High Drama: Real Johnnie Ray

Johnnie Ray | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 21, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AHE
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,954 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Flip Flop and Fly

2. Cry

3. I Want to Be Loved

4. She Didn't Say Nothin' at All [#]

5. Gee, But I'm Lonesome

6. How Long, How Long Blues

7. Ooh! Aah! Oh! [#]

8. Lotus Blossom

9. Mountains in the Moonlight

10. Soliloquy of a Fool

11. Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)

12. I'll Make You Mine

13. Paths of Paradise [#]

14. Give Me Time

15. The Lonely Ones [#]

16. Such a Night [#]

17. Every Day I Have the Blues

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and weird..., April 24, 2002

By 

Allen Bardin (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Drama: Real Johnnie Ray (Audio CD)

... just like the man himself! A really great overview of the enigmatic Mr. Ray, with more emphasis on his bluesy side.
I wish he had always recorded with the tight little R&B bands that he started out with, and not the drecky backgrounds Mitch Miller insisted on. Great tracks with the Ellington band and the under-appreciated Ray Ellis, featuring some stellar jazzmen.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the other side of the great johnnie ray, January 5, 2000

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patricia m dryburgh - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Drama: Real Johnnie Ray (Audio CD)

If you thought that Johnnie Ray was just a pop star from the late forties to the early fifties, listen to this collection. These are bluesy, soulful tracks that will blow you away! Johnnie's versatility and passion are showcased, with "I Want To Be Loved","Paths of Paridise and, particularly, "Lotus Blossom", an old blues number that he gives his own delivery which is totally unique. There is also a live version of "Such A Night" that, if you are used to Elvis's version, you may not be aware that the original magic was created by Johnnie Ray first. This is my favourite CD by Johnnie and I recommend it to everyone, especially blues fans who may not be aware of this side of the late, great, Mr. Ray.