Wish You Were Here Tonight | ||||
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Released | 1983 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Ray Charles | |||
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Wish You Were Here Tonight is an album by the American musician Ray Charles, released in 1983.[1][2] Charles shot videos for the title track and "3/4 Time"; both were nominated for American Video Awards.[3]
"Born to Love Me" was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Country Vocal Performance, Male" category.[4] The album peaked at No. 29 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart.[5] It was a moderate commercial success.[6]
Produced by Charles, the album was recorded in Los Angeles.[7][8] Charles recorded many of the songs in a country music style, employing mandolin, banjo, and fiddle.[9][10][11] "Let Your Love Flow" is a cover of the Bellamy Brothers song.[12]
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Source | Rating |
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Robert Christgau | B[8] |
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The Globe and Mail wrote that "the material Charles has chosen is nearly all third-rate and the arrangements limp along hopelessly out of synch with the growl and roar of his voice."[16] The Philadelphia Daily News opined that "it's the best he's made in the better part of a decade, and whatever the weakest material is more than made up for by his always wise and whimsical performances."[17] Robert Christgau deemed the album "another rehash of his jokey, deeply felt shtick... Not that it can't be great shtick."[8]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "3/4 Time" | |
2. | "I Wish You Were Here Tonight" | |
3. | "Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All" | |
4. | "Born to Love Me" | |
5. | "I Don't Want No Stranger Sleepin' in My Bed" | |
6. | "Let Your Love Flow" | |
7. | "You Feel Good All Over" | |
8. | "String Bean" | |
9. | "You've Got the Longest Leaving Act in Town" | |
10. | "Shakin' Your Head" |