Ray Charles – The Genius Of Ray Charles

LP00530

UPC: 8032979227203

The Genius of Ray Charles is a 1959 Ray Charles album, released in October by Atlantic Records, the seventh album since the debut Ray Charles in 1957. The album consists of swinging pop with big band arrangements.^[1] It comprises a first half of big band songs and a second half of string-backed ballads.^[4] The Genius of Ray Charles sold fewer than 500,000 copies and charted at number 17 on the Billboard 200.^[1] "Let the Good Times Roll" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'" were released as singles in 1959.^[5]