Ray Charles and Betty Carter
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ray Charles and Betty Carter
| type = studio album
| artist = Ray Charles and Betty Carter
| cover = raycharlesandbettycarter.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 1961
| recorded = August 23, 1960 – June 14, 1961
| venue =
| studio = Radio Recorders (Hollywood){{cite book |last1=Schmitt |first1=Al |last2=Droney |first2=Maureen |title=Al Schmitt - On The Record: The Magic Behind the Music |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |location=Lanham, Maryland, USA |isbn=9781538137666 |page=35}}
| genre = Jazz
| length = 41:38
| label = ABC
| producer = Sid Feller
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Ray Charles
| type = studio album
| prev_title = The Genius After Hours
| prev_year = 1961
| title = Ray Charles and Betty Carter
| year = 1961
| next_title = The Genius Sings the Blues
| next_year = 1961
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Betty Carter
| type = studio album
| prev_title = The Modern Sound of Betty Carter
| prev_year = 1960
| title = Ray Charles and Betty Carter
| year = 1961
| next_title = 'Round Midnight
| next_year = 1962
}}
{{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover / re-issue
| type = Album
| cover = RayCharlesAndBettyCarter_DedicatedToYou_1997Rhino.jpg
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| caption = 1998 Rhino CD re-issue with Dedicated to You
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r136436|first=Richard S.|last=Ginell}}
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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=
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 4:41
- "You and I" (Meredith Willson) – 3:28
- Intro: "Goodbye"/"We'll Be Together Again" (Gordon Jenkins)/(Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 3:20
- "People Will Say We're in Love" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 2:51
- "Cocktails for Two" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:15
- "Side by Side" (Harry M. Woods, Gus Kahn) – 2:23
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) – 4:10
- "Together" (Lew Brown, Buddy De Sylva, Ray Henderson) – 1:35
- "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:44
- "Takes Two to Tango" (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) – 3:22
- "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:45
- "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 2:04
=Bonus tracks on 1988 CD/LP re-issue=
- "But On the Other Hand Baby" (Charles, Percy Mayfield) – 3:11
- "I Never See Maggie Alone" (Harry Tilsley, Everett Lynton) – 5:37
- "I Like to Hear It Sometime" (Jodie Edwards) – 2:50[http://home.att.net/~timcramm/rcbc.htm link] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007110503/http://home.att.net/~timcramm/rcbc.htm |date=2008-10-07 }}
=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
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Category:Albums conducted by Marty Paich
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