Ray's reading seems to have been first released as an audio cassette in the spring of 1992. I found a review by Susan Stewart in Entertainment Weekly from 1 May 1992:
"In a perfect world, Ray Charles would not be just America's most beloved blues artist, cola spokesman, and sitcom theme-song singer; he would anchor the evening news, too. Charles is as soothing as Dan Rather is alarming. He's Uncle Walter, with soul. Uh-huh!Ray's alphabet narration:
Charles turns his charm and his rich, warm voice to Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, 1989's hit alphabet book. There's not much to the 20-minute tape: several readings of the book and some whimsical word games from writer John Archambault. But you'll buy it for the readings by Charles. [...].
Charles recites as though he's got a perpetual grin on his face, and adds enough falsetto at alarming moments to let a kid know it's all in fun. [...]"
CD and book are still for sale: Scholastic Book Clubs, 2005, ISBN-10: 0439806968; ISBN-13: 978-0439806961; ASIN: B000BI4D9A.
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