This album finds ray charles working with the basie orchestra and with quincy jones and ralph burns as arrangers, a partnership perfectly aligned to give the session both maximum creative integrity and maximum audience appeal. – penguin guide to jazz tracklisting from the heart ive got news for you moanin lets go one mint julep im gonna move to the outskirts of town stompin room only mister c strike up the band birth of the blues let the good times roll it had to be you alexanders ragtime band two years of torture when your lover has gone deed i do just for a thrill you wont let me go tell me youll wait for me dont let the sun catch you cryin am i blue come rain or come shine