Ray Charles
 Even for a relatively brief (20-song) overview of Ray
Charles's '60s output during the peak of his recording stardom at
ABC-Paramount, Anthology covers a hell of a lot of styles. It couldn't be any
other way, not when examining the period in which he hit the charts with
transformed versions of half-forgotten standards ("Georgia on My Mind"),
hip jazz instrumental takes on Clovers tunes ("One Mint Julep"),
rocking uptempo R&B ("Hit the Road Jack") and mournful
proto-countrypolitan ("I Can't Stop Loving You"). If any of those
four titles means a thing to you, this primer on America's greatest singer is
probably a disc you should own. --Rickey Wright
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