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A Portrait of Ray is a studio album by Ray Charles released in March 1968.

A Portrait of Ray
Studio album by Ray Charles
Released	March 1968 (1968-03)
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	32:19
Label	ABC / Tangerine
Producer	Joe Adams
Ray Charles chronology
Ray Charles Invites You to Listen (1967) A Portrait of Ray (1968) I'm All Yours Baby (1969)

Track listing

1. "Never Say Naw" (Percy Mayfield) – 3:06
2. "The Sun Died" (Ray Charles, Ann Grégory, Hubert Giraud, Pierre Delanoë) – 3:58
3. "Am I Blue?" (Harry Akst, Grant Clarke) – 4:13
4. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 4:40
5. "When I Stop Dreaming'" (Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin) – 3:04
6. "I Won't Leave" (Lou Courtney, Luther Ingram, Robert Bateman) – 3:32
7. "A Sweet Young Thing Like You" (Dee Ervin) – 2:18
8. "The Bright Lights and You Girl" (Sayde Shepherd) – 2:39
9. "Understanding" (Jimmy Holiday, Ray Charles) – 3:12
10. "Eleanor Rigby" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:57

Personnel

• Ray Charles – vocals, piano, keyboards
• F. Bryon Clark – engineering, remixing

Chart positions

Chart	Peak chart position
Billboard 200	51
R&B Albums	5
Jazz Albums	4

External links

• A Portrait of Ray at AllMusic

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