Ray Charles & Cleo Laine - Porgy & Bess Album

Tracklist

1	Summertime
2	Oh Lord, I'm On My Way
3	It Ain't Necessarily So
4	There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
5	It Ain't Necessarily So (Instrumental)
6	They Pass By Singin'
7	Buzzard Song
8	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
9	Crab Man
10	Strawberry Woman
11	A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
12	I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (Instrumental)
13	Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess
14	There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York (Instrumental)
15	I Loves You, Porgy (Instrumental)
16	Bess, You Is My Woman
17	Oh, Doctor Jesus
18	Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess (Instrumental)
19	My Man's Gone Now
20	Here Come De Honey Man
21	Strawberry Woman (Instrumental)
22	Summertime (Instrumental)
23	What You Want Wid Bess?
24	I Loves You, Porgy

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CPL 2-1831, CPL2-1831	Ray Charles & Cleo Laine	Ray Charles & Cleo Laine - Porgy & Bess ‎(2xLP + Box, Album)	RCA, RCA Victor	CPL 2-1831, CPL2-1831	US	1976
JP-1831-200g	Ray Charles & Cleo Laine	Ray Charles & Cleo Laine - Porgy & Bess ‎(2xLP)	Classic Records	JP-1831-200g	US	1998
278.133	Ray Charles & Cleo Laine	Ray Charles & Cleo Laine - Porgy & Bess ‎(2xLP, Wit + Box)	London Records, Crossover Records	278.133	France	1976
JP-1831	Ray Charles & Cleo Laine	Ray Charles & Cleo Laine - Porgy & Bess ‎(2xLP)	Classic Records, Rhino Records	JP-1831	US	2011
6645 201	Ray Charles & Cleo Laine	Ray Charles & Cleo Laine - Porgy & Bess ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	London Records	6645 201	Netherlands	1976

Credits

• Arranged By, Conductor – Frank De Vol
• Bass – Scotty Edwards (tracks: A1, B2, C5, C8)
• Celesta – Ray Charles (tracks: C3)
• Choir – Reverend James Cleveland Singers, The (tracks: B6, D5)
• Composed By – George Gershwin
• Design [Cover] – Sheldon Marks
• Drums – Jimmy Smith (tracks: A1, B2, C5, C8)
• Electric Guitar – Ray Parker (tracks: A1, B2, C5, C8)
• Electric Piano – Ray Charles (tracks: C8, D1)
• Engineer – Grover Helsley
• Liner Notes – Benny Green
• Organ – Ray Charles (tracks: A1)
• Photography By – Phil Stern
• Piano – Ray Charles (tracks: B2, C6, D3)
• Producer, Design [Cover] – Norman Granz
• Vocals – Cleo Laine (tracks: A2, A3, A5, B1, B3, B5, B6, C2, C4, C6, D2, ), Ray Charles (tracks: A2, A4, B3-B5, C1, C2, C6, C7, D4, D5)

Notes

Box set comes with booklet.
Printed In England
Made In England

Short intro

Cleo Laine and Ray Charles in a Gerswin medley Porgy and Bess: Summertime and I got plenty of nothing from the 1970s. From TV Globo, Brazil. Songs in album Porgy & Bess 1976. Ray Charles ft. Cleo Laine - Summertime. Cleo Laine - My Man's Gone. Cleo Laine - A Woman Is A Sometime Thing. Cleo Laine - They Pass By Singin'. Cleo Laine - I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'. Cleo Laine - Buzzard Song. Cleo Laine - Bess, You Is My Woman Now. Ray Charles. They Pass By Singin'. What You Want Wid Bess 2:20. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' Instrumental. I Loves You, Porgy. Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess Instrumental. Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess. Oh Lord, I'm On My Way. length: 5:04. Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess instrumental. length: 3:23. length: 3:37. Oh Lord, I'm on My Way. Porgy & Bess 1976. Album by Ray Charles. Bess, You Is My Woman by Ray Charles and Cleo Laine. is a cover of. Bess, You Is My Woman Now by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward 1935. Listen free to Ray Charles & Cleo Laine Porgy & Bess. Do you know any background info about this album Start the Norman Granz got the American jazz-blues giant Ray Charles. and the British songster Cleo Laine now Dame Cleo Laine together to record George Gershwin's immortal Porgy and Bess, they made an album fit for the musical gods. It was nothing but the best from the start their voices are supported by orchestra or jazz band, as needed the record was arranged and conducted by Frank De Vol. Charles delivers swinging versions of A Woman is a Sometime Thing, I Got Plenty of Nuttin', and It Ain't Necessarily So. He's soulful on B. Artist: Ray Charles, Cleo Laine Title: Porgy And Bess Genre: Jazz Type: New - LP Label: RCA Catalog ID: CPL 2-1831 Country: USA Our ID: 14745. View other items by this Artist View other items on this Label. Artist: Ray Charles & Cleo Laine Title Of Album: Porgy & Bess Year Of Release: 1976 Label: RCA Genre: Jazz, Jazz Opera Quality: Mp3 Bitrate: CBR 320 kbps Total Time: 01:01:47 Total Size: 151 MB Scans. Tracklist: 01. Summertime 6:12 02. A Woman Is A Sometime Thing 2:42 04. They Pass By Singin' 3:01 05. What You Want Wid Bess 2:20 06. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' 3:47 07. Buzzard Song 3:21 08. Bess, You Is My Woman 5:25 09. Oh, Doctor Jesus 2:10 10. Crab Man 1:45 11