Ray Charles and Betty Carter

Ray Charles and Betty Carter
Studio album by Ray Charles and Betty Carter
Released	August 1961
Recorded	August 23, 1960 – June 14, 1961
Studio	Radio Recorders (Hollywood)[1]
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:38
Label	ABC
Producer	Sid Feller
Ray Charles chronology
The Genius After Hours (1961) Ray Charles and Betty Carter (1961) The Genius Sings the Blues (1961)
Betty Carter chronology
The Modern Sound of Betty Carter (1960) Ray Charles and Betty Carter (1961) 'Round Midnight (1962)
Alternative cover / re-issue
1998 Rhino CD re-issue with Dedicated to You

Professional ratings

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Allmusic	[2]

Ray Charles and Betty Carter is a 1961 album by Betty Carter and Ray Charles. A 1988 CD/LP re-issue included three bonus tracks and the 1998 Rhino Records re-issue combined, on a single CD, the original Ray Charles and Betty Carter with the complete Dedicated to You.

Track listing

Original LP release

1. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 4:41
2. "You and I" (Meredith Willson) – 3:28
3. Intro: "Goodbye"/"We'll Be Together Again" (Gordon Jenkins)/(Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 3:20
4. "People Will Say We're in Love" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 2:51
5. "Cocktails for Two" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:15
6. "Side by Side" (Harry M. Woods, Gus Kahn) – 2:23
7. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) – 4:10
8. "Together" (Lew Brown, Buddy De Sylva, Ray Henderson) – 1:35
9. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:44
10. "Takes Two to Tango" (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) – 3:22
11. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:45
12. "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 2:04

Bonus tracks on 1988 CD/LP re-issue

13. "But On the Other Hand Baby" (Charles, Percy Mayfield) – 3:11
14. "I Never See Maggie Alone" (Harry Tilsley, Everett Lynton) – 5:37
15. "I Like to Hear It Sometime" (Jodie Edwards) – 2:50^[3]

Additional tracks on 1998 Rhino Records re-issue

• all 12 tracks from Dedicated to You

Personnel

• Ray Charles - vocals, keyboards
• Betty Carter - vocals

Original LP tracks

• Bill Pitman - guitar
• Edgar Willis - bass guitar
• Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr - drums
• Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
• David "Fathead" Newman - tenor saxophone
• Leroy Cooper - baritone saxophone
• The Jack Halloran Singers - background vocals
• Marty Paich - arranger, conductor
• Sid Feller - producer

Recorded - Radio Recorders, Hollywood on June 13–14, 1961.

References and external links

• ABC S 385

1. Schmitt, Al; Droney, Maureen (2018). Al Schmitt - On The Record: The Magic Behind the Music. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 35. ISBN 9781538137666.
2. Ginell, Richard S.. Ray Charles and Betty Carter at AllMusic
3. link Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine