Ray Charles – Friendship (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1984

Friendship is an LP by Ray Charles from 1984 released on the CBS label.

About this album

Friendship finds Ray Charles bringing his inimitable voice to country material with relaxed authority and sharp crossover appeal. Released in 1984, the album blends honky-tonk, country-pop and soul touches, showing how naturally Charles could move between genres without losing his identity. The title duet with Anita Pointer and the long-standing favourite Seven Spanish Angels both helped make the record stand out, while the album as a whole reflects Charles’s late-period strength as a interpretive singer. It sits comfortably within the country side of his catalogue, where gospel inflection, rhythmic phrasing and emotional directness give familiar songs extra depth.

Genre: Soul & Funk