Ray Charles Genius Album
” — The album showcased Charles' breakout from and onto a broader musical stage. Atlantic Records gave him full support in production and arrangements. As originally presented, the A side of the album featured the Ray Charles band with supplemented by players from the and bands, and arrangements. The B side of the original album consists of six ballads with arrangements by and a large string orchestra. Charles's performance of ', a song identified with, brought public attention to his voice alone without the 'distractions' of his soulful piano and his snappy band.
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Each side contains a tribute to with two songs he had hits with ' and '. Critical reception [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating In a contemporary review, Joe Goldberg of the panned the arrangements as 'hopelessly banal and inadequate, saved only' by the piano playing of Charles, who 'comes through beautifully', and felt that only the last three songs give the album 'its importance'. He called ' the album's highlight and 'almost unbearably poignant, with the same feeling of deep sensibility transcending limited vocal equipment that can be heard on 's recording of ', or 's of 'A Quiet Girl'.' In a retrospective review for, music critic wrote that 'Charles' voice is heard throughout in peak form, giving soul to even the veteran standards.' In a 1990 review of its CD, Lloyd Sachs of the wrote that The Genius of Ray Charles is 'one of the all-time great albums.
But it is not, alas, one of all the all-time great CDs. The sound is extremely harsh, exaggerating the partially hidden flaws of the original. Still, the glory of Charles' singing and the ace arrangements. Have a way of breaking down resistance.' In 2000, magazine included The Genius of Ray Charles in their list of the 'Best Soul Albums of All Time' and wrote that it 'finds the great man swinging, emoting, cajoling and laughing his way through a selection of standards that he makes his own. It exudes pure class.' In 2003, ranked The Genius of Ray Charles number 263 on their list of.
In a 2004 review for the magazine, praised producers and for persuading 'five different arrangers into the subtlest of Charles' career.' Christgau asserted that 'Charles tried many times, but except for, he never again assembled such a consistent album in this mode.' In (2004), critics and Michaelangelo Matos said that it is 'perhaps the most important of [Charles'] albums for Atlantic', because it 'introduces the musical approach he would follow for much of the '70s.' They argued that, instead of pursuing the contemporary sounds of,, or big bands, Charles played a 'curious hybrid of the brassy R&B of his pop-oriented recordings and the showy shmaltz favored by the era's acts.'