RAY CHARLES – DEDICATED TO YOU LP – Nr MINT UK MONO 1961 ORIGINAL

Ray Charles – Dedicated To You
(His Master’s Voice Records  1961  CLP1449  MONO)
UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

G&L Flipback Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– front is perfect but back cover has some foxing spots

Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and composer known as Ray Charles and sometimes referred to as “The Genius”.

Dedicated to You is a 1961 album by Ray Charles. Originally released in January 1961 the album collects Charles’ musical love notes to twelve very special women, by name.

Track listing

Side 1

1. “Hardhearted Hannah” (Jack Yellen, Milton Ager, Charles Bates, Bob Bigelow) – 3:14
2. “Nancy (With the Laughing Face)” (Silvers, Van Heusen) – 3:02
3. “Margie” (Conrad, Robinson, Davis) – 2:44
4. “Ruby” (Parish, Roemheld) – 3:51
5. “Rosetta” (Hines, Woode) – 2:29
6. “Stella by Starlight” (Washington, Young) – 3:47

Side 2

1. “Cherry” (Gilbert, Redman) – 3:37
2. “Josephine” (Bivens, Kahn, King) – 2:14
3. “Candy” (David, Kramer, Whitney) – 4:09
4. “Marie” (Berlin) – 2:21
5. “Diane” (Pollack, Rapee) – 3:51
6. “Sweet Georgia Brown” (Bernie, Casey, Pinkard) – 2:30

Personnel

• Betty Carter – vocals, performer
• Ray Charles – piano, keyboards, vocals
• Marty Paich – arrangements, conductor