True to Life (Ray Charles album)
1977 studio album by Ray Charles
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Studio album by Ray Charles | ||||
Released | October 1977[1] | |||
Recorded | 1977; R.P.M International, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | R&B, soul | |||
Length | 38:44 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Ray Charles | |||
Ray Charles chronology | ||||
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True to Life is a 1977 studio album by American musician Ray Charles.[2] It marked Charles's return to Atlantic Records. The album contains cover versions of popular songs, including Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now", Bobby Charles' "The Jealous Kind", George and Ira Gershwin's "How Long Has This Been Going On?", and the Beatles' "Let It Be". The album was arranged by Larry Muhoberac, Roger Newman, Sid Feller and Ray Charles.
Critical reception
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Christgau's Record Guide | A−[4] |
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The Bay State Banner wrote: "His album is not new ground, the break-through his name on a song once assured; but it is sensitive, sometimes exhilarating, stuff."[6]
Track listing
- "I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash) – 4:22
- "The Jealous Kind" (Robert Guidry) – 4:38
- "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 4:30
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) –- 5:07
- "Be My Love" (Nicholas Brodsky, Sammy Cahn) – 4:19
- "Anonymous Love" (Edward Langford, Joel Webster) – 4:36
- "Heavenly Music" (Bob Bradstreet, Solomon Burke) – 3:38
- "Game Number Nine" (Dee Ervin, Tommy Payton) – 4:07
- "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:27
Personnel
- Ray Charles – arranger, engineer, keyboards, piano, producer, vocals
- Sid Feller – arranger
- Bob Gratts – engineer
- Robert Gratts – engineer
- Larry Muhoberac – arranger
- Roger Newman – arranger
References
- ^ "Ray Charles Albums - 1970s". raycharles.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
- ^ Friedwald, Will (2010). A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Pantheon Books. p. 82.
- ^ Ollio, J.P. (August 1, 2003). True to Life - Ray Charles | AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2011-06-14.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 124, 126.
- ^ Freedberg, Mike (22 Dec 1977). "Ray Charles True to Life". Bay State Banner. No. 11. p. 18.
External links
- True to Life at Discogs
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studio creations
- Ray Charles at Newport
- Ray Charles in Person
- Live in Concert
- Ray Charles Live
compilations
top 10 singles
- "What'd I Say"
- "Georgia on My Mind"
- "Hit the Road Jack"
- "One Mint Julep"
- "Unchain My Heart"
- "I Can't Stop Loving You "
- "You Don't Know Me"
- "You Are My Sunshine"
- "Busted"
- "Take These Chains from My Heart"
- "Crying Time"
#1 singles
- "I Got a Woman"
- "A Fool for You"
- "Mary Ann"
- "Drown in My Own Tears"
- "Together Again"
- "Let's Go Get Stoned"
- "Seven Spanish Angels"
- "I'll Be Good to You"
(not included above)
- "Let The Good Times Roll"
- "Living for the City"
- "A Song for You"
- "Heaven Help Us All"
- "Here We Go Again"
- Discography
- Tangerine Records
- David "Fathead" Newman
- Fathead / Ray Charles Sextet
- Hank Crawford
- The Raelettes
- Ray
- soundtrack
- Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles
- Tribute to Uncle Ray
- "Confession Blues"
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