The Great Ray Charles

Summary

The Great Ray Charles is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Great Ray Charles's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Great Ray Charles's genre is rhythm and blues^[4].
• The Great Ray Charles was produced by Jerry Wexler^[5].
• The Great Ray Charles was performed by Ray Charles^[6].
• The Great Ray Charles's record label is recorded as Atlantic Records^[7].
• The Great Ray Charles's place of publication is recorded as United States^[8].
• The Great Ray Charles is part of Ray Charles' albums in chronological order^[9].
• The Great Ray Charles's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• The Great Ray Charles was published on August 1957^[11].
• The Great Ray Charles's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2257'}^[12].
• The Great Ray Charles's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[13].
• The Great Ray Charles's recording date is recorded as 1956^[14].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[15]

• First release date: 1957-08^[16]

• Genre(s): blues, jazz, jazz blues, piano blues, r&b, soul^[17]

• Community tags: blues, early r&b, jazz, jazz blues, piano blues, pop/rock, r&b, soul, urban blues^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: 479f5586-de34-4129-a37d-abd669d9419b^[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Great Ray Charles was Ray Charles^[6]. It was produced by Jerry Wexler^[5].

Publication

The Great Ray Charles was published on August 1957^[11]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is rhythm and blues^[4]. It is part of Ray Charles' albums in chronological order^[9].

Why It Matters

The Great Ray Charles ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]