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The "Mess Around" is a song written by Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder and then-vice-president of Atlantic Records, [1] under the pseudonym of A. Nugetre, [2] or "Nuggy". [3] It was performed by Ray Charles, and was one of Charles's first hits.
Lee Dorsey covers this song on his 1982 compilation album All Ways Funky. Les Double Six recorded the song on their 1964 album, The Double Six of Paris Sing Ray Charles. The Everly Brothers covered the song on the album Beat & Soul released in 1965. Tav Falco's Panther Burns included a version of this song on their 1994 album, Deep in the Shadows.
"What'd I Say" (or "What I Say") is an American rhythm and blues song by Ray Charles, released in 1959. As a single divided into two parts, it was one of the first soul songs.
"Here We Go Again" is a country music standard written by Don Lanier and Red Steagall that first became notable as a rhythm and blues single by Ray Charles from his 1967 album Ray Charles Invites You to Listen. It was produced by Joe Adams for ABC Records/Tangerine Records.
"Mary Ann" is a song written and performed by Ray Charles and released in 1956 as a single on the Atlantic Records label. It was the fourth Ray Charles song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Best Selling Rhythm & Blues chart. The song is set to a Latin beat, but switches into a swing rhythm, an alternation that adds fun for the dancers. [1]
"I Got a Woman" (originally titled "I've Got a Woman") [1] is a song co-written and recorded by American R&B and soul musician Ray Charles. Atlantic Records released the song as a single in December 1954, with "Come Back Baby" as the B-side. Both songs later appeared on the 1957 album Ray Charles (subsequently reissued as Hallelujah I Love Her So).
"Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by the rhythm and blues singer Percy Mayfield and recorded by Ray Charles. The song was a US number 1 hit in 1961, [4] and won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording, becoming one of Charles' signature songs. [5]
"Hallelujah I Love Her So" is a single by American musician Ray Charles. The rhythm and blues song was written and released by Charles in 1956 on the Atlantic label, and in 1957 it was included on his self-titled debut LP, also released on Atlantic. The song peaked at number five on the Billboard R&B chart.