Tangerine Records To Reissue Ray Charles Classics In New Master Series

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Tangerine Records has announced its new Ray Charles Remaster Series with the release of 1974’s Come Live With Me.

Remastered by Grammy-winning engineer Michael Graves and vinyl mastering engineer Jeff Powell, the reissue marks the album’s first appearance on vinyl in over 50 years, with vinyl and streaming arriving Aug. 22, and CDs available Sept. 26.

Come Live With Me showcases Charles in full ’70s crossover mode, featuring string-laden arrangements, country-tinged ballads and soulful soft rock. Side A, arranged by longtime collaborator and conductor Sid Feller, highlights Charles’s emotive vocals on lush, orchestrated ballads such as “Till There Was You” and the title track, the latter of which was a Top 20 AC favorite. Side B shifts to a more upbeat, R&B flavor with tracks like “Somebody” and “Problems, Problems.”

The Tangerine Master Series reissues will highlight Charles’ best-known music alongside classic records long out of print. Each album in the series has been restored and remastered under the direct supervision of The Ray Charles Foundation, painting a vivid new portrait of an artist and icon whose impact continues to expand and inspire. The series will see reissues of classics like 1963’s Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and featured the Grammy-winning, top five hit, “Busted,” 1970’s Love Country Style. and No One Does It Like…Ray Charles! which offers a rare glimpse into a prolific and creatively explosive period in Charles’ multi-decade career.

Come Live With Me Track List:
1. “Till There Was You”
2. “If You Go Away”
3. “It Takes So Little Time”
4. “Come Live With Me”
5. “Somebody”
6. “Problems, Problems”
7. “Where Was He”
8. “Louise”
9. “Everybody Sing”

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