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A Portrait of Ray
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1968 (1968-03)
Genre R&B, soul
Length32:19
Label ABC / Tangerine
ProducerJoe Adams
Ray Charles chronology
Ray Charles Invites You to Listen
(1967)
A Portrait of Ray
(1968)
I'm All Yours Baby
(1969)

A Portrait of Ray is a studio album by Ray Charles released in March 1968.

Track listing

  1. "Never Say Naw" ( Percy Mayfield) – 3:06
  2. "The Sun Died" (Ray Charles, Ann Grégory, Hubert Giraud, Pierre Delanoë) – 3:58
  3. " Am I Blue?" ( Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) – 4:13
  4. " Yesterdays" ( Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 4:40
  5. "When I Stop Dreaming'" ( Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin) – 3:04
  6. "I Won't Leave" ( Lou Courtney, Luther Ingram, Robert Bateman) – 3:32
  7. "A Sweet Young Thing Like You" (Dee Ervin) – 2:18
  8. "The Bright Lights and You Girl" (Sayde Shepherd) – 2:39
  9. "Understanding" ( Jimmy Holiday, Ray Charles) – 3:12
  10. " Eleanor Rigby" ( John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:57

Personnel

  • Ray Charles – vocals, piano, keyboards
  • F. Bryon Clark – engineering, remixing

Chart positions

Chart Peak chart position
Billboard 200 51
R&B Albums 5
Jazz Albums 4

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