Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles)
{{Infobox album
| name = Light Out of Darkness
(A Tribute to Ray Charles)
| type = studio
| artist = Shirley Horn
| cover = horndarkness.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1993
| recorded = April 30 and May 1–3, 1993, Clinton Recording Studios, New York City
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Vocal jazz
| length = 62:53
| label = Verve
| producer = Shirley Horn, Sheila Mathis, Richard Seidel, Lynn Butterer
| prev_title = Here's to Life
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = I Love You, Paris
| next_year = 1994
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Light Out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles) is a 1993 studio album by Shirley Horn, recorded in tribute to Ray Charles.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=light-out-of-darkness-a-tribute-to-ray-charles-r189794|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |title=Light out of Darkness (A Tribute to Ray Charles) |accessdate=October 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/628q51XQN?url=http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/Rihanna/chart-history/658897?f=793&g=Singles |archivedate=October 2, 2011 }}
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=726}}
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According to the AllMusic review by Scott Yanow: "Horn sounds nothing like Charles, but she sometimes captures his spirit...While emphasizing ballads, as one always expects, this is a fun set that includes more medium-tempo tunes than usual for a Shirley Horn set".
Track listing
- "Hit the Road Jack" (Percy Mayfield) – 3:11
- "Just a Little Lovin'" (Eddy Arnold, Zeke Clements) – 4:07
- "You Don't Know Me" (Arnold, Cindy Walker) – 2:58
- "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) – 5:04
- "Hard Hearted Hannah" (Milton Ager, Charles Bates, Bob Bigelow, Jack Yellen) – 3:36
- "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 5:20
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:54
- "Bein' Green" (Joe Raposo) – 3:16
- "Bye Bye Love" (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) – 5:26
- "The Sun Died" (Ray Charles, Hubert Giraud, Anne Gregory, Pierre Delanoë) – 5:39
- "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:01
- "If You Were Mine" (James Lewis) – 3:25
- "I Got a Man" (Charles, Renald Richard) – 3:25
- "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Armstrong, Don Raye) – 4:25
- "Light Out of Darkness" (Charles, Rick Ward) – 5:25
Personnel
;Performance
- Shirley Horn – piano, vocals, producer
- Gary Bartz – alto saxophone
- Charles Ables – guitar, electric bass
- Tyler Mitchell – double bass
- Steve Williams – drums
- The Hornettes – vocal ("Hit the Road Jack")
;Production
- Dave Baker – engineer, mixing
- Lynn Butterer – assistant producer, post production assistant, pre-production assistant
- Suzanne Dyer – assistant engineer
- Robert Friedrich – assistant engineer
- Nate Herr – production coordination
- Jimmy Katz – photography
- Dan Kincaid – mastering
- Michael Klotz – design
- Sheila Mathis – production coordination
- Richard Seidel – executive producer
- Camille Tominaro – project coordinator