The album featured an iconic image by photographer Norman Seeff on the cover. On February 2, 2005, ''Genius Loves Company'' was certified triple-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America following sales of over three million copies in the United States. Genius Loves Company is the first album by Ray Charles to go platinum, and the Concord Records/Hear Music original CD in fact. It served as the first original non-compilation release by Hear Music, as well as one of Ray Charles' most commercially successful albums. The album was produced as a collaboration of Concord Records and Hear Music, the record label owned by the coffee chain Starbucks. Charles, in fine form, adapts every song to his inimitable style, and each guest finds a way to accommodate himself or herself to the master. Genius Loves Company is the last studio album Ray Charles completed before his death in June 2004. ''Genius Loves Company'' was the last album recorded and completed by Charles before his death in June 2004. King, Gladys Knight, Diana Krall, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Genius Loves Company - Ray Charles on AllMusic - Genius Loves. The album consists of R&B, country, pop and blues standards performed by Charles and several guest musicians, such as Natalie Cole, Elton John, James Taylor, Norah Jones, B.B. Recording sessions for the album took place between June 2003 and March 2004. ''Genius Loves Company'' is the final studio album by rhythm and blues and soul musician Ray Charles, posthumously released Augon Concord Records. The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live! At the Apollo įair & Square In his brilliant debut for Concord Records, Ray Sings a dozen duets with a dazzling array of guest artists from virtually every genre, who have won a combined 79 Grammy Awards. In Heaven īig Bend (An Original Soundtrack for Public Television) GENIUS LOVES COMPANY stands as a remarkable hallmark in a remarkable career.
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