Ray Charles and Betty Carter
| Ray Charles and Betty Carter | ||||
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| Released | August 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 23, 1960 – June 14, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders (Hollywood)[1] | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:38 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | Sid Feller | |||
| Ray Charles chronology | ||||
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| Betty Carter chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover / re-issue | ||||
1998 Rhino CD re-issue with Dedicated to You | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
Ray Charles and Betty Carter is a 1961 album by Betty Carter and Ray Charles. A 1988 CD/LP re-issue included three bonus tracks and the 1998 Rhino Records re-issue combined, on a single CD, the original Ray Charles and Betty Carter with the complete Dedicated to You.
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated September 10, 1961, peaking at No. 52 during a fifteen-week run on the chart.[3]
Track listing
Original LP release
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 4:41
- "You and I" (Meredith Willson) – 3:28
- Intro: "Goodbye"/"We'll Be Together Again" (Gordon Jenkins)/(Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 3:20
- "People Will Say We're in Love" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 2:51
- "Cocktails for Two" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:15
- "Side by Side" (Harry M. Woods, Gus Kahn) – 2:23
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) – 4:10
- "Together" (Lew Brown, Buddy De Sylva, Ray Henderson) – 1:35
- "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:44
- "Takes Two to Tango" (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) – 3:22
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:45
- "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 2:04
Bonus tracks on 1988 CD/LP re-issue
- "But On the Other Hand Baby" (Charles, Percy Mayfield) – 3:11
- "I Never See Maggie Alone" (Harry Tilsley, Everett Lynton) – 5:37
- "I Like to Hear It Sometime" (Jodie Edwards) – 2:50[4]
Additional tracks on 1998 Rhino Records re-issue
- all 12 tracks from Dedicated to You
Personnel
- Ray Charles - vocals, keyboards
- Betty Carter - vocals
Original LP tracks
- Bill Pitman - guitar
- Edgar Willis - bass guitar
- Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr - drums
- Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
- David "Fathead" Newman - tenor saxophone
- Leroy Cooper - baritone saxophone
- The Jack Halloran Singers - background vocals
- Marty Paich - arranger, conductor
- Sid Feller - producer
Recorded - Radio Recorders, Hollywood on June 13–14, 1961.
Charts
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top LPs (150 Best-Selling Monoraul LP's)[3] | 52 |
References and external links
- ABC S 385
- ^ Schmitt, Al; Droney, Maureen (2018). Al Schmitt - On The Record: The Magic Behind the Music. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 35. ISBN 9781538137666.
- ^ Ginell, Richard S.. Ray Charles and Betty Carter at AllMusic
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 29. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ link Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine