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Ray Charles Greatest Hits is a 1962 album by Ray Charles. Although many similarly titled albums would be released over the years, this was the first, and it contained many tracks previously released by ABC only as singles.

Ray Charles Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by Ray Charles
Released	August 1962[1]
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	36:32
Label	ABC-Paramount
Producer	Sid Feller
Ray Charles chronology
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962) Ray Charles Greatest Hits (1962) Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two (1962)
Singles from Ray Charles Greatest Hits
"Unchain My Heart" Released: November 1961

The album is included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981).[2]

Track listing

Side A:

1. "Them That Got" (Ricci Harper)[3] – 2:47
2. "Georgia on My Mind" (Carmichael, Gorrell) – 3:37
3. "Unchain My Heart" (Sharp) – 2:52
4. "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town" (Weldon) – 3:38
5. "The Danger Zone" (Mayfield) – 2:22
6. "I've Got News for You" (Alfred) – 4:28

Side B:

1. "Hit the Road Jack" (Mayfield) – 2:00
2. "Ruby" (Roemheld, Parish) – 3:51
3. "I Wonder" (Gant, Leveen) – 2:30
4. "Sticks and Stones" (Titus Turner) – 2:14
5. "But on the Other Hand Baby" (Mayfield, Charles) – 3:11
6. "One Mint Julep" (Toombs) – 3:02

Notes

A2 was released previously on The Genius Hits the Road.
B2 was released previously on Dedicated to You (Ray Charles album).
A4, A6, and B6 were released previously on Genius + Soul = Jazz.
A1, A3, A5, B1, B3, B4 and B5 were released only as singles prior to this album. All above tracks had also been released as singles.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[4]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

External links

• Ray Charles Greatest Hits at Allmusic.com

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