Ray (soundtrack)

Ray is the soundtrack of the 2004 film Ray starring Jamie Foxx (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as "Ray Charles" in this film), Kerry Washington, Terrence Howard, Clifton Powell and Regina King. The score was composed by Breyon Prescott and Craig Armstrong.

Ray
Soundtrack album by Ray Charles
Released	June 2004
Recorded	1953–2003
Genre	Soul
Length	54:28
Label	Rhino/Atlantic/Warner Music Group Soundtracks
Producer	Ahmet Ertegun, Herb Abramson
Ray Charles chronology
The Clearing (2004) Ray (2004) Fever Pitch (2005)

The album won a Grammy Award and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.

Track listing

1. "Mess Around" – 2:41
2. "I've Got a Woman" – 2:52
3. "Hallelujah I Love Her So" (Live) – 3:05
4. "Drown in My Own Tears" – 3:21
5. "(Night Time Is) The Right Time" – 3:24
6. "Mary Ann" – 2:47
7. "Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)" – 2:55
8. "What'd I Say" (Live) – 4:38
9. "Georgia on My Mind" – 3:39
10. "Hit the Road Jack" – 2:00
11. "Unchain My Heart" – 2:50
12. "I Can't Stop Loving You" (Live) – 3:17
13. "Born to Lose" – 3:15
14. "Bye Bye Love" – 2:11
15. "You Don't Know Me" (Live) – 3:16
16. "Let the Good Times Roll" (Live) – 2:48
17. "Georgia on My Mind" (Live) – 5:30

• Total Time: 54:28

A second CD, More Music from Ray, featuring more music from the film along with "music that inspired the film", was released on Atlantic Records.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004–05) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 7 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 3 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 8 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 32 French Albums (SNEP)[8] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 12 Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] 19 Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 11 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 39 Scottish Albums (OCC)[14] 60 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] 12 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 51 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[18] 36 US Billboard 200[19] 9 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20] 7 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[21] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 79 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[23] 45 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[24] 91 French Albums (SNEP)[25] 43 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[26] 63 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 24 US Billboard 200[28] 43 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[29] 37

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30]	Platinum	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[31]	Gold	100,000
United States (RIAA)[32]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. Producer Breyon Prescott The-Film/release/2560071 Discogs
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31. "British album certifications – Ray Charles – Ray – Ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
32. "American album certifications – Ray Charles – Ray (original motion picture soundtrack)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 29, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.