Tangerine Records (1962)
{{Short description|American record label founded by Ray Charles}}
{{Infobox record label
| name = Tangerine Records
| founded = 1962
| genre = R&B, soul music, jazz music
| defunct = 1973
| founder = Ray Charles
| distributor = ABC-Paramount Records
| parent = ABC-Paramount Records
}}Tangerine Records was an American record label founded by musician Ray Charles in 1962.{{Cite magazine|date=March 17, 1962|title=Ray Charles Forming Own tangerine Label|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1962/Billboard%201962-03-17.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=8}} Charles switched to the label in 1966.{{Cite journal|date=February 26, 1966|title=Charles Switch To Tangerine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/60s/66/RW-1966-02-26.pdf|journal=Record World|pages=4}} Tangerine was promoted and distributed by ABC-Paramount Records.{{sfn|Charles|Ritz|2004|p=248}}{{sfn|Lydon|1998|pp=213-16}} Early singles labels were orange and later became black, red and white. Many of the later recordings are now sought after in "Northern Soul" circles. After Charles left ABC in 1973, he closed Tangerine and started Crossover Records. Ray Charles Enterprises owns the catalog.
Notable releases
= Albums =
- 1966: Crying Time – Ray Charles
- 1967: Ray's Moods – Ray Charles
- 1967: Ray Charles Invites You to Listen – Ray Charles
- 1968: A Portrait of Ray – Ray Charles
- 1969: Vibrations – Rita Graham (a Raelette at the time)
- 1970: Souled Out – The Raeletts with Ike & Tina Turner{{Cite magazine|date=February 28, 1970|title=Special Merit Picks|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1970/Billboard%201970-02-28.pdf|magazine=Billboard|pages=57}}
- 1971: Volcanic Action of My Soul – Ray Charles
= Hit singles =
- 1963: "River's Invitation" (#99 Pop / #25 R&B) – Percy Mayfield
- 1966: "I Don't Need No Doctor" (#75 Pop / #45 R&B) – Ray Charles
- 1967: "One Hurt Deserves Another" (#76 Pop / #24 R&B) – The Raelettes
- 1967: "Here We Go Again" (#15 Pop / #5 R&B) – Ray Charles
- 1968: "Eleanor Rigby" (#35 Pop / #30 R&B) – Ray Charles
- 1968: "I'm Gett'n Long Alright" (#23 R&B) – The Raelettes
- 1968: "I Want To Thank You" (#47 R&B) – The Raelettes
- 1970: "I Want To (Do Everything for You)" (#96 Pop / #39 R&B) – The Raelettes
- 1970: "Bad Water" (#58 Pop / #40 R&B) – The Raelettes
- 1971: "Dust My Broom" (#54 Cash Box R&B) – Ike & Tina Turner
- 1971: "Don't Change on Me" (#36 Pop / #13 R&B) – Ray Charles
- 1972: "Booty Butt" (#31 Pop / #13 R&B) – Ray Charles
Roster
Acts signed to Tangerine included:
- Ray Charles
- The Raelettes
- Ike & Tina Turner
- Jimmy Scott
- Al Grey
- Emile Griffith
- Percy Mayfield
- Louis Jordan
- The Ohio Players
- Lula Reed
- David Thorne{{Cite journal|date=July 5, 1969|title=Thorne to Tangerine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/60s/69/Record-World-1969-07-05.pdf|journal=Record World|pages=40}}
References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book|title=Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story|year=2004|edition=Third Da Capo Press|author-link1=Ray Charles |last1=Charles |first1=Ray |author-link2=David Ritz |last2=Ritz |first2=David |publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=0-306-81431-5|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/brotherrayraycha00charl}}
- {{cite book|title=Ray Charles: Man and Music|year=1998|last=Lydon |first=Michael|publisher=Riverhead Books|isbn=1-57322-132-5}}
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External links
- [http://www.bsnpubs.com/abc/tangerine.html Album discography]
- [http://www.globaldogproductions.com/ Singles discography]
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Category:American record labels
Category:Rhythm and blues record labels