It is fitting indeed Ray Should Have recorded this album - after all, he recorded R + B versions of country songs back in the sixties and Took them high in the pop charts Including I Can not Stop Loving You, a number one in Britain and America. Those records did not sound country, but twenty years later, here is Ray singing country and having a great time doing it.
The big hit here (a country number one) is Seven Spanish Angels, the duet with Willie Nelson That closes the album. I love all the songs but I particularly like Who cares (with Janie Fricke, the only female singer featured) Two old cats like us (with Hank Williams Junior) and We did not see a thing (with George Jones and Chet Atkins) , Other guests include Johnny Cash, BJ Thomas, Ricky Skaggs, Merle Haggard and The Oak Ridge Boys.
This is an upbeat country album That shows just how talented Ray Charles was - one of the few singers Equally brilliant in several different genres of music. And you get a glimpse of Ray's versatility in the two bonus tracks, one featuring Tony Bennett and the other featuring Billy Joel.
