In April 1962, “ABC-Paramount” label released “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music”, the 19^th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in February 1962, at “Capitol Studios” in New York City and “United Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Sid Feller, Ray Charles and Joe Adams. In 1999, the album was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”. In 2001, the album track “I Can’t Stop Loving You” was inducted into the “Grammy Hall of Fame”. in 2001,  the album was cited by “The Recording Academy” as a recording of “historical significance. “I Can’t Stop Loving You” was ranked number 49 on “Country Music Television’s” list of the “100 Greatest Songs of Country Music”  In 2001, “VH1” channel listed the album in its list of “The 100 Greatest Albums of R ‘N’ R”. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 104 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

• Ray Charles– vocals, piano
• Hank Crawford– alto saxophone
• Gil Fuller, Gerald Wilson– big band arrangements
• Marty Paich– string arrangements
• Bill Putnam, Gene Thompson, Johnny Cue.Bob Arnold, Frank Abbey – engineer
• Bill Inglot, Ken Perry – remastering
• Michael Ochs Archives, Hugh Bell – photography
• Todd Everett – liner notes

Track listing:

1. Bye Bye Love – Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant
2. You Don’t Know Me – Eddy Arnold, Cindy Walker
3. Half As Much – Curley Williams
4. I Love You So Much It Hurts – Floyd Tillman
5. Just a Little Lovin’ (Will Go a Long Way) – Eddy Arnold, Zeke Clements
6. Born To Lose – Frankie Brown, (Ted Daffan)
7. Worried Mind – Ted Daffan, Jimmie Davis
8. It Makes No Difference Now – Floyd Tillman, Jimmie Davis
9. You Win Again – Hank Williams
10. Careless Love – traditional, arranged by Ray Charles
11. I Can’t Stop Loving You – Don Gibson
12. Hey, Good Lookin’ – Hank Williams