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Issued through the collaboration between ABC-Dunhill and Atlantic Records, the set brings together recordings from both sides of Charles' career, covering his groundbreaking Atlantic material of the 1950s alongside his later ABC recordings from the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe first half traces Charles' emergence as one of the key figures in early R\u0026amp;B and soul, with essential recordings including \"Mess Around\", \"It Should've Been Me\", \"I Got A Woman\", \"A Fool For You\", \"Hallelujah I Love Her So\", \"Drown In My Own Tears\", \"Lonely Avenue\" and the electrifying \"What'd I Say\". These recordings illustrate the distinctive blend of gospel, blues, jazz and R\u0026amp;B that became central to the Ray Charles sound during the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe later sides move into Charles' hugely successful ABC period, featuring classics such as \"Georgia On My Mind\", \"Unchain My Heart\", \"Hit The Road Jack\", \"One Mint Julep\", \"I Can't Stop Loving You\", \"You Are My Sunshine\", \"Born To Lose\", \"Busted\", \"Crying Time\" and \"Let's Go Get Stoned\". The compilation also demonstrates Charles' extraordinary willingness to cross musical boundaries, incorporating soul, blues, country, pop, jazz and big-band influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe set finishes with later-1960s recordings including his interpretations of Beatles songs \"Yesterday\" and \"Eleanor Rigby\", alongside \"Understanding\", \"If You Were Mine\", \"Don't Change On Me\", \"Booty Butt\" and \"Feel So Bad\". 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