What'd I Say (album)

What'd I Say
Studio album by Ray Charles
Released	October 19, 1959
Recorded	September 11, 1952 - February 18, 1959, New York City
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Length	30:08
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Ahmet Ertegün, Jerry Wexler
Ray Charles chronology
Soul Brothers (1958) What'd I Say (1959) The Genius of Ray Charles (1959)
Singles from What'd I Say
"That's Enough" Released: 1959 "What'd I Say" Released: July 1959

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

What'd I Say is the fifth on the Billboard "Pop Albums" chart in 1962. The release popularized Charles' first top 10 hit, "What'd I Say", and became his first gold record.^[2][3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ray Charles; except where indicated

1. "What'd I Say" Parts 1 & 2
2. "Jumpin' in the Mornin'"
3. "You Be My Baby" (Charles, Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman)
4. "Tell Me How Do You Feel" (Percy Mayfield)
5. "What Kind of Man Are You" (duet with Mary Ann Fisher)
6. "Rockhouse" Parts 1 & 2
7. "Roll with My Baby" (Sam Sweet)
8. "Tell All the World About You"
9. "My Bonnie"
10. "That's Enough"

Personnel

• Ray Charles – keyboards, vocals
• David Newman – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Emmett Dennis – baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
• Bennie Crawford – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 4)
• Marcus Belgrave – trumpet (tracks 3, 4, 8, 9)
• Lee Harper – trumpet (tracks 3, 8, 9)
• Ricky Harper – trumpet (tracks 5, 10)
• Joe Bridgewater – trumpet (tracks 5, 6, 10)
• John Hunt – trumpet (tracks 4, 6)
• Edgar Willis – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
• Roosevelt Sheffield – bass (track 6)
• Richie Goldberg – drums (tracks 3, 8, 9)
• William Peeples – drums (tracks 5, 6, 10)
• Teagle Fleming – drums (track 4)
• Milt Turner – drums (track 1)
• Mary Ann Fisher – vocals (tracks 5, 10)
• The Raelets – vocal group (tracks 3, 5, 8, 9, 10)
• unknown – trumpet, saxophone, bass, drums (tracks 2, 7)^[4]

References

• Atlantic Records 8029

1. Allmusic review
2. Brackett, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Fireside. p. 155. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
3. Rolling Stone Magazine Staff (1989). The Rolling Stone Interviews: 1967-1980. MacMillan. p. 260. ISBN 0-312-03486-5.
4. jazzdisco.org link