This is a Double CD.

The most complete collection of Ray's earliest work - 2 CDs, newly remastered, alternate takes…

Series: Best of Swingtime

Complete Swing Time / Down Beat Recordings

Ray Charles
Night Train International 2CD 2001 Price: $13.99



This is a Double CD.
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Brother Ray cut these tunes for Swing Time at the beginning of his career. While Charles still influenced by Nat 'King' Cole and Charles Brown, his monumental talent was very much in effect. This is the most comprehensive collection ever created from that period, consisting of 45-tracks on two CDs, including previously unreleased alternate takes. As featured on Music Choice

"This two disc set marks the first comprehensive domestic compilation of Charles’ 1949 to 1952 output for Jack Lauderdale’s Swing Time and Down Beat logos that pays proper homage to its contents."

-Living Blues Magazine

	Details	Audio	Disc	Trk	Song Title
			1	1	I Love You, I Love You (I Will Never Let You Go)
			1	2	Confession Blues
			1	3	Alone In This City
			1	4	Can Anyone Ask for More
			1	5	Let's Have A Ball
			1	6	Rocking Chair Blues
			1	7	If I Give You My Love
			1	8	Can't You See Darling
			1	9	This Love of Mine
			1	10	How Long
			1	11	Blues Before Sunrise
			1	12	A Sentimental Blues
			1	13	You'll Always Miss the Water (When the Well Runs Dry)
			1	14	Ain't that Fine
			1	15	Don't Put All Your Dreams in One Basket
			1	16	Sitting on Top of the World.
			1	17	I've Had my Fun
			1	18	See See Rider
			1	19	What Have I Done
			1	20	Honey, Honey
			1	21	Jack, She's on the Ball
			1	22	The Ego Song (Sweet as Can Be)
**			1	23	The Ego Song (Sweet as Can Be) (take 3)
			2	1	Some Day
			2	2	I'll Do Anything But Work
			2	3	I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
			2	4	All to Myself Alone
			2	5	Lonely Boy
			2	6	Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
			2	7	I'm Glad for Your Sake
			2	8	Baby Won't You Please Come Home
			2	9	Kissa Me Baby
			2	10	Hey Now
			2	11	The Snow is Falling
			2	12	Misery In My Heart
			2	13	Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name
			2	14	Why Did You Go
			2	15	Wondering and Wondering
			2	16	Walking and Talking
			2	17	Guitar Blues (How Long Blues)
			2	18	Back Home
**			2	19	The Ego Song (Sweet as Can Be) (take 2)
**			2	20	I'll Do Anything But Work (Take 2)
**			2	21	Some Day (Take 2)
			2	22	Late in the Evening Blues

** Previously Unreleased Alternate Take