Name: Genius Loves Company
Brand: EMI Import
SKU: 840918
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Genius Loves Company

By Ray Charles

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CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Release Date

24 January 2005

Album: Genius Loves Company
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Here We Go Again - Ray Charles	More Info...
2)	Sweet Potato Pie - James Taylor	More Info...
3)	You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles	More Info...
4)	Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Elton John	More Info...
5)	Fever - Natalie Cole	More Info...
6)	Do I Ever Cross Your Mind? - Ray Charles	More Info...
7)	It Was A Very Good Year - Willie Nelson	More Info...
8)	Hey Girl - Michael McDonald	More Info...
9)	Sinner's Prayer - B.B. King	More Info...
10)	Heaven Help Us All - Gladys Knight	More Info...
11)	Over The Rainbow - Johnny Mathis	More Info...
12)	Crazy Love - Van Morrison	More Info...

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Album: Genius Loves Company
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Here We Go Again - Ray Charles	More Info...
2)	Sweet Potato Pie - James Taylor	More Info...
3)	You Don't Know Me - Ray Charles	More Info...
4)	Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Elton John	More Info...
5)	Fever - Natalie Cole	More Info...
6)	Do I Ever Cross Your Mind? - Ray Charles	More Info...
7)	It Was A Very Good Year - Willie Nelson	More Info...
8)	Hey Girl - Michael McDonald	More Info...
9)	Sinner's Prayer - B.B. King	More Info...
10)	Heaven Help Us All - Gladys Knight	More Info...
11)	Over The Rainbow - Johnny Mathis	More Info...
12)	Crazy Love - Van Morrison	More Info...

EAN

0724387587106

Writer

Ray Charles

Country

USA

Studio/Live

Studio

Guest Artist

Norah Jones; James Taylor; Diana Krall; Elton John; Natalie Cole; Bonnie Raitt; Willie Nelson; Michael McDonald; B.B. King; Gladys Knight; Johnny Mathis; Van Morrison

Label

EMI Import

Dimensions

12.7 x 14.6 x 1.1 centimeters (0.09 kg)

Tracks

1. Here We Go Again

2. Sweet Potato Pie

3. You Don't Know Me

4. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

5. Fever

6. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind

7. It Was A Very Good Year

8. Hey Girl

9. Sinner's Prayers

10. Heaven Help Us All

11. Over The Rainbow

12. Crazy Love

Performer Notes

CD contains bonus DVD.
Though Ray Charles, one of the greatest singers of the 20th century, was never in need of vocal assistance, he was no stranger to duets either (one of his finest records is a duet album with Betty Carter). For as much of a musical giant as he was, Brother Ray knew how to share the spotlight, as evidenced by GENIUS LOVES COMPANY, his final project before his 2004 passing. In keeping with the eclectic nature of Charles's artistry, he partners with a wide assortment of performers here.
Charles is joined by Elton John on a soulful exploration of the latter's "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," and sidles up next to Willie Nelson for a haunting version of the Frank Sinatra hit "It Was a Very Good Year," made all the more poignant in retrospect by its posthumous nature. Of course, it's not all bittersweet melancholy; Charles teams with Van Morrison for a jubilant soul/gospel reading of Van's MOONDANCE tune "Crazy Love," and the duet with James Taylor on the upbeat "Sweet Potato Pie" is probably the sassiest, perkiest thing in which Taylor's ever been involved. GENIUS LOVES COMPANY is a swan song that fittingly finds the titular genius surrounded by friends from varied musical worlds, all of whom he's touched with his rare gift.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.141) - Included in Rolling Stone's Top 50 Records Of 2004 - "A bittersweet duets record....[The album] features the veteran soul innovator crooning sweetly on several decades of standards..."

Down Beat (p.66) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[G]entle pacing helps the encounters feel unforced and palpably intimate..."

Living Blues (pp.48-50) - "Charles himself is in fine, typically elastic voice throughout."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.116) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Thankfully, nobody disappoints."