Baby Please

Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969.

Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles.

With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited). Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis.



Paris, 1969 (4th tune):


Live:
'69 LC Paris

Come And Get It

Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969.

Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles.

Jimmy Lewis must have confused Brother Ray. Not only the horns but even Ray himself sounded 'Memphis' all of a sudden. With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited. Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis.

Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers

Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969.

Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles.

With The Raelettes and The Ray Charles Orchestra (all remained uncredited). Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis.



Paris 1969 (track #3) - the Raelettes never moved this fast:


Live:
'69 LC Paris
'70 TV Cash
'70 LC Paris
'71 LC Paris

I Told You So

Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969.

Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles.

With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra, and some strings (all musicians remained uncredited). Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis.



Live:
Trumpeter Jack Walrath remembered: "Ray pulled this out of his hat and played it at the Apollo when we were there in 1971 [i.e. 23 to 29 June, BS]. None of us had ever heard this before and there were no horn parts. He only did this once and this was the most intense performance of the year I was with him. This is not a lie: He literally had us on our knees and sobbing!"

If It Wasn't For Bad Luck (With Jimmy Lewis)

Single (A): ABC 11170, November 1968, b/w When I Stop Dreaming.
Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969.

Recorded on October 26, 1968 at RPM Studios in Los Angeles.

Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Jimmy Lewis (vocals); Phil Guilbeau, Wallace Davenport (trumpet); David Phelps, Henry Coker (trombone); Maurice Spears (bass trombone); Andy Ennis, Buddy Terry (tenor saxophone); Leroy Cooper (baritone saxophone); Arthur Wright, Freddie Robinson (guitar); Edgar Willis (electric bass); Billy (Lionel) Moore (drums); Joe Clayton (conga); Sandra Crouch (tambourine). Arranged by James Carmichael.



(The live performances haven't surfaced yet - I wonder if Jimmy ever joined Ray there).

Live:
'68 TV TS
'69 TV Smothers

I'm Ready

Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969.

Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis. Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles.

With The Raelettes, and members of The Ray Charles Orchestra.

That Thing Called Love

Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969.
Single (B): ABC 11259, January 1970, b/w Laughin' And Clownin'.

Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles.
With The Raelettes and The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited. Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis.



Johnny Cash Show:


Live:
'70 TV Cash
'70 TV Tom
'99 LC Tulsa NM

The Same Thing That Can Make You Laugh (Can Make You Cry)

Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969.

Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles.

With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited, but the little organ solo on this track may have been played by Doug "Doctor Music" Riley, who later remembered contributing as an arranger, and as the "second keyboardist"). Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis.

We Can Make it

Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969.
Single (A): ABC 11239, August 1969, b/w I Can't Stop Loving You, Baby.

Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles.
With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited. Doug "Doctor Music" Riley contributed as arranger and "second keyboardist" (for the single version; the album version didn't have his organ dubbed in so prominently!). Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis.

Single version with Doug Riley's organ dubbed over:

You Ought To Change Your Ways

Album: Ray Charles Doing His Thing, ABC/Tangerine 695, May 1969.

Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles.
With The Raelettes, The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited, but Doug "Doctor Music" Riley contributed as arranger and "second keyboardist". Written and produced by Jimmy Lewis.

Doing His Thing (1969)

1. The Same Thing That Can Make You Laugh (Can Make You Cry)
2. Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers
3. You Ought To Change Your Ways
4. Baby Please
5. Come And Get It
6. We Can Make it
7. I'm Ready
8. That Thing Called Love
9. If It Wasn't For Bad Luck (with Jimmy Lewis)
10. I Told You So

All tracks on Doing His Thing were written by Jimmy Lewis, who also took care of a contemporary 'soul' sound for the album. Lewis had been cranking out a living hustling songs and singing with The Drifters. Ray heard him singing demos, liked his raw style, and shocked Lewis by offering to do an entire album of his songs. Jimmy became one of Ray's staff writers. It was by far Ray's funkiest album - most of it it feels a bit alien, but a few tracks (#6 standing out!) are 100% vintage Brother Ray.

Recorded at RPM International in Los Angeles.
With The Ray Charles Orchestra (all musicians remained uncredited, but with Doug "Doctor Music" Riley, who contributed as arranger and "second keyboardist".

ABC/Tangerine 695 (1969-05).