HISTORY OF POP AND ROCK MUSIC - part 570 torrent

PART 570


RAY CHARLES - That Lucky Old Sun (1964)
RAY CHARLES - Light Out Of Darkness (1964)
RAY CHARLES - Unchain My Heart (1964)
RAY CHARLES - What'd I Say (1964)
RAY CHARLES - Eleanor Rigby (1968)




"That Lucky Old Sun" is a 1949 popular song with music by Beasley Smith and words by Haven Gillespie. The biggest hit version of the song was by Frankie Laine. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 19, 1949 and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. The recording by Louis Armstrong was released by Decca Records . It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 14, 1949 and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. Frank Sinatra released his competing version of the song and it reached the best sellers chart on October 29, 1949 and peaked at #16. A version by Ray Charles appeared on his 1963 album "Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul".

"Unchain My Heart" is a song written by Bobby Sharp (1924-2013) and recorded first in 1961 by Ray Charles and in 1963 by Trini Lopez and later by many others.The song was a hit for Charles when released as a single in late 1961. Accompanied by his Raelettes, Charles sang about wanting to be free from a woman "who won't let (him) go". It was also accompanied by his longtime saxophonist, David "Fathead" Newman and other members of Charles' band. The song reached number nine on the pop singles chart and number one on the R&B singles chart and was the working title of Charles' 2004 biopic Ray. The track was further popularised by Joe Cocker when he named his 1987 album after the song. His version of the song was re-released in 1992 and reached #17 in the UK.

"What'd I Say" (or "What I Say") is an American Rock n roll song, by Ray Charles released in 1959 as a single. It earned Ray Charles his first gold record and has been one of the most influential songs in R&B and rock and roll history. For the rest of his career, Charles closed every concert with the song. It was added to the National Recording Registry in 2002 and ranked at number 10 in Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

"Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the Beatles, released on the 1966 album Revolver and as a 45 rpm single. It was written primarily by Paul McCartney, and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Ray Charles released a version as a single and on his 1968 album "A Portrait of Ray"