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Ray Charles & Cleo Laine – Porgy & Bess

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Genre:Stage & Screen
Style:Musical
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Tracklist

Summertime (Instrumental)1:26
Summertime6:12
My Man's Gone Now4:40
A Woman Is A Sometime Thing2:42
They Pass By Singin'3:01
What You Want Wid Bess?2:20
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (Instrumental)5:25
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'3:47
Buzzard Song3:21
Bess, You Is My Woman5:25
Oh, Doctor Jesus2:10
Crab Man1:45
Here Come De Honey Man1:24
Strawberry Woman (Instrumental)0:56
Strawberry Woman1:21
It Ain't Necessarily So (Instrumental)4:34
It Ain't Necessarily So4:13
There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York3:20
There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York (Instrumental)4:50
I Loves You, Porgy (Instrumental)4:21
I Loves You, Porgy5:00
Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess (Instrumental)3:22
Oh, Bess, Oh Where's My Bess3:33
Oh Lord, I'm On My Way3:15

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    		Version DetailsData Quality
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP
    		London Records – D31D2Netherlands1976Netherlands — 1976
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, Stereo, RCA Indianapolis Pressing; Box Set, Album
    		RCA – CPL 2-1831, RCA Victor – CPL2-1831US1976US — 1976
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    LP, Stereo, Promo
    		RCA – DJL1-2163US1976US — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976-10-00, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP; Box Set
    		London Records – D31D2, Crossover Records (3) – D31D2UK1976UK — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, Stereo
    		PAX – ISK1152-3Israel1976Israel — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, With 12 Pages Booklet; Box Set
    		London Records – 278.133, Crossover Records (3) – 278.133France1976France — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, Album, Gatefold
    		London Records – 6645 201Netherlands1976Netherlands — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, Stereo
    		London Crossover – D.31-1/2Australia1976Australia — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, Stereo; Box Set
    		London Records – GXH-1041/2, Crossover Records (3) – GXH-1041/2Japan1976Japan — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, Album; Box Set
    		London Records – D31D / 1 2, Crossover Records (3) – D31D / 1 2Italy1976Italy — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, CassettePorgy & Bess
    Cassette, Album, Promo, Stereo
    		RCA – CPK2-1831US1976US — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, Album, Gatefold
    		London Records – XLLC 5323/4-SBrazil1976Brazil — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP; Box Set, Album
    		RCA Victor – CPL2-1831, RCA Victor – CPL2-1831Canada1976Canada — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976, CassettePorgy & Bess
    Cassette, Album, Stereo
    		London Crossover – KLAC2 8058UK1976UK — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1976-10-00, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP; Box Set
    		London Records – D31D2, Crossover Records (3) – D31D2Netherlands1976Netherlands — 1976
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1989, CDPorgy & Bess
    CD, Album
    		RCA – 1831-2-R, BMG – 1831-2-RUS1989US — 1989
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 1990, CDPorgy & Bess
    CD, Album, Reissue
    		RCA – CD 20.081, BMG – CD 20.081, RCA – CD20081, BMG – CD20081Brazil1990Brazil — 1990
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 2001, CDPorgy & Bess
    CD, Album, Unofficial Release
    		Limited Edition (6) – 850375Russia2001Russia — 2001
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, 2005-02-19, VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, 200g
    		Classic Records – JP 1831-200GUS2005US — 2005
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, , VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, Test Pressing, 180g
    		Classic Records – JP-1831USUS
    New Submission
    Cover of Porgy & Bess, , VinylPorgy & Bess
    2×LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold
    		London Records – 31C 166 60926/7, London Records – XLLC 5323/4-SBrazilBrazil

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    • Rebelrms's avatar
      Rebelrms
      Edited one year ago
      Ok recording and pressing some distorted female vocals. Decent quality has held up over the years. The female vocals are quite painful. Ray is great as always.
      • jeroenkeip's avatar
        jeroenkeip
        Edited 2 years ago
        Uniquely jazz and soul-inflected version of this classic. The added solo piano pieces by Ray Charles are an added bonus. Cleo Laine doesn't really keep up with the powerhouse that is Mr Charles, but she does a commendable job.

        The box set format does justice to the occasion of such a high-profile version of a classic work, and the vinyl offers an almost three-dimensional experience of the story and the emotions.

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