Tangerine Records was an American
record label founded by musician
Ray Charles in 1962.[1] Charles switched to the label in 1966.[2] Tangerine was promoted and distributed by
ABC-Paramount Records.[3][4] Early singles labels were orange and later became black, red and white. Many of the later recordings are now sought after in "
Northern Soul" circles. After Charles left ABC in 1973, he closed Tangerine and started Crossover Records. Ray Charles Enterprises owns the catalog.