Ray Charles and Betty Carter
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.
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| Released | August 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 23, 1960 - June 14, 1961 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders (Hollywood)[1] | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:38 | |||
| Label | ABC | |||
| Producer | Sid Feller | |||
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Track listing
    
    Original LP release
    
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 4:41
 - "You and I" (Meredith Willson) – 3:28
 - Intro: "Goodbye"/"We'll Be Together Again" (Gordon Jenkins)/(Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 3:20
 - "People Will Say We're in Love" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 2:51
 - "Cocktails for Two" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:15
 - "Side by Side" (Harry M. Woods, Gus Kahn) – 2:23
 - "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Frank Loesser) – 4:10
 - "Together" (Lew Brown, Buddy De Sylva, Ray Henderson) – 1:35
 - "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) – 3:44
 - "Takes Two to Tango" (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) – 3:22
 - "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 4:45
 - "Just You, Just Me" (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) – 2:04
 
Bonus tracks on 1988 CD/LP re-issue
    
- "But On the Other Hand Baby" (Charles, Percy Mayfield) – 3:11
 - "I Never See Maggie Alone" (Harry Tilsley, Everett Lynton) – 5:37
 - "I Like to Hear It Sometime" (Jodie Edwards) – 2:50[3]
 
Additional tracks on 1998 Rhino Records re-issue
    
- all 12 tracks from Dedicated to You
 
Personnel
    
- Betty Carter - vocals
 - Ray Charles - vocals, keyboards
 
Original LP tracks
- Hank Crawford - alto saxophone
 - David Fathead Newman - tenor saxophone
 - Leroy Cooper - baritone saxophone
 - Bill Pitman - guitar
 - Edgar Willis - bass guitar
 - Mel Lewis, Bruno Carr - drums
 - The Jack Halloran Singers - background vocals
 - Marty Paich - arranger, conductor
 - Sid Feller - producer
 
Recorded - Radio Recorders, Hollywood on June 13–14, 1961.
References and external links
    
- ABC S 385
 
- Schmitt, Al; Droney, Maureen (2018). Al Schmitt - On The Record: The Magic Behind the Music. Lanham, Maryland, USA: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 35. ISBN 9781538137666.
 - Ginell, Richard S.. Ray Charles and Betty Carter at AllMusic
 - link Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
 
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