This album marked Ray Charles' breakout from rhythm and blues and into a broader musical arena. The first six songs featured big band arrangements by Quincy Jones, while the final six songs are ballads accompanied by a large string orchestra. Charles pays tribute to pioneering jazz musician Louis Jordan twice on this album ("Let the Good Times Roll" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying."I actually enjoyed this album a lot more than I was expecting. I especially loved the ballads. Coincidentally, the song "Come Rain or Come Shine" was playing at the Starbucks when I went for my first morning latte today. I went back to my desk and it was the next song on the album. Spooky.
FAVORITE TRACKS: "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" and "'Deed I Do"
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