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2 Track listing  





3 Personnel  





4 Chart performance  





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6 References  





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Through the Eyes of Love
A pair of Charles' sunglasses on purple material
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1972 (1972-11)
GenreRhythm and blues
Length31:51
LanguageEnglish
LabelABC/Tangerine
ProducerRay Charles
Ray Charles chronology
A Message from the People
(1972)
Through the Eyes of Love
(1972)
Jazz Number II
(1973)

Through the Eyes of Love is a 1972 studio album by American rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. It was Charles' last release in collaboration with ABC Records and his vanity label Tangerine, founded a decade earlier and has received positive reviews from critics. He followed this with a months-long break from recording and performing,[1] and then moved to a new personal label, CrossOver Records with Decca Records.[2] Only one single was released from this album, "I Can Make It Through the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)", coming out in 1973 and charting on the Best Soul Singles.[3]

Reception

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Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3 out of 5 stars[4] and in the 2004 edition of The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, this release was rated 2.5 out of 5 stars.[5] A review for retailers in Billboard recommended this work, calling it "one of his strongest packages of new material".[6] Robert Christgau scored Through the Eyes of Love a B, writing that Charles' "geniuses around" on the tracks.[7]

Track listing

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  1. "My First Night Alone Without You" (Kin Vassy) – 3:40
  2. "I Can Make It Through the Days (But Oh Those Lonely Nights)" (Ray Charles, Dee Ervin, and Ruth Robinson) – 3:52
  3. "Someone to Watch Over Me" (George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin) – 3:20
  4. "A Perfect Love" (Paul Williams) – 4:07
  5. "If You Wouldn’t Be My Lady" (Jimmy Holliday and Eddie Reeves) – 4:10
  6. "You Leave Me Breathless" (Ralph Freed and Fredrick Hollander) – 3:50
  7. "Never Ending Song of Love" (Bonnie Bramlett and Delaney Bramlett) – 2:37
  8. "Rainy Night in Georgia" (Tony Joe White) – 6:15

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Through the Eyes of Love topped out at 183 on the Billboard 200 and reached 43 on that publication's R&B chart.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Coleman, Julian (February 17, 1973). "Soul Sauce". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 7. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510.
  • ^ Lydon, Michael (June 2004). "Discography". Ray Charles: Man and Music (Updated Commemorative ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 434. ISBN 9781135878108.
  • ^ Herber, Shelly; Freedland, Nat (May 26, 1973). "Creative Trends". Talent. Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 21. Ray Charles: 'Who's Still On Chart After 26 Years?'. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  • ^ "Ray Charles – Through the Eyes of Love". AllMusic. RhythmOne. n.d. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  • ^ Hoard, Christian David; Brackett, Nathan, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 154. ISBN 9780743201698.
  • ^ "Billboard Album Reviews". Billboard. Vol. 84, no. 49. December 2, 1972. p. 69. ISSN 0006-2510.
  • ^ Christgau, Robert (n.d.). "Robert Christgau: Album: Ray Charles: Through the Eyes of Love". Consumer Album Guide. Robert Christgau. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  • ^ "Ray Charles Chart History". Billboard. n.d. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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