Formats and Editions
1. Bye Bye Love [as made famous by The Everly Brothers]
2. You Don?t Know Me [as made famous by Eddy Arnold]
3. Half as Much [as made famous by Hank Williams]
4. I Love You So Much It Hurts [as made famous by Tennessee Earl Ford and later Patsy Cline]
5. Just a Little Lovin? [as made famous by Hank Williams]
6. Born to Lose [as made famous by Don Gibson and later Johnny Cash]
7. Worried Mind [as made famous by Ted Daffan?s Texans]
8. It Makes No Difference Now [as made famous by Eddy Arnold]
9. You Win Again [as made famous by Hank Williams]
10. Careless Love [Jazz standard, as made famous by Eddy Arnold]
11. I Can?t Stop Loving You [as made famous by Don Gibson]
12. Hey, Good Lookin? [as made famous by Hank Williams]
13. You Are My Sunshine [as made famous by Gene Autry]
14. No Letter Today [as made famous by Ted Daffan]
15. Someday (You?ll Want Me to Want You) [as made famous by Elton Britt]
16. Don?t Tell Me Your Troubles [as made famous by Don Gibson]
17. Midnight [as made famous by Chet Atkins]
18. Oh, Lonesome Me [as made famous by Don Gibson]
19. Take These Chains from My Heart [as made famous by Hank Williams]
20. Your Cheatin? Heart [as made famous by Hank Williams]
21. I?ll Never Stand in Your Way [as made famous by Joni James and later Kitty Kallen]
22. Making Believe [as made famous by Jimmy Work and later Kitty Wells]
23. Teardrops in My Heart [as made famous by Sons of the Pioneers and later Jim Reeves]
24. Hang Your Head in Shame [as made famous by Foy Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage and later Red Foley]
More Info:
Regarded by many critics as Ray Charles' best studio albums, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volumes 1 & 2 have been considered by several music writers to be landmark albums in American music. The album's integration of soul and country music bent racial barriers in popular music, amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement. In the process of recording the album, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to exercise complete artistic control over his own recording career. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music has been listed among the greatest albums of all time by numerous publications including Blender, Rolling Stone and Time.