Ray Charles

1957 self-titled debut studio album by Ray Charles
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Ray Charles

Summary

Ray Charles is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ray Charles's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Ray Charles's genre is rhythm and blues[4].
  • Ray Charles was produced by Jerry Wexler[5].
  • Ray Charles was produced by Ahmet Ertegün[6].
  • Among the performers on Ray Charles was Ray Charles[7].
  • Ray Charles's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records[8].
  • Ray Charles's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • Ray Charles is part of Ray Charles' albums in chronological order[10].
  • Ray Charles's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Ray Charles was distributed by vinyl record[12].
  • Ray Charles was released on June 1957[13].
  • Ray Charles's tracklist is recorded as Hallelujah I Love Her So[14].
  • Ray Charles's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ray Charles'}[15].
  • Ray Charles's has characteristic is recorded as debut album[16].
  • Ray Charles's has characteristic is recorded as eponymously titled work[17].
  • Ray Charles's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+14'}[18].
  • Ray Charles's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Ray Charles was it[7]. Producers include Jerry Wexler[5] and Ahmet Ertegün[6].

Publication

Ray Charles was released on June 1957[13]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is rhythm and blues[4]. It is part of it' albums in chronological order[10]. It was distributed by vinyl record[12].

Why It Matters

Ray Charles ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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