What'd I Say/Hallellujah I Love Her So

Personnel: Ray Charles (vocals, piano).
Liner Note Author: Gary Blailock.
Recording information: Atlanta (02/17/1958-02/20/1958); Miami (02/17/1958-02/20/1958); New Orleans (02/17/1958-02/20/1958); New York (02/17/1958-02/20/1958); Atlanta (02/18/1959); Miami (02/18/1959); New Orleans (02/18/1959); New York (02/18/1959); Atlanta (04/23/1955); Miami (04/23/1955); New Orleans (04/23/1955); New York (04/23/1955); Atlanta (05/26/1957); Miami (05/26/1957); New Orleans (05/26/1957); New York (05/26/1957); Atlanta (05/28/1957); Miami (05/28/1957); New Orleans (05/28/1957); New York (05/28/1957); Atlanta (06/10/1953); Miami (06/10/1953); New Orleans (06/10/1953); New York (06/10/1953); Atlanta (09/11/1952); Miami (09/11/1952); New Orleans (09/11/1952); New York (09/11/1952); Atlanta (10/28/1958); Miami (10/28/1958); New Orleans (10/28/1958); New York (10/28/1958); Atlanta (11/18/1954); Miami (11/18/1954); New Orleans (11/18/1954); New York (11/18/1954); Atlanta (11/27/1956); Miami (11/27/1956); New Orleans (11/27/1956); New York (11/27/1956); Atlanta (11/30/1955); Miami (11/30/1955); New Orleans (11/30/1955); New York (11/30/1955); Atlanta (12/04/1953); Miami (12/04/1953); New Orleans (12/04/1953); New York (12/04/1953).
Arranger: Ray Charles.
Ray Charles practically invented modern American pop music when he combined gospel, blues, and country, putting together both the sacred and the secular sides of things, in the mid-'50s. This set combines his debut LP, Hallelujah I Love Her So from 1957, with 1959's explosive What'd I Say LP, a package that comes close to capturing the epicenter of modern pop, R&B, and soul. ~ Steve Leggett