Genius & Friends


Genius & Friends is a 2005 studio album by rhythm and blues singer Ray Charles, consisting of previously unreleased duets between Ray and artists recorded between 1997 and 2005. The contributing artists were personally chosen by Ray Charles.

Track listing

  1. "All I Want to Do" with Angie Stone
  2. "You Are My Sunshine" with Chris Isaak
  3. "It All Goes By So Fast" with Mary J. Blige
  4. "You Were There" with Gladys Knight
  5. "Imagine" with Ruben Studdard and The Harlem Gospel Singers
  6. "Compared to What" with Leela James
  7. "Big Bad Love" with Diana Ross
  8. "I Will Be There" with Idina Menzel
  9. "Blame It on the Sun" with George Michael
  10. "Touch" with John Legend
  11. "Shout" with Patti LaBelle and the Andrae Crouch Singers
  12. "Surrender to Love" with Laura Pausini
  13. "Busted" with Willie Nelson
  14. "America the Beautiful" with Alicia Keys