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The Genius Of Ray Charles (album) by Ray Charles 

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The Genius Of Ray Charles
The Genius Of Ray Charles by Ray Charles (1959)
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 44 votes)
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Accolades: Top 10 albums of 1959 (8th)
Top 50 albums of the 1950s (29th)

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The Genius Of Ray Charles is an album by Ray Charles. It is ranked number 2,114 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 438 from 38 greatest album charts.

The Genius Of Ray Charles is ranked number 8 in the best albums of 1959 and number 29 in the best albums of the 1950s.

In total, there are 20 music albums by Ray Charles which appear in the greatest album charts and The Genius Of Ray Charles is NOT ranked as the best. The best album by Ray Charles is Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music which is ranked number 1359 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 757.

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1.Let the Good Times Roll
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2.It Had to Be You
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3.Alexander's Ragtime Band
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4.Two Years of Torture
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5.When Your Lover Has Gone
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6.Deed I Do
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7.Just for a Thrill
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8.You Won't Let Me Go
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9.Tell Me You'll Wait for Me
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10.Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'
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11.Am I Blue
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12.Come Rain or Come Shine
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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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From junodog4 08/29/2012 01:00
Early Ray Charles was grittier and more soulful, and therefore better than his late 60s and beyond work. This is an essential album.
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GENIUS!!!!
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16. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet In San Francisco by Cannonball Adderley Quintet
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