1960

HEARTBREAKER * RAY CHARLES * ATLANTIC 13271 * USA

Heartbreaker marks an end to the  predominantly R&B recordings of Ray Charles on Atlantic, he had already been laying the ground for the Soul sound of the 1960s, but in Heartbreaker, with its Boppin' Boogie rhythm there was the flavor of an earlier Ray Charles still there to be heard.

See also:

Let The Good Times Roll I've Got A Woman Talkin’ ‘Bout You I Found My Baby
Hit The Road Jack I’m Moving On You Be My Baby Let’s Go Get Stoned I Don’t Need No Doctor

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