Ray Charles and Betty Carter

Ray Charles and Betty Carter is a 1961 album by Betty Carter and Ray Charles. 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.

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

Additional tracks on 1998 Rhino Records re-issue

 * all 12 tracks from Dedicated to You

Personnel
Original LP tracks
 * Betty Carter - vocals
 * Ray Charles - vocals, keyboards
 * 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