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A1	Let The Good Times Roll Arranged By – Jones*Written-By – Moore*, Theard*	2:49
A2	It Had To Be You Arranged By – Wilkins*Written-By – Kahn*, Jones*	2:41
A3	Alexander's Ragtime Band Arranged By – Burns*Written-By – Berlin*	2:50
A4	Two Years Of Torture Arranged By – Acea*Written-By – Morris*, Mayfield*	3:22
A5	When Your Lover Has Gone Arranged By – Cohn*Written-By – E. A. Swan*	2:47
A6	Deed I Do Arranged By – Jones*Written-By – Rose*, Hirsch*	2:23
B1	Just For A Thrill Arranged By – Burns*Written-By – Raye*, Lil Armstrong*	3:21
B2	You Won't Let Me Go Arranged By – Burns*Written-By – Allen*, Johnson*	3:16
B3	Tell Me You'll Wait For Me Arranged By – Burns*Written-By – Brown*, Moore*	3:21
B4	Don't Let The Sun Catch You Cryin' Arranged By – Burns*Written-By – Greene*	3:42
B5	Am I Blue Arranged By – Burns*Written-By – Clarke*, Akst*	3:35
B6	Come Rain Or Come Shine Arranged By – Burns*Written-By – Arlen*, Mercer*	3:40

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Marshall Royal (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Baritone Saxophone – Bennie Crawford (tracks: A1 to A6), Charlie Fowlkes (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Bass – Eddie Jones (tracks: A1 to A6), Edgar Willis (tracks: A1 to A6), Wendell Marshall (tracks: B1 to B6)
• Bongos – Jose Mangual (tracks: A3)
• Concertmaster – Harry Lookofsky (tracks: B1 to B6)
• Design [Cover] – Marvin Israel
• Drums – Charlie Persip (tracks: A1 to A6), Teagle Fleming (tracks: A1 to A6), Ted Sommer* (tracks: B1 to B6)
• Engineer [Recording] – Bill Schwartau, Tom Doud*
• Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Frank Wess (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Guitar – Allen Hanlon (tracks: B1 to B6), Freddie Greene* (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Liner Notes – Nat Hentoff
• Photography By [Cover] – Lee Friedlander
• Piano, Vocals – Ray Charles
• Soloist [Tenor Saxophone] – David "Fathead" Newman (tracks: A1, A2, A5, A6), Paul Gonsalves (tracks: A4)
• Soloist [Trumpet] – Marcus Belgrave (tracks: A3)
• Supervised By – Jerry Wexler, Nesuhi Ertegun
• Tenor Saxophone – Billy Mitchell (tracks: A2, A4, A5), David Newman* (tracks: A1 to A6), Paul Gonsalves (tracks: A1 to A6), Zoot Sims (tracks: A1, A3, A6)
• Trombone – Al Gray* (tracks: A1 to A6), Bob Brookmeyer (tracks: B1 to B6), Melba Liston (tracks: A1 to A6), Quentin Jackson (tracks: A1 to A6), Thomas Mitchell (tracks: A1 to A6)
• Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: A1 to A6), Ernie Royal (tracks: A1 to A6), Snookie Young* (tracks: A1 to A6), Joe Newman (tracks: A1 to A6), John Hunt (tracks: A1 to A6), Marcus Belgrave (tracks: A1 to A6)

Notes

Red / Purple bullseye label with black fan around the center hole of the record. "ATLANTIC" is at the top of the label in an orange and purple band that extends around the perimeter of the label.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
SD 1312	Ray Charles	The Genius Of Ray Charles ‎(LP, Album)	Atlantic	SD 1312	US	1959
SD-1312, SD 1312	Ray Charles	The Genius Of Ray Charles ‎(LP, RP)	Atlantic, Atlantic	SD-1312, SD 1312	US	1968
332014	Ray Charles	L'Extraordinaire Ray Charles ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Atlantic	332014	France	1962
SD 1312	Ray Charles	The Genius Of Ray Charles ‎(LP, Album, TP)	Atlantic	SD 1312	US	1962
1312	Ray Charles	The Genius Of Ray Charles ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Atlantic	1312	US	1959

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