Track Listing

1. Bye Bye Love
2. You Don't Know Me
3. Half as Much
4. I Love You So Much It Hurts
5. Just a Little Lovin'
6. Born to Lose
7. Worried Mind
8. It Makes No Difference Now
9. You Win Again
10. Careless Love
11. I Can't Stop Loving You
12. Hey, Good Lookin'
13. You Are My Sunshine - Ray Charles, Margie Hendrix, The Raelettes, , Ray Charles,
14. No Letter Today - Ray Charles, Margie Hendrix, The Raelettes, , Ray Charles,
15. Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You) - Ray Charles, Margie Hendrix, The Raelettes, , Ray Charles,
16. Don't Tell Me Your Troubles - Ray Charles, Margie Hendrix, The Raelettes, , Ray Charles,
17. Midnight - Ray Charles, Margie Hendrix, The Raelettes, , Ray Charles,
18. Oh, Lonesome Me - Ray Charles, Margie Hendrix, The Raelettes, , Ray Charles,
19. Take These Chains from My Heart - Ray Charles, Jack Halloran Choir, , Ray Charles
20. Your Cheating Heart - Ray Charles, Jack Halloran Choir, , Ray Charles
21. I'll Never Stand in Your Way - Ray Charles, Jack Halloran Choir, , Ray Charles
22. Making Believe - Ray Charles, Jack Halloran Choir, , Ray Charles
23. Teardrops in My Heart - Ray Charles, Jack Halloran Choir, , Ray Charles
24. Hang Your Head in Shame - Ray Charles, Jack Halloran Choir, , Ray Charles

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4130 in Music
• Released on: 2009-06-02
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

Pure Genius
In 1962 Ray Charles released two of the greatest albums of the 20th century - Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, Volumes 1 & 2. They were genre bending albums with an African American, the definitive exponent of soul music, re-defining the music of the white working classes. Volume 2, arguably the better of the two albums, has never been released in the CD format until now.

The albums produced five massive hit singles: "I Can't Stop Loving You", a number one on both sides of the Atlantic; "Your Cheatin' Heart", "You Are My Sunshine", "You Don't Know Me", and "Take These Chains From My Heart".

The genius of Ray Charles was to combine not two but four genres in his interpretations of twenty four country classics: the lush strings of easy listening, big band brass, the definitive voice of soul and the beautiful simplicity of country music.

To match that, the albums would expose Ray Charles to a wider audience than had previously existed and, at the same time, introduce another audience to country and western music.

Listening to these albums, now remastered on to one disc, it is not difficult to imagine the shattering effect that they had on the world of popular music nearly half a century ago as black and white America met in a glorious, unforgettable musical fusion.

An essential, historical benchmark.

sheer class

I first bought this album in 1962 and I hadn't heard in years it was great being united with an old friend. This was ground breaking in its day, a R&b/Blues artist doing country and western. Timeless and brilliant.