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My World is an album by the American musician Ray Charles, released in 1993.[2][3] Charles incorporated elements of gospel, funk, and New jack swing.[4]

My World
Studio album by Ray Charles
Released	1993
Label	Warner Bros.[1]
Producer	Richard Perry
Ray Charles chronology
The Birth of Soul (1991) My World (1993) Strong Love Affair (1996)

The album peaked at No. 145 on the Billboard 200.[5] "A Song for You" won a Grammy Award, in the "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male" category.[6]

Production

The album was produced by Richard Perry.[7] Charles covered Leon Russell's "A Song for You" and Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years".[8] Mavis Staples duetted with Charles on "Love Has a Mind of Its Own".[9] Billy Preston and Eric Clapton also contributed to My World.[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Chicago Tribune	[12]
Robert Christgau	[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[14]
Entertainment Weekly	B-[9]
Rolling Stone	[15]

Rolling Stone wrote: "Over the years, a benign, grandfatherly quality has crept into Charles's singing. In bringing this amused overview to 'Still Crazy', Charles turns the Simon gem into a jubilant, frisky declaration of independence by a proud eccentric."[15] Ebony stated that Charles "continues to infuse his music with social messages, smooth productions and rhythmic funk."[16]

The Chicago Tribune noted that "producer Richard Perry inexplicably insists on separating the Genius from his keyboards; that's a cardinal sin."[12] Newsday called the album "surprisingly potent, awash in rhythms and production techniques not even imagined when Ray first entered a studio."[17] The Baltimore Sun concluded that "what Brother Ray needs first and foremost are songs, and when you hear how much he makes of a classic, Paul Simon's 'Still Crazy After All These Years', it suddenly becomes obvious how cut-rate the rest of the writing here is."[18]

AllMusic wrote that the album "marked an attempt to somewhat 'modernize' Ray Charles by incorporating elements of hip-hop and New Jack swing into his trademark sound."[11]

Track listing

References

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