1993 Ray Charles – My World

Abraham Laboriel Sr, Al Schmitt, Alex Brown, Arnold McCuller, Billy Preston, Brenda Russell, Eric Clapton, Greg Phillinganes, Jeffrey Porcaro, Jimmy Johnson, Leland Sklar, Paul Jackson Jr, Paulinho Da Costa, Phil Perry, Randy Kerber, Randy Waldman, Ray Charles, Steve Gadd, The Waters, Tom Snow, Vinnie Colaiuta

My World is an album by Ray Charles, released in 1993 on Warner Bros Records.

Tracks

1 My World (Phil Roy; Bob Thiele Jr; Billy Valentine) 04:01
2 A Song For You (Leon Russell) 04:12
3 None Of Us Are Free (Brenda Russell; Barry Mann; Cynthia Weill) 05:00
4 So Help Me God (Jud Friedman; Allan Rich) 03:59
5 Let Me Take Over (LeMel Humes) 05:25
6 One Drop Of Love (Ken Hirsch; Charlene Seeger) 04:22
7 If I Could (Ron Miller; Ken Hirsch; Marti Sharron) 04:52
8 Love Has A Mind Of Its Own (Tom Snow; Jimmy Scott) 04:06
9 I’ll Be There (Mike Leeson; Peter Vale) 03:48
10 Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon) 04:58

Musicians

1 My World

Bass (synthesizer)	Shaun Labelle
Drums (programming)	Shaun Labelle
Drums (programming)	Rob Chiarelli
Guitar	Thomas Organ
Organ	Billy Preston
Piano	Jim Cox
Background Vocals	Mavis Staples
Background Vocals	Billy Valentine
Background Vocals	Joey Diggs
Background Vocals	June Pointer
Background Vocals	Jean McClain
Background Vocals	Lisa Frazier
Background Vocals	Phil Roy
Background Vocals	Karen Grant
Vocals	Ray Charles

2 A Song For You

Bass	Leland Sklar
Drums	Steve Gadd
Keyboards	Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer	Steve Lindsey
Vocals	Ray Charles

3 None Of Us Are Free

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums (programming)	Donny Nguyen
Guitar (solo)	Eric Clapton
Synthesizer	Barry Mann
Synthesizer	Guy Moon
Synthesizer	Steve Lindsey
Wurlitzer	Steve Lindsey
Programming	Enrico De Paoli
Horns	Lee Thornburg
Horns	Doug Norwine
Congas	Paulinho Da Costa
Tambourine	Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals	Mavis Staples
Background Vocals	Brenda Russell
Background Vocals	Phil Perry
Background Vocals	Maxayn Lewis
Vocals	Ray Charles

4 So Help Me God

Bass	Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums	Vinnie Colaiuta
Keyboards	Jud Friedman
Synthesizer	Randy Kerber
Strings (Synthesizer)	Jud Friedman
Background Vocals	Maxine Anderson
Background Vocals	Alex Brown
Background Vocals	Valerie Pinkston
Background Vocals	Oren Waters
Background Vocals	Phyllis Yvonne Williams
Background Vocals	Mona Lisa Young
Background Vocals	Terry Young
Vocals	Ray Charles

5 Let Me Take Over

Bass (synthesizer)	Chuckii Booker
Bass (synthesizer)	Khris Kellow
Drums (programming)	John Levy
Clavinet	Billy Preston
Organ	Billy Preston
Synthesizer	John Levy
Wurlitzer	Steve Lindsey
Horns	Lee Thornburg
Horns	Doug Norwine
Sax	Doug Norwine
Background Vocals	Tata Vega
Background Vocals	Rosie Stone
Background Vocals	Jean McClain
Background Vocals	June Pointer
Background Vocals	Portia Griffin
Background Vocals	Alfie Silas
Vocals	Ray Charles

6 One Drop Of Love

Bass	Shaun Labelle
Drums	Carl King
Guitar	Thomas Organ
Clavinet	Shaun Labelle
Wurlitzer	Steve Lindsey
Hammond Organ	Billy Preston
Programming	Enrico De Paoli
Background Vocals	Mona Lisa Young
Background Vocals	Carmen Twillie
Background Vocals	Alfie Silas
Vocals	Ray Charles

7 If I Could

Bass	Jimmy Johnson
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Guitar	Paul Jackson Jr
Piano	Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer	Randy Kerber
Synthesizer	Randy Waldman
Vocals	Ray Charles

8 Love Has A Mind Of Its Own

Bass (synthesizer)	Tom Snow
Drums (programming)	Donny Nguyen
Guitar	James Harrah
Keyboards	Dan Farrow
Programming	Enrico De Paoli
Background Vocals	Mavis Staples
Vocals	Ray Charles

9 I’ll Be There

Bass (synthesizer)	Shaun Labelle
Drums (programming)	Shaun Labelle
Guitar	Thomas Organ
Keyboards	Shaun Labelle
Background Vocals	Valerie Pinkston
Background Vocals	Sharon Wallace
Background Vocals	Arnold McCuller
Vocals	Ray Charles

10 Still Crazy After All These Years

Bass	Jimmy Johnson
Drums	Jeffrey Porcaro
Organ	Randy Kerber
Piano	Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer	Ray Charles
Synthesizer	Randy Kerber
Vocals	Ray Charles

Liner Notes

Producer – Richard Perry
Producer (Executive)- Benny Medina
Co-producer – Bob Thiele Jr, Phil Roy (Track 1)
Co-producer – Jud Friedman (Track 4)
Co-producer – Carl King (Track 6)
Co-producer – Shaun LaBelle (Track 9)
Arranged By – Richard Perry (Tracks 3, 6, 9)
Arranged By – Barry Mann (Track 3)
Arranged By – Carl King (Track 6)
Arranged By – Shaun LaBelle (Track 9)
Arranged By (Horns) – Lee Thornburg (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 2, 7, 10)
Conductor – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 2, 7, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Matt Westfield (Tracks 1, 3, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Scott Ralston (Tracks 1, 2, 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bill Smith (Tracks 3, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Erich Gobel (Tracks 3, 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Enrico De Paoli, Erich Gobel, Mike Gibson (Track 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Eric Behrend (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ray Blair (Tracks 7, 10)
Mastered By – Brian Gardner
Mixed By – Rob Chiarelli (Track 1)
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica (Tracks 2, 4)
Mixed By – Richard Perry (Track 2)
Mixed By – Dave O’Donnell (Track 3)
Mixed By – Goh Hotoda (Track 5)
Mixed By – Bobby Brooks (Tracks 6, 0)
Mixed By – Carmen Rizzo (Tracks 7, 10)
Mixed By – Michael Brooks (Track 8)
Mixed By – Richard Perry (Track 9)
Mixed By (Additional) – Michael Brooks, Richard Perry (Track 5)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Bino Espinoza (Tracks 2, 4, 7, 10)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Alejandro Rodriguez (Track 2)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Craig Brock (Tracks 3, 5, 6)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Kyle Bess (Track 5)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Eric Behrend (Track 8)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Brandon Harris (Track 9)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Jeff Graham (Track 10)
Recorded By – Michael Brooks (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Recorded By – Enrico De Paoli (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 8, 9)
Recorded By – Richard Cottrell (Tracks 2, 5, 6, 7)
Recorded By – John Beverly Jones, Michael Brooks (Track 1)
Recorded By – Alejandro Rodriguez, Steve Macmillan (Track 2)
Recorded By – John Potoker (Tracks 3, 7, 10)
Recorded By – Chris Hufford, Leanne Ungar (Track 3)
Recorded By – Dee Robb (Tracks 4, 9)
Recorded By – David Brown (Tracks 4, 10)
Recorded By – Al Schmitt (Track 7)

Art Direction – Deborah Norcross, Jeri Heiden
Photography – Mark Hanauer

Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Record One, Los Angeles
Mixed At Andora Studios
Mixed At Record Plant, Los Angeles
Mixed At Summa Studios
Mixed At Cherokee Studios
Mixed At Signet Sound Studios
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At House Of Soul
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Summa Studios
Recorded At Studio Ultimo
Recorded At Peter Rafelson Studio
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