modern sounds country western music modern sounds country western music studio album american recording artist released april recording sessions album took place early mid february new_york_city hollywood production handled entirely charles conductor departure charles previous work album features country folk western music standards covered redone charles popular song forms time including rhythm blues pop jazz fifth release country western music rapid critical commercial success brought mainstream notice following tenure help album charting singles charles earned recognition pop market airplay country radio stations modern sounds lead single stop loving certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america record shipped copies united_states regarded critics charles best studio album country western music considered music writers landmark album american music album integration soul country music bent racial barriers popular music amid height african american civil rights struggle process recording album charles african american musicians exercise complete artistic control recording career album called greatest albums time publications rolling_stone time background contract ended signed november obtaining generous contract artists time following commercial pop crossover breakthrough hit single earlier year abc offered charles annual advance higher royalties previously offered eventual ownership masters valuable lucrative deal time composed charles single charles mainstream appeal pop hit selling million copies united_states despite ban placed record radio stations response song sexually suggestive lyrics time release instrumental jazz genius soul jazz abc subsidiary label charles virtually given writing original material begun follow eclectic interpreter hit single georgia mind originally written charles version produced released earning charles national acclaim grammy award song charles collaboration arranged conducted recording charles earned grammy follow hit road jack written singer late charles expanded small road ensemble scale big band partly response increasing royalties touring fees black artists crossover mainstream pop level creative control success came halt november police search charles hotel room indianapolis indiana concert tour led discovery heroin medicine cabinet case eventually dropped search undertaken proper warrant charles soon returned focus music recording conception following blues fusion gospel jazz influences earlier atlantic material brought fame controversy charles sought experiment country music noted liner notes charles influenced genre youth stating play piano band believed good job right song today atlantic attempted incorporate style influence cover country singer charles later said song heard sing moving loved lyrics mind singer like lyrics lyrics great want sessions atlantic charles recording acclaimed studio effort genius ray charles brought closer expressing jazz pop crossover ambitions described music critic important albums atlantic record introduce charles musical approach blending sound middle road pop oriented style performing presence big band ensemble recording album abc paramount debut genius hits road collection place songs devoted parts united_states expanded charles thematic organized approach albums commercially successful singles production inspired approach recording charles originally plans single concept album charles announced wanted work album country music period racial segregation tension united_states received generally negative commentary feedback peers including fellow musicians executives country album concept meant charles test record label faith respect artistic freedom test social tolerance listeners amid racial country fueled esteem creative control charles pitched idea country album abc representatives following successful lobby concept contract renewal early linked launching label charles prepared band recording sessions produced modern sounds country western music recording modern sounds country western music 18th overall charles recorded according title album conceived producer executives management people recording sessions album took place sessions mid february sessions set february new_york new_york half album recorded produced half recorded february year hollywood california instead drawing record memory knowledge country music charles asked newly appointed artists repertoire man research country standards major country music publishers premier country publishing companies featured hank williams catalog located nashville tennessee amassed songs tape charles consider recording new_york_city sent recordings charles living california time choose according music selections provided album country western foundation musical arrangements represented contemporary influence eager display big band ensemble studio charles enlisted premier jazz active west_coast jazz scene hired arrange lush strings chorus numbers despite enlisting roster professional musicians charles intended control artistic direction recordings indicate specific wanted emphasized certain songs charles voice piano demos pass informing wanted specific sounds according point recording charles rewrote entire arrangement dictated parts backing musicians composition album themes heartbreak love material chosen charles ballads concept originally attracted interest charles style music strength admired writing ballad somber melancholy lyrics performing ballad beautifully emotional stability element found common diverse musical genres writer said charles adaptation country elements country play like series intricate variations like long meditation expansive qualities music commonly described white man blues allmusic writes charles blue country giving songs needed kick gospel despite racial social implications country time charles agree contemporary views race records genres including pop country essentially different interview rolling stone charles said similarities blues country music words country songs like blues dressed people honest look miss went got drunk bar way tin missed went restaurant sat dinner cleaned country songs blues like interview music historian charles elaborated understanding stating country music black music got thing exactly modern sounds features covers country western music standards sound musical style marked heavy rhythm blues influence charles playing considerable material melancholy lyrics words backed piano orchestral arrangements rooted jazz west_coast charles style piano blues charles said country album completely different rhythm blues songs don know string vocal ensemble production themes love song narrator woman views friend don know allmusic editor writes song affecting narrative stating genius soul charles recording matter times hears song spine narrator blows chance left end composed win hey good derived williams different emotional perspectives difference charles interpretations songs stop loving ballad lush arrangements placed 11th spot track listing assumed album weakest song album selling single charles disappointed charge album component charles creative reliance musician songwriting covering heartbreak ballads makes difference love hurts worried mind born lose expand country feature blend piano blues string arrangements commercial performance modern sounds country western music best selling albums recorded black musician time best selling country albums shipping copies months release achievement mainstream promotional efforts received abc prior following release album proved crossover hit distributors claimed record selling pop country music markets time referred white black markets period album release early april stereo format reviewer billboard magazine claimed addition powerful dealer material package fracture find wealth material talk play mid april reports album sales radio airplay started coming cities dallas philadelphia june issue replaced west story soundtrack album number album united_states knocking chart album spawned charting singles born lose love stop loving don know went number adult contemporary chart hit singles quickly gained significant radio airplay country stations mid album lead single stop loving sold copies weeks release record dealers began describing album equal sales action early moving copies single influential atlanta record distributor told billboard magazine record hot district people don record players buying stop loving hit number chart june spending consecutive weeks chart time fell single reported reached nearly million half sales moving copies week july record spent weeks number great_britain modern sounds country western music singles performing united_states charles toured europe big band performed signature jazz material venues hailed true jazz artist tradition duke return united_states end summer officially recognized achievements presenting charles gold records stop loving modern sounds album live concert performance convention hall new_jersey ventures country music european jazz scene charles white audience grew significantly concerts album quickly followed recording country western pop standards covered charles recorded september modern sounds country western music vol released months volume proved equally successful earning gold certification following year following tenure charles later went achieve commercial success recording country music 1970s 1980s critical reception release country received positive reviews music critics rhythm blues country music billboard called intriguing albums long time found concept wonderful stop loving subsequently earned grammy awards album nominated grammy award album year initial reception album praised critics charles style manner interpreting country music musical language los_angeles_times wrote interpretation country standards opened lot pop ears country music showed nashville proper use orchestration allmusic editor called album fine store interpretations stated modern country blend produced tone place high profile crossover hit modern sounds country western fit right expansive musical ways atlantic label 50s commented charles recast country favorites big band orchestrated settings visionary easy grace adding gets heart song way remains thoroughly modern oxford american called landmark vocals set early rock roll illuminated black white roots connections popular audience accolades album inducted grammy hall fame stop loving modern sounds country western music cited recording historical significance stop loving ranked number list greatest songs country music november rolling_stone ranked album number list greatest albums time charles entries highest ranking list accompanied genius ray charles number legacy influence country music wake success country music experienced immediate increase popularity according music writer album raised genre profile specifically nashville sound charles covered songwriters music publishers country singers covered material noted cooper end nashville country publishers held hottest source music material record business days charles success stylistic fusion country soul led similar efforts artists greatly influenced album country music artists cited charles genre album major influence interview nelson said album country music artist wrote charles influence album stating impact modern sounds country music listeners writer states telling people paid attention country music professed dislike listened based impact having heard capable music charles eventually earned country music repertoire reputation following success modern sounds records later country hit singles appearances country music events including johnny cash grand anniversary program listened youth social impact following album release charles quickly earned influx white listeners audiences concert venues experiencing fall predominantly black audience writer later said album effect idea country song think charles knew true music people years following initial reception gained impact music industry society recording album charles african american musicians receive practice artistic control bestowed mainstream record company interview country musician acknowledged album influence calling important records time content social political july article rolling_stone_magazine music journalist robert_christgau praised impact influence modern sounds recordings music stating world created black person sing american owned country black person home cotton field corn humor shows emotion standard operating procedure american music black white addition social implications musical integration soul country popular format charles changed racial boundaries restraints music contributed historical civil rights movement writers praise album musical social implications stating arguably brilliant albums released integrate modern american music history paying tribute magazine selection greatest singers time selected charles singer songwriter noted album racial social impact article rolling_stone stating black man giving possible music possible way hell breaking loose civil rights movement article rolling_stone written honor charles achievements later stated modern sounds recordings acceptable black people sing country western music process break racial barriers civil rights movement subsequent work charles addition album legacy influential recordings time modern sounds effect charles later work according writer recording marked charles popularity success mid-1960s continuing 1970s 1980s majority musical output focused middle road pop releases featuring recognizable trademark soul crossover fusion tendencies country western music album influence columnist independent stated numerous artists followed charles lead said charles repeated trick period releases following includes musician later recording years recognized music writers critics critical slide weakest recording career albums period reissued remained rare record collectors print charles final studio album later released shortly death proved comeback success terms sales critical response quickly charles album years best selling record career october issued disc box set entitled chronicles charles country western recordings collection features volumes later country singles set hardcover booklet essays producer writer liner photography june volumes reissued single package reissue included download itunes store track listing tracks produced reissue bonus tracks album later reissued compact disc specialty record label october bonus tracks personnel piano vocals producer additional musicians alto saxophone arrangements big band arrangements strings technical personnel engineering tracks production track engineering track photography engineering track liner notes production archives photography engineering tracks engineering tracks charts
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