1962 Ray Charles – Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music
Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music is a studio album by American singer and pianist Ray Charles. It was recorded in February 1962 at Capitol Studios in New York City and United Western Recorders in Hollywood, and released in April of that year by ABC-Paramount Records.
The album departed further stylistically from the rhythm and blues music Charles had recorded for Atlantic Records in the 1950s. It featured country, folk, and Western music standards reworked by Charles in popular song forms of the time, including R&B, pop, and jazz. Charles produced the album with Sid Feller, who helped the singer select songs to record, and performed alongside saxophonist Hank Crawford, a string section conducted by Marty Paich, and a big band arranged by Gil Fuller and Gerald Wilson.
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music was an immediate critical and commercial success. The album and its four hit singles brought Charles greater mainstream notice and recognition in the pop market, as well as airplay on both R&B and country radio stations. The album and its lead single, “I Can’t Stop Loving You”, were both certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1962, as each record had sold at least 500,000 copies in the United States.
Tracks
1 Bye Bye Love (Felice Bryant; Boudleaux Bryant) 02:07
2 You Don’t Know Me (Cindy Walker; Eddy Arnold) 03:12
3 Half As Much (Curley Williams) 03:23
4 I Love You So Much It Hurts (Floyd Tillman) 03:30
5 Just A Little Lovin’ (Eddy Arnold; Zeke Clements) 03:24
6 Born To Lose (Ted Daffan) 03:12
7 Worried Mind (Jimmie Davis; Ted Daffan) 02:52
8 It Makes No Difference Now (Floyd Tillman; Jimmie Davis) 03:28
9 You Win Again (Hank Williams) 03:26
10 Careless Love (Ray Charles) 03:54
11 I Can’t Stop Loving You (Don Gibson) 04:10
12 Hey, Good Looking (Hank Williams) 02:09
Biography
Musicians
Piano | Ray Charles |
Vocals | Ray Charles |
Other Musicians
3 Half As Much
Sax | Don Wilkerson |
5 Just A Little Lovin’
Sax | David Newman |
Liner Notes
Producer – Sid Feller
Arranged By – Marty Paich (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11)
Arranged By (Big Band) – Gerald Wilson (Tracks 1, 5, 10, 12)
Arranged By (Big Band) – Gil Fuller (Tracks 3, 8)
Engineer – Frank Abbey, Gene Thompson (Tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 12)
Engineer – Bill Putnam (Tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11)
Recording Supervisor – Sid Feller
Design – Robert Flynn, Viceroy
Photography – Hugh Bell, Bob Ghiraldini
Mastered At Longwear Plating
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At United Recording Studios
Record Company ABC-Paramount Records Inc