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The Genius Sings the Blues (album) by Ray Charles 

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The Genius Sings the Blues
The Genius Sings the Blues by Ray Charles (1961)
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 12 votes)
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Accolades: Top 20 albums of 1961 (14th)

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The Genius Sings the Blues is an album by Ray Charles. It is ranked number 5,636 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 124 from 11 greatest album charts.

The Genius Sings the Blues is ranked number 14 in the best albums of 1961 and number 361 in the best albums of the 1960s.

In total, there are 20 music albums by Ray Charles which appear in the greatest album charts and The Genius Sings the Blues is NOT ranked as the best. The best album by Ray Charles is Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music which is ranked number 1284 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 812.

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1.Early in the Mornin'
79/100 (2 votes)Amazon MP3
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2.Hard Times (No one Knows Better Than I)
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3.The Midnight Hour
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4.(Night Time) The Right Time
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5.Feelin' Sad
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6.Ray's Blues
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7.I'm Movin' On
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8.I Believe to My Soul
78/100 (3 votes)Amazon MP3
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9.Nobody Cares
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10.Mr Charles' Blues
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11.Some Day Baby
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12.I Wonder Who
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated.)

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Best Albums of 1961
1. King of the Delta Blues Singers by Robert Johnson
2. My Favorite Things by John Coltrane
3. At Last! by Etta James
4. Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans
5. Waltz For Debby by Bill Evans
6. Free Jazz: A Collective Improvisation by Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
7. Two Steps From The Blues by Bobby Bland
8. Showcase by Patsy Cline
9. Judy At Carnegie Hall by Judy Garland
10. Foggy Mountain Banjo by Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs
11. The Blues And The Abstract Truth by Oliver Nelson
12. Lonely And Blue by Roy Orbison
13. The Great Summit: The Master Takes by Louis Armstrong And Duke Ellington
14. The Genius Sings the Blues by Ray Charles
15. Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane by Thelonious Monk
16. A Date With The Everly Brothers by The Everly Brothers
17. Someday My Prince Will Come by Miles Davis
18. Ring-A-Ding Ding! by Frank Sinatra
19. At Carnegie Hall by Jimmy Reed
20. Percussion Bitter Sweet by Max Roach



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