{"product_id":"ray-charles-whatd-i-say","title":"Ray Charles - What'd I Say (45 rpm, Limited edition) [2 vinyls]","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\"What'd I Say\" is the album where gospel and rhythm and blues collided hard enough to create soul music, and this double album 45 rpm cuts it at the speed audiophiles desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe title song exists because Ray Charles had time to kill. Playing a ball in 1958 with a few minutes remaining and nothing more in the setlist, he told the band to follow him and improvised the whole thing on the spot, with the Wurlitzer electric piano taking the lead, the Raelettes responding in call and response. The crowd went crazy. When it was released, it reached number six and gave Charles his first Top 10 hit and first gold record, while the back-and-forth moans in the final section got it banned outright by radio stations who understood exactly what they were hearing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 1959 album that surrounds it holds up better than most of the hits-focused LPs of the era. \"Rockhouse\" is pure instrumental swagger, \"Tell Me How Do You Feel\" leans into the gospel side of his voice without a hint of restraint, and \"Roll With My Baby\" is jump blues delivered by a man who could do it in his sleep and clearly enjoyed not sleeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSpread over two 45 rpm discs, the piano finally sounds as it should.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vinylestore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67910333399117,"sku":"753088754876","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0796\/9131\/7325\/files\/4256231-3422675.jpg?v=1794005688","url":"https:\/\/vinylestore.shop\/products\/ray-charles-whatd-i-say","provider":"Vinylestore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}