Ray Charles and Betty Carter
Studio album by
Ray Charles and Betty Carter
ReleasedAugust 1961
RecordedAugust 23, 1960 - June 14, 1961
StudioRadio Recorders (Hollywood)[1]
GenreJazz
Length41:38
LabelABC
ProducerSid Feller
Ray Charles chronology
The Genius After Hours
(1961)		 Ray Charles and Betty Carter
(1961)		 The Genius Sings the Blues
(1961)
Betty Carter chronology
The Modern Sound of Betty Carter
(1960)		 Ray Charles and Betty Carter
(1961)		 'Round Midnight
(1962)
Alternative cover / re-issue
1998 Rhino CD re-issue with Dedicated to You
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Ray Charles and Betty Carter is a 1961 album by Betty Carter and Ray Charles. The pair's recording of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" on the album topped the R&B charts. 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.

Track listing

Original LP release

  1. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 4:41
  2. "You and I" (Meredith Willson) – 3:28
  3. Intro: "Goodbye"/"We'll Be Together Again" (Gordon Jenkins)/(Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 3:20
  4. "People Will Say We're in Love" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 2:51
  5. "Cocktails for Two" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:15
  6. "Side by Side" (Harry M. Woods, Gus Kahn) – 2:23
  7. "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) – 4:10
  8. "Together" (Lew Brown, Buddy De Sylva, Ray Henderson) – 1:35
  9. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:44
  10. "Takes Two to Tango" (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) – 3:22
  11. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:45
  12. "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 2:04

Bonus tracks on 1988 CD/LP re-issue

  1. "But On the Other Hand Baby" (Charles, Percy Mayfield) – 3:11
  2. "I Never See Maggie Alone" (Harry Tilsley, Everett Lynton) – 5:37
  3. "I Like to Hear It Sometime" (Jodie Edwards) – 2:50[3]

Additional tracks on 1998 Rhino Records re-issue

Personnel

Original LP tracks

Recorded - Radio Recorders, Hollywood on June 13–14, 1961.

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  1. ↑ Schmitt, Al; Droney, Maureen (2018). Al Schmitt - On The Record: The Magic Behind the Music. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 35. ISBN 9781538137666.
  2. ↑ Ginell, Richard S.. Ray Charles and Betty Carter at AllMusic
  3. ↑ link Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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