Ray Charles and Betty Carter
Ray Charles and Betty Carter is a 1961 album by Betty Carter and Ray Charles. A 1988 CD/LP re-issue included three bonus tracks and the 1998 Rhino Records re-issue combined, on a single CD, the original Ray Charles and Betty Carter with the complete Dedicated to You.
Chart performance
The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated September 10, 1961, peaking at No. 52 during a fifteen-week run on the chart.Track listing
Original LP release
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" – 4:41
- "You and I" – 3:28
- Intro: "Goodbye"/"We'll Be Together Again" / – 3:20
- "People Will Say We're in Love" – 2:51
- "Cocktails for Two" – 3:15
- "Side by Side" – 2:23
- "Baby, It's Cold Outside" – 4:10
- "Together" – 1:35
- "For All We Know" – 3:44
- "Takes Two to Tango" – 3:22
- "Alone Together" – 4:45
- "Just You, Just Me" – 2:04
Bonus tracks on 1988 CD/LP re-issue
- "But On the Other Hand Baby" – 3:11
- "I Never See Maggie Alone" – 5:37
- "I Like to Hear It Sometime" – 2:50
Additional tracks on 1998 Rhino Records re-issue
- ''all 12 tracks from Dedicated to You''
Personnel
- Ray Charles - vocals, keyboards
- Betty Carter - vocals
- Bill Pitman - guitar
- Edgar Willis - bass guitar
- Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr - drums
- Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
- David "Fathead" Newman - tenor saxophone
- Leroy Cooper - baritone saxophone
- The Jack Halloran Singers - background vocals
- Marty Paich - arranger, conductor
- Sid Feller - producer