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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Vol. 2

Modern Sounds, Vol. 2
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Studio album by Ray Charles
Released October 1962
Recorded September 5, 1962 in New York City, NY and September 7, 1962 in Hollywood, CA
Genre R&B, country soul
Length 34:15
Label ABC-Paramount
ABC-435
Producer Ray Charles, Sid Feller
Ray Charles chronology
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
(1962)
Modern Sounds, Vol. 2
(1962)
Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul
(1963)
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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volume Two is a 1962 album by Ray Charles. It is the second volume of country and western recordings by Charles following his landmark debut on ABC Records. Following the surprising success of Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, an album of country music covers, which sold over a million copies, Charles and producer Sid Feller decided to do a follow-up. Unlike the previous album, where slow and fast tracks more or less alternated, this one features one side performed by The Ray Charles Big Band with the Raelettes, while the other side is with a string section and the backing singers from the first album.

The album has been reissued on CD, coupled with Volume 1, and is also featured on The Complete Country & Western Recordings: 1959-1986 Box Set which also features the first C & W volume and many of Charles' later country recordings.


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