What'd I Say (album)

What'd I Say is a studio album recorded by Ray Charles in New York City and released in 1959. What'd I Say peaked at #20 on the Billboard "Pop Albums" chart in 1962. The album launched Charles' first top 10 hit, "What'd I Say", and became his first gold record.^[2][3]

Track listing

1. "What'd I Say" Parts 1 & 2
2. "Jumpin' in the Morning"
3. "You Be My Baby"
4. "Tell Me How Do You Feel"
5. "What Kind of Man Are You" (w/Mary Ann Fisher)
6. "Rockhouse" Parts 1 & 2
7. "Roll with My Baby"
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