Ray (soundtrack)

Ray is the soundtrack of the 2004 film Ray starring Jamie Foxx (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as "Ray Charles" in this film), Kerry Washington, Terrence Howard, Clifton Powell and Regina King. The score was composed by Breyon Prescott and Craig Armstrong.

Ray
Soundtrack album by
Ray Charles
ReleasedJune 2004
Recorded1953–2003
GenreSoul
Length54:28
LabelRhino/Atlantic/Warner Music Group Soundtracks
ProducerAhmet Ertegun, Herb Abramson
Ray Charles chronology
The Clearing
(2004)		 Ray
(2004)		 Fever Pitch
(2005)

The album won a Grammy Award and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.

Track listing
  1. "Mess Around" – 2:41
  2. "I've Got a Woman" – 2:52
  3. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Live) – 3:05
  4. "Drown in My Own Tears" – 3:21
  5. "(Night Time Is) The Right Time" – 3:24
  6. "Mary Ann" – 2:47
  7. "Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)" – 2:55
  8. "What'd I Say" (Live) – 4:38
  9. "Georgia on My Mind" – 3:39
  10. "Hit the Road Jack" – 2:00
  11. "Unchain My Heart" – 2:50
  12. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Live) – 3:17
  13. "Born to Lose" – 3:15
  14. "Bye Bye Love" – 2:11
  15. "You Don't Know Me" (Live) – 3:16
  16. "Let the Good Times Roll" (Live) – 2:48
  17. "Georgia on My Mind" (Live) – 5:30
  • Total Time: 54:28

A second CD, More Music from Ray, featuring more music from the film along with "music that inspired the film", was released on Atlantic Records.[1]

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[2] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA)[4] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Producer Breyon Prescott The-Film/release/2560071 Discogs
  2. "New Zealand album certifications – Ray Charles – Ray OST". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "British album certifications – Ray Charles – Ray - Ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. "American album certifications – Ray Charles – Ray (original motion picture soundtrack)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 29 May 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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