The first Ray Charles full length album, a self titled release later retitled Hallelujah, I Love Her So, was released in 1957 to a public largely oblivious that the foundations of a new kind of music named soul were being laid. Though lesser known contemporaries such as Solomon Burke helped to further develop it into a distinct niche, it is Ray Charles early Atlantic singles which are often claimed to have first playfully bridged influences ranging from rhythm & blues, country, gospel and jazz into something entirely fresh and new. Hallelujah, I Love Her So is a compilation of these early singles, and is a great little album.
01 Ain't that love - 2:54 02 Drown in my own tears - 3:22 03 Come back baby - 3:07 04 Sinner's prayer - 3:25 05 Funny (but i still love you) - 3:15 06 Losing hand - 3:14 07 A fool for you - 3:01 08 Hallelujah i love her so - 2:34 09 Mess around - 2:41 10 This little girl of mine - 2:34 11 Mary ann - 2:49 12 Greenbacks - 2:52