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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Doing His Thing
| name = Doing His Thing
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Ray Charles]]
| artist = [[Ray Charles]]
| Cover = RayCharles_DoingHisThing.jpg
| cover = RayCharles_DoingHisThing.jpg
| Released = May 1969
| alt =
| released = May 1969
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| Genre = [[Rhythm and Blues|R&B]], [[Soul music|Soul]]
| recorded = RPM Studios, Los Angeles, California
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| Length = 32:33
| venue =
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| Label = [[ABC Records|ABC]]/[[Tangerine Records (1963)|Tangerine]]
| studio =
| Last album = ''I'm all Yours, Baby''<br/>(1969)
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| genre = [[Soul music|Soul]]
| This album = '''''Doing His Thing'''''<br/>(1969)
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| length = 32:33
| Next album = ''Love, Country Style''<br/>(1970)
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| label = [[ABC Records|ABC]]/[[Tangerine Records (1963)|Tangerine]]
| producer = Joe Adams
| prev_title = [[I'm All Yours Baby]]
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = [[My Kind of Jazz]]
| next_year = 1970
}}
}}


'''''Doing His Thing''''' is a 1969 studio album by [[Ray Charles]], released by [[Tangerine Records (1963)|Tangerine Records]].
'''''Doing His Thing''''' is a 1969 studio album by [[Ray Charles]], released by [[Tangerine Records (1963)|Tangerine Records]]. The cover artwork was by Lafayette Chew.

== Critical reception ==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RS"/>
| rev2 = ''[[The Village Voice]]''
| rev2Score = A<ref name="CG"/>
}}
In his January 1970 "Consumer Guide" column, ''[[The Village Voice]]'' critic [[Robert Christgau]] wrote of Charles and the LP: "It's so easy to forget what a genius he still is. No [[sentimental ballad|ballad]]eering here, no [[Beatles|Beatle]]-mongering, nothing but [[hard-bop]]ping Ray Charles [[soul music|soul]]. Yeah."<ref name="CG">{{cite news|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|date=November 18, 2021|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg6.php|title=Consumer Guide (6)|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|accessdate=November 18, 2021}}</ref> In ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' (1992), [[J. D. Considine]] said it marked a return to Charles' funkier style of music with "an album that's long on [[groove (music)|groove]] but short on songs (although the interplay between Charles and [[Jimmy Lewis (musician)|Jimmy Lewis]] on 'If It Wasn't for Bad Luck' is delightful)".<ref name="RS">{{cite book|pages=123, 126|editor1-last=DeCurtis|editor1-first=Anthony|editor1-link=Anthony DeCurtis|editor2-last=George-Warren|editor2-first=Holly|editor3-last=Henke|editor3-first=James|last=Considine|first=J. D.|authorlink=J. D. Considine|year=1992|chapter=Ray Charles|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]] |publisher=[[Random House]]|isbn=9780679737292}}</ref>

[[Rex Reed]]'s review of the album for ''[[Stereo Review]]'' in December 1969 stated, "Ray Charles is one singer who can be counted on to do his own thing, and if you dig his doing it over and over again, you'll love this record. Mr. Charles has collaborated in writing several of the songs here, and [[Jimmy Lewis (musician)|Jimmy Lewis]] has a credit on every one of them. The result is a sameness of emotional content, musical style, and tempo. Over it all hangs Charles' hearty wail, like a baitrabbit leading a pack of [[Greyhound|greyhounds]]. Round and round the track he leads them. If you're an avid Charles fan, you'll still be in the stands for the final band. I left this event early and went to one of my favorite restaurants, where they still have '[[Ruby (Ruby Gentry theme)|Ruby]]' on the jukebox."<ref>{{Cite magazine |orig-date=December 1969 |title=RAY CHARLES: Doing His Thing |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Audio/Archive-Stereo-Review-IDX/IDX/60s/HiFi-Stereo-Review-1969-12-OCR-Page-0130.pdf |magazine=[[Stereo Review]] |page=134}}</ref> Reviewing the cassette, 8-track and reel-to-reel versions two months later, Don Heckman, in the same publication, wrote: {{cquote|Like most blues performers, Ray Charles is at his best when he works with material that is close to fundamentals. Composer Jimmy Lewis has provided just that—a panorama of contemporary blues—and Charles responds brilliantly. No country-&-western, no pop standards, no rock tunes—just one of the consummate blues performers of the day working with new material and sympathetic backing. A must for Ray Charles freaks; a joy for anyone else.<ref>{{Cite magazine |orig-date=February 1970 |title=RAY CHARLES: Doing His Thing |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Audio/Archive-Stereo-Review-IDX/IDX/70s/HiFi-Stereo-Review-1970-02-OCR-Page-0130.pdf |magazine=[[Stereo Review]] |page=128}}</ref>}}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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''all songs written by Jimmy Lewis except as noted''
[[LP album|LP]] side A:
===Side A===
# The Same Thing That Can Make You Laugh (Can Make You Cry) ([[Jimmy Lewis (musician)|Jimmy Lewis]], Charles) – 2:06
# "The Same Thing That Can Make You Laugh (Can Make You Cry)" ([[Jimmy Lewis (musician)|Jimmy Lewis]], Ray Charles) – 2:06
# Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers (Chambers, Holiday, Lewis) – 2:25
# "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers" (Cliff Chambers, Jimmy Holiday, Jimmy Lewis) – 2:25
# You Ought To Change Your Ways – 2:45
# Baby Please – 3:35
# "You Ought To Change Your Ways" – 2:45
# Come And Get It – 2:48
# "Baby Please" – 3:35
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# "Come and Get It" – 2:48
LP side B:
===Side B===
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# We Can Make It – 3:43
# I’m Ready – 3:20
# "We Can Make It" – 3:43
# That Thing Called Love – 2:54
# "I’m Ready" – 3:20
# If It Wasn’t For Bad Luck (Lewis, Charles) – 4:45<ref>Duet with Jimmy Lewis</ref>
# "That Thing Called Love" – 2:54
# "If It Wasn’t For Bad Luck" (Jimmy Lewis, Ray Charles) – 4:45<ref>Duet with Jimmy Lewis</ref>
# I Told You So – 4:11
# "I Told You So" – 4:11
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''all songs written by Jimmy Lewis except as noted


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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==Notes / references==
==Notes / references==
*ABC 695
*ABC 695
*''Doing His Thing'' at [http://www.allmusic.com/album/doing-his-thing-r32807 Allmusic.com]
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{{Ray Charles}}
{{Ray Charles}}

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Latest revision as of 04:47, 14 March 2024

Doing His Thing
Studio album by
Ray Charles
ReleasedMay 1969
RecordedRPM Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreSoul
Length32:33
LabelABC/Tangerine
ProducerJoe Adams
Ray Charles chronology
I'm All Yours Baby
(1969) 		Doing His Thing
(1969) 		My Kind of Jazz
(1970)

Doing His Thing is a 1969 studio album by Ray Charles, released by Tangerine Records. The cover artwork was by Lafayette Chew.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[1]
The Village VoiceA[2]

In his January 1970 "Consumer Guide" column, The Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote of Charles and the LP: "It's so easy to forget what a genius he still is. No balladeering here, no Beatle-mongering, nothing but hard-bopping Ray Charles soul. Yeah."[2] In The Rolling Stone Album Guide (1992), J. D. Considine said it marked a return to Charles' funkier style of music with "an album that's long on groove but short on songs (although the interplay between Charles and Jimmy Lewis on 'If It Wasn't for Bad Luck' is delightful)".[1]

Rex Reed's review of the album for Stereo Review in December 1969 stated, "Ray Charles is one singer who can be counted on to do his own thing, and if you dig his doing it over and over again, you'll love this record. Mr. Charles has collaborated in writing several of the songs here, and Jimmy Lewis has a credit on every one of them. The result is a sameness of emotional content, musical style, and tempo. Over it all hangs Charles' hearty wail, like a baitrabbit leading a pack of greyhounds. Round and round the track he leads them. If you're an avid Charles fan, you'll still be in the stands for the final band. I left this event early and went to one of my favorite restaurants, where they still have 'Ruby' on the jukebox."[3] Reviewing the cassette, 8-track and reel-to-reel versions two months later, Don Heckman, in the same publication, wrote:

Like most blues performers, Ray Charles is at his best when he works with material that is close to fundamentals. Composer Jimmy Lewis has provided just that—a panorama of contemporary blues—and Charles responds brilliantly. No country-&-western, no pop standards, no rock tunes—just one of the consummate blues performers of the day working with new material and sympathetic backing. A must for Ray Charles freaks; a joy for anyone else.[4]

Track listing

[edit]

all songs written by Jimmy Lewis except as noted

Side A

[edit]
  1. "The Same Thing That Can Make You Laugh (Can Make You Cry)" (Jimmy Lewis, Ray Charles) – 2:06
  2. "Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers" (Cliff Chambers, Jimmy Holiday, Jimmy Lewis) – 2:25
  3. "You Ought To Change Your Ways" – 2:45
  4. "Baby Please" – 3:35
  5. "Come and Get It" – 2:48

Side B

[edit]
  1. "We Can Make It" – 3:43
  2. "I’m Ready" – 3:20
  3. "That Thing Called Love" – 2:54
  4. "If It Wasn’t For Bad Luck" (Jimmy Lewis, Ray Charles) – 4:45[5]
  5. "I Told You So" – 4:11

Personnel

[edit]

Notes / references

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Considine, J. D. (1992). "Ray Charles". In DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly; Henke, James (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. pp. 123, 126. ISBN 9780679737292.
  2. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (November 18, 2021). "Consumer Guide (6)". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "RAY CHARLES: Doing His Thing" (PDF). Stereo Review. p. 134.
  4. ^ "RAY CHARLES: Doing His Thing" (PDF). Stereo Review. p. 128.
  5. ^ Duet with Jimmy Lewis
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