide nor Hair - Ray Charles, Mayfield, Percy
5. At the Club - Ray Charles, Mayfield, Percy
6. I Can't Stop Loving You - Ray Charles, Gibson, Don
7. You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles, Walker, Cindy
8. You Are My Sunshine - Ray Charles, Davis, Jimmie
9. Don't Set Me Free - Ray Charles, Powell, Teddy
10. Take These Chains from My Heart - Ray Charles, Rose, Fred
11. No One - Ray Charles, Pomus, Doc
12. Busted - Ray Charles, Howard, Harlan
13. Crying Time - Ray Charles, Owens, Buck
14. Together Again - Ray Charles, Owens, Buck
15. Let's Go Get Stoned - Ray Charles, Simpson, Valerie
16. Yesterday - Ray Charles, Lennon, John
17. America the Beautiful - Ray Charles, Bates, Katherine Le
18. Seven Spanish Angels - Ray Charles, Seals, Troy
19. I'll Be Good to You - Ray Charles, Johnson, George [2]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6064 in Music
• Released on: 1999-03-16
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered

Amazon.com
This double CD collects not only Brother Ray's best-known '50s and '60s singles, but some choice semi-obscurities (the 1953 jump blues "Mess Around," his 1959 cover of Louis Jordan's "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'") that earn their places next to "What'd I Say" and "I Can't Stop Loving You." The man's originality and infectious feeling bleed through on each of these 36 tracks, whether he's transforming "One Mint Julep" or "America the Beautiful" or collaborating (separately) with Willie Nelson and Chaka Khan. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

not recommended
There are only about 3 or 4 songs in this whole collection that I really like. I think the title of this cd is misleading. I would of liked to have been able to listen to each song before I bought this particular cd. It was a waste of money for me. Ray Charles has so many other great hits that should be on this cd collection, considering the name of it.

Ray Charles Ultimate Hits Collection
Great CD. I had seen the Ray Charles movie with Jamie Fox and I wanted to hear the music again. This collection has all my favorites and is great listening.

love it
you need to get it, the frist cd is the best the number two cd is ok but you must get this.