中文名称：真情伙伴
英文名称：Genius Loves Company
发行时间：2004年
专辑歌手：Ray Charles
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语言：英语
唱片简介：
于2004年六月去世的灵魂乐传奇大老雷查尔斯（Ray Charles）的最后遗作“真情伙伴（Genius Loves Company）”，一进榜就获得亚军的专辑收录了这位影响超过半世纪的伟大歌手与其他艺人像是诺拉琼丝（Norah Jones）、艾尔顿强（Elton John）、威利尼尔森（Willie Nelson）、娜塔莉高（Natalie Cole）….等等不同畛域知名歌手合唱的作品，这些与雷查尔斯合唱的歌手总计赢得过79座葛莱美奖，再加上这是雷查尔斯生前最后一张作品，因此一推出就让乐迷争相购买收藏。
好的音乐是没有类型限制，没有所谓的主流或是跨界之类的区隔，只要是传达歌者灵魂深处的情感的歌声就是好的音乐，能做到此一境界的艺人并不多见，Ray Charles肯定是其中之一，传奇巨星法兰克辛纳屈尊称他为“天才The Genius”，乐坛给予他“开创灵魂乐的先锋”的定位，乐迷推崇他是“当代最伟大的流行艺人”、“最真实的音乐原味”，听过他那综合了节奏蓝调与福音感觉的灵魂乐嗓音，你会发现，最虔诚的灵魂乐莫过于此。
2004年6月10号，Ray Charles因肝病的并发症病逝于加州，享年73岁。灵魂乐教母Aretha Franklin闻讯后，感慨的表示，‘一个伟大的灵魂将受到永远的爱戴…他有一副让人终身难忘的歌声。’出生于乔治亚州的Ray Charles，6岁时因发生青光眼症状导致终身失明，童年在一个乡村、蓝调、灵魂、爵士、Big Band音乐五味杂陈的音乐环境下长大，1954年，他所灌唱的歌曲“I Got A Woman”无疑就是他接受音乐环境薰陶的最佳写照，而这首歌后来就被乐界视为首支灵魂乐作品，1979年，他所灌唱的老歌“Georgia On My Mind”被选为乔治亚州的州歌，1986年入选摇滚名人堂，1988年获颁葛莱美奖的终身成就奖，表彰这位灵魂之父在他的演唱中将灵魂乐的真实本质全然的个人化，2004年，洛杉矶宣布将Ray Charles的录音室规划为历史地标。无论是百事可乐广告片中那位坐在钢琴边说出“you’ve got the right one baby, uh-huh!”的老顽童，还是在援非饥荒义唱曲“We Are The World”中与工人皇帝Bruce Springsteen神情专注的对唱，或是他赢得个人第12座葛莱美奖时的得奖作品“A Song For You”，Ray Charles歌声中的灵魂本质永远是那么触动人心，他的歌声启发了披头四、史提夫汪达、乔库克以及无数的灵魂乐手，简单的说，听Ray Charles的音乐，就像是听一个心无杂念的灵魂在唱歌一样，世上再也没有什么比这样的感觉更动人的了!
“打从我出生，音乐就在我的内在滋长，音乐就是我身体的一部分，像是我的血液一样。”Ray Charles曾在自传中作出如此的表述，而这样的精神一直贯穿到他生前的最后一张遗作“Genius Love Company”，藉由这一张与多位不同世代、不同类型音乐领域歌手合作的作品，我们更可以听见Ray Charles非常个人化的灵魂乐神采的穿透力。面对此张专辑中合作的歌手总计赢得过79座葛莱美奖的惊人资历，Ray Charles的神奇唱功依然是那么生动、自然，根本难以界定所首歌的类型，譬如在与Norah Jones、Diana Krall分别合作重唱乡村经典作“Here We Go Again”、“You Don’t Know Me”时，你会听到在乡村乐与灵魂乐之间流动的福音音乐感觉;而在与蓝调国宝B. B. King合作的“Sinner’s Prayer”中，你可以听到Ray Charles的钢琴与B. B. King的吉他Lucille精采的乐器对话;跟著自己所尊敬的音乐人Nat King Cole的女儿Natalie Cole合唱“Fever”时，你可以听到灵魂乐与节奏蓝调之间的微妙关系;当Ray Charles分别与创作歌手Elton John、James Taylor灌录他们的创作曲“Sorry Seem To Be The Hardest Word”、“Sweet Potato Pie”时，你可以在舒服悦耳的歌声中，感受到Ray Charles的知音情怀。
“Genius Loves Company”让我们感受到–流行音乐没有所谓的跨界与否的问题，完全在乎于你有没有唱出你的灵魂罢了!
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专辑曲目：
Tracklist
1 –Ray Charles with Norah Jones Here We Go Again
Bass – Tom Fowler
Drums – Ray Brinker
Guitar – Irv Kramer*
Keyboards – Ray Charles
Organ [Hammond B3] – Billy Preston
Vocals [Duet], Piano – Norah Jones
3:59
2 –Ray Charles with James Taylor (2) Sweet Potato Pie
Baritone Saxophone – Brandon Fields
Bass – Tom Fowler
Drums – Ray Brinker
Guitar – Irv Kramer*, Michael Landau
Keyboards – Randy Waldman
Saxophone – Bob Shepard*, Dave Boruff*
Trombone – Bob McChesney, Bruce Fowler (3)
Trumpet – Charles Davis, Walt Fowler
Vocals [Duet] – James Taylor (2)
3:47
3 –Ray Charles with Diana Krall You Don’t Know Me
Bass – Tom Fowler
Cello – John Krovoza, Stefanie Fife, Tim Landauer, Trevor Handy
Drums – Ray Brinker
Guitar – George Doering, Irv Kramer*
Keyboards – Ray Charles
Piano, Keyboards – Randy Waldman
Viola – Andrew Picken, David Walther, Miguel Ferguson*, Ray Tischer, Shawn Mann, Suzanna Giordano
Violin – Berj Garabedian, Brian Benning, Daphne Chen, David Stenske, Dynell Weber, Irina Voloshina, Jennifer Munday (2), Jennifer Walton, Johana Krejci, Julie Rogers (2), Kirsten Fife, Margaret Wooten, North Wood, Raymond Kobler, Ron Clark, Ronald Folsom, Songa Lee*
Vocals [Duet] – Diana Krall
3:55
4 –Ray Charles with Elton John Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Bass – Tom Fowler
Cello – John Acosta (2), Rudolph Stein*, Steve Richards, Yao Zhao
Drums – John Robinson (2)
Guitar – Michael Thompson
Piano – Alan Pasqua
Viola – Carolyn Riley, Ed Persi, Maria Newman, Sam Formicola
Violin – Alan Ellsworth, Alicia Engley, Amy Wickman-Guerra*, Dennis Molchan, Edmund Stein, Gerry Hilera*, Igor Pandurski, Kathleen Robertson, Nick Grant (2), Paul Manaster, Reginald Clews, Sai Ly Acosta, Todor Pelev, Xiao Niu He, Zheng Wang
Vocals [Duet] – Elton John
3:59
5 –Ray Charles with Natalie Cole Fever
Bass – Tom Fowler
Cello – John Acosta (2), Rudolph Stein*, Steve Richards, Yao Zhao
Drums – Ray Brinker
Guitar – George Doering, Irv Kramer*
Keyboards – Randy Waldman
Viola – Carolyn Riley, Ed Persi, Maria Newman, Sam Formicola
Violin – Alan Ellsworth, Alicia Engley, Amy Wickman-Guerra*, Dennis Molchan, Edmund Stein, Gerry Hilera*, Igor Pandurski, Kathleen Robertson, Nick Grant (2), Paul Manaster, Reginald Clews, Sai Ly Acosta, Todor Pelev, Xiao Niu He, Zheng Wang
Vocals [Duet] – Natalie Cole
3:30
6 –Ray Charles with Bonnie Raitt Do I Ever Cross Your Mind
Bass – Tom Fowler
Drums – Ray Brinker
Guitar – George Marinelli
Keyboards – Ray Charles
Piano – Randy Waldman
Vocals [Duet], Guitar [Slide] – Bonnie Raitt
4:34
7 –Ray Charles with Willie Nelson It Was A Very Good Year
Bass – Tom Fowler
Bassoon – Dave Riddles, John Mitchell (4)
Cello – Armen Ksajikian, John Acosta (2), Kevan Toreh*, Martha Lippi, Rudolph Stein*, Steve Richards, Suzie Katayama, Yao Zhao
Clarinet – Charles Boito, Don Markese
Double Bass [Contrabass] – Dave Stone (2), Karl Vincent, Kenneth Wild*, Richard Shaw, Tim Christensen (2), Trey Henry
Drums – Ray Brinker
English Horn – Joseph Stone
Flute – Greg Huckins, Steve Kujala
French Horn – Joe Meyer, Kurt Snyder, Patricia Skye, Richard Todd
Guitar – Irv Kramer*
Harp – Eleanore Choate
Oboe – Leanne Becknell
Percussion – Mark Converse, Wallace Snow
Piano – Randy Waldman
Timpani – Scott Higgins
Viola – Briana Bandy, Carolyn Riley, David Stenske, Ed Persi, John Acevedo, Maria Newman, Ray Tischer, Robert Berg, Sam Formicola, Shanti Randall
Violin – Alan Ellsworth, Alwyn Wright, Anatoli Rosinsky*, Armen Garabedian, Berg Garabedian*, Charles Everett, David Kilbride, Dennis Molchan, Edmund Stein, Franklyn D’Antonio, Gerry Hilera*, Horia Moroaica, Igor Pandurski, Joel Derouin, Kathleen Robertson, Kenneth Yerke, Leslie Brown Katz, Michael Markman, Michelle Richards*, Nancy Roth, Paul Manaster, Reginald Clews, Robert Matsuda, Todor Pelev, Tricia Lee, Vladimir Polimatidi, Xiao Niu He, Yaroslav Kettner, Zheng Wang
Vocals [Duet], Guitar – Willie Nelson
4:59
8 –Ray Charles with Michael McDonald Hey Girl
Bass – Tom Fowler, Trey Henry
Bassoon – Dave Riddles, John Mitchell (4)
Cello – Armen Ksajikian, John Acosta (2), Larry Corbett, Rudolph Stein*, Steve Richards, Yao Zhao
Clarinet – Charles Boito, Don Markese
Double Bass [Contrabass] – Dave Stone (2), Karl Vincent, Kenneth Wild*, Trey Henry
Drums – Ray Brinker
Flute – Greg Huckins, Steve Kujala
French Horn – Kurt Snyder, Phil Yao, Suzette Moriarty
Guitar – Irv Kramer*
Harp – Eleanore Choate
Oboe – Joseph Stone, Leanne Becknell
Percussion – Mark Converse, Wallace Snow
Piano – Randy Waldman
Timpani – Scott Higgins
Trombone – Alex Isles*, Andrew Martin*, Robert Sanders*, Charlie Morillas
Trumpet – Dennis Farias, Kenneth Scharf, Larry Hall, Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron
Viola – Briana Bandy, David Stenske, Ed Persi, John Acevedo, Ray Tischer, Robert Berg, Sam Formicola
Violin – Alan Ellsworth, Anatoli Rosinsky*, Charles Everett, David Kilbride, Dennis Molchan, Edith Markman, Edmund Stein, Gerry Hilera*, Kathleen Robertson, Kenneth Yerke, Michelle Richards*, Paul Manaster, Reginald Clews, Robert Matsuda, Todor Pelev, Vladimir Polimatidi, Xiao Niu He, Yaroslav Kettner, Zheng Wang
Vocals [Duet], Keyboards – Michael McDonald
5:15
9 –Ray Charles with B.B. King Sinner’s Prayer
Bass – Tom Fowler
Drums – Jim Keltner
Guitar [Rhythm] – Irv Kramer*
Organ [Hammond B3] – Billy Preston
Piano – Ray Charles
Vocals [Duet], Guitar [Lead] – B.B. King
4:25
10 –Ray Charles with Gladys Knight Heaven Help Us All
Bass – Abraham Laboriel Sr.*
Choir – Alethea Mills, Aminah Ofumbi, Chavonne Morris, Clarissa Watkins, Clydene Jackson, Darryl Phinnessee, De’Ante Duckett, Irene Madison, James Burney, Janey Clewer Gaitsch*, James Gilstrap*, John West (2), Kevin Dorsey, Loren Turner, Rosemary Butler, Sheven Morris, Terry Woods (2)
Drums – James Gadson
Guitar – Charles Fearing, Danny Jacob
Organ [Hammond B3] – Billy Preston
Piano – Clarence McDonald
Saxophone – Brandon Fields, Dave Boruff*, Tom Saviano
Trombone – Bob McChesney
Trumpet – Gary Grant, Wayne Bergeron
Vocals [Duet] – Gladys Knight
4:32
11 –Ray Charles with Johnny Mathis Over The Rainbow
Bass – Trey Henry
Bassoon – Dave Riddles, John Mitchell (4)
Cello – Armen Ksajikian, John Acosta (2), Larry Corbett, Rudolph Stein*, Steve Richards, Yao Zhao
Clarinet – Charles Boito, Don Markese
Double Bass [Contrabass] – Dave Stone (2), Karl Vincent, Kenneth Wild*, Trey Henry
Drums – Ray Brinker
Flute – Greg Huckins, Steve Kujala
French Horn – Kurt Snyder, Phil Yao, Suzette Moriarty
Harp – Eleanore Choate
Oboe – Joseph Stone, Leanne Becknell
Percussion – Mark Converse, Wallace Snow
Piano – Randy Waldman
Timpani – Scott Higgins
Trombone – Alex Isles*, Andrew Martin*, Robert Sanders*, Charlie Morillas
Trumpet – Dennis Farias, Larry Hall, Rick Baptist, Wayne Bergeron
Viola – Briana Bandy, David Stenske, Ed Persi, John Acevedo, Ray Tischer, Robert Berg, Sam Formicola
Violin – Alan Ellsworth, Anatoli Rosinsky*, Charles Everett, David Kilbride, Dennis Molchan, Edith Markman, Edmund Stein, Gerry Hilera*, Kathleen Robertson, Kenneth Yerke, Michelle Richards*, Paul Manaster, Reginald Clews, Robert Matsuda, Todor Pelev, Vladimir Polimatidi, Xiao Niu He, Yaroslav Kettner, Zheng Wang
Vocals [Duet] – Johnny Mathis
4:54
12 –Ray Charles with Van Morrison Crazy Love (Live)
Backing Vocals – Fonzi Thornton, Tawatha Agee*, Vaneese Thomas
Bass – David Hayes
Conductor – Rob Mathes
Drums – Shawn Pelton
Guitar – Jeff Mironov
Keyboards – Michael Beardon*
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson
Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Pillow*, Martin Winning
Trumpet – Jeff Kievit, Matthew Holland*, Tony Kadleck
Vocals [Duet] – Van Morrison
3:46
