Though routinely classified as a standard album, at the time of its 1959 release, it was more of a compilation of previously uncollected Charles material. It included recent singles ("That's Enough", "Tell Me How Do You Feel", "What'd I Say", all from 1959; and "My Bonnie", "Rockhouse", "What Kind Of Man Are You", "You Be My Baby", "Tell All The World About You" all issued in 1958), and tracks that had initially been issued as singles as far back as 1952 ("Roll With My Baby") and 1953 ("Jumpin' In The Mornin'").
"What Kind of Man Are You" (lead vocal: Mary Ann Fisher)
2:51
Total length:
15:55
Side two
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Rockhouse"
3:54
2.
"Roll with My Baby"
Sam Sweet
2:37
3.
"Tell All the World About You"
2:05
4.
"My Bonnie"
2:49
5.
"That's Enough"
2:47
Total length:
14:12
Notesedit
On later reissues and some digital platforms, "What'd I Say" is listed as being in two parts: "What'd I Say – Part I" and "What'd I Say – Part II", or "What'd I Say (Pts. 1 and 2)"; "Rockhouse" is similarly listed as "Rockhouse – Part I" and "Rockhouse – Part II", or "Rockhouse (Pts. 1 and 2)".
what, album, what, album, american, musician, charles, released, atlantic, records, late, 1959, sixth, album, since, debut, charles, 1957, what, compiled, range, charles, material, including, first, title, track, what, album, became, first, gold, record, inclu. What d I Say is an album by American musician Ray Charles released by Atlantic Records in late 1959 His sixth album since the debut Ray Charles in 1957 What d I Say compiled a range of Charles material including his first top 10 hit the title track What d I Say The album became his first gold record 1 2 and is included in Robert Christgau s Basic Record Library of 1950s and 1960s recordings published in Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies 1981 3 What d I SayStudio album by Ray CharlesReleasedOctober 19 1959RecordedSeptember 11 1952 February 18 1959 New York CityGenreRhythm and bluesLength30 07LabelAtlanticProducerAhmet Ertegun Jerry WexlerRay Charles chronologyRay Charles at Newport 1958 What d I Say 1959 The Genius of Ray Charles 1959 Singles from What d I Say That s Enough Released 1959 What d I Say Released July 1959 Though routinely classified as a standard album at the time of its 1959 release it was more of a compilation of previously uncollected Charles material It included recent singles That s Enough Tell Me How Do You Feel What d I Say all from 1959 and My Bonnie Rockhouse What Kind Of Man Are You You Be My Baby Tell All The World About You all issued in 1958 and tracks that had initially been issued as singles as far back as 1952 Roll With My Baby and 1953 Jumpin In The Mornin Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 2 1 Notes 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Upon its release a reviewer for Billboard referred to What d I Say as A fine swinging album and wrote that Charles is at his best here 5 Track listing editAll music is composed by Ray Charles except where indicatedSide oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 What d I Say 5 072 Jumpin in the Mornin 2 433 You Be My Baby Charles Doc Pomus Mort Shuman2 314 Tell Me How Do You Feel Percy Mayfield2 435 What Kind of Man Are You lead vocal Mary Ann Fisher 2 51Total length 15 55 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length1 Rockhouse 3 542 Roll with My Baby Sam Sweet2 373 Tell All the World About You 2 054 My Bonnie 2 495 That s Enough 2 47Total length 14 12 Notes edit On later reissues and some digital platforms What d I Say is listed as being in two parts What d I Say Part I and What d I Say Part II or What d I Say Pts 1 and 2 Rockhouse is similarly listed as Rockhouse Part I and Rockhouse Part II or Rockhouse Pts 1 and 2 Personnel editRay Charles piano all tracks Wurlitzer electronic piano track 1 6 Hammond organ track 4 vocals all tracks David Newman tenor saxophone alto saxophone tracks 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 Emmett Dennis baritone saxophone tracks 3 5 6 8 9 10 Bennie Crawford alto saxophone baritone saxophone tracks 1 4 Marcus Belgrave trumpet tracks 3 4 8 9 Lee Harper trumpet tracks 3 8 9 Ricky Harper trumpet tracks 5 10 Joe Bridgewater trumpet tracks 5 6 10 John Hunt trumpet tracks 4 6 Edgar Willis double bass tracks 1 3 4 5 8 9 10 Roosevelt Sheffield double bass track 6 Richie Goldberg drums tracks 3 8 9 William Peeples drums tracks 5 6 10 Teagle Fleming drums track 4 Milt Turner drums track 1 Mary Ann Fisher vocals tracks 5 10 The Raelettes backing vocals tracks 1 3 5 8 9 10 unknown trumpet saxophone double bass drums tracks 2 7 7 Technical Marvin Israel cover design Lee Friedlander cover photographyReferences edit Brackett Nathan 2004 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed New York Fireside pp 155 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Rolling Stone Staff 1989 The Rolling Stone Interviews 1967 1980 MacMillan p 260 ISBN 0 312 03486 5 Christgau Robert 1981 A Basic Record Library The Fifties and Sixties Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor amp Fields ISBN 0899190251 Retrieved December 22 2018 What d I Say on AllMusic Reviews of This Week s LP s Billboard Vol 71 no 41 October 12 1959 p 26 Retrieved June 12 2022 Burgess Richard James 2014 The History of Music Production Oxford University Press p 76 ISBN 978 0 19 938501 0 jazzdisco org linkExternal links editWhat d I Say at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title What 27d I Say album amp oldid 1199000267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
