Dedicated to You [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Ray Charles, Betty Carter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 21, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1961
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B0000063EW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,548 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

2. You and I

3. Intro: Goodbye/We'll Be Together Again

4. People Will Say We're in Love

5. Cocktails for Two

6. Side by Side

7. Baby, It's Cold Outside

8. Together

9. For All We Know

10. Takes Two to Tango

11. Alone Together

12. Just You, Just Me

13. Hard Hearted Hannah

14. Nancy (With the Laughing Face)

15. Margie

16. Ruby

17. Rosetta

18. Stella by Starlight

19. Cherry

20. Josephine

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com essential recording

Ray Charles's decision to cut an album of duets with then-rising jazz singer Betty Carter defines the phrase "unerring instinct." Charles responds to Carter's gorgeous voice and compelling melodic changes with some of his softest singing; you might say that this already masterful conduit of emotion got in touch with his feminine side on this 1961 date. The opening and closing cuts of the girls'-names theme album Dedicated to You, another '61 LP that fills out this 78-minute disc, demonstrate Brother Ray's touch for transforming unlikely material into expressions of his own funky essence. His amused big-band celebrations of "Hardhearted Hannah" and "Sweet Georgia Brown" sit alongside sublime portraits of "Stella by Starlight" and "Ruby" on an underappreciated set that's a perfect match for the Charles-Carter sides. --Rickey Wright

Product Description

Digitally remastered two-fer featuring a pair of original conceptual albums by the great Ray Charles: Dedicated To You and The Genius Sings the Blues. Dedicated To You consists of songs with a woman's name in each title. It was conducted and arranged by Marty Paich. The Genius Sings the Blues is another conceptual album dedicated to Charles' interpretations of the Blues. Two further Blues from the same period have been added as extra tracks. Jackpot Records. 2010. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the most played in my collection, October 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dedicated to You (Audio CD)

When this was recorded there were so many people who showed up to witness this fabulous duo, that the session had to be closed. You can feel the emotion...not a finer recording exists. Guess you can tell I like it.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ray Charles at his best, July 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dedicated to You (Audio CD)

I originally bought "Dedicated to You" in 1961 in college. It was the only albumn that I ever wore out completely with help from my dormmates. It was played constantly. The titles are all girl's names and his treatment of "Nancy" "Dianne" and "Hard-hearted Hannah"are classic with big band background. All these years later the CD has not lost a thing in fact the stereo sound is more realistic than it ever was. Then to find an additional albumn with Ray and Betty Carter on the CD was a real bonus. The price is worth one of these two alone. If you like Ray Charles you won't be disappointed.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong..., January 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Dedicated to You (Audio CD)

Ray and Betty rule. This is an outstanding pairing of contrasting vocal talents with fine phrasing and orchestration. Wonderful.