Tangerine Records was a

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...

founded by musician

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

in 1962. Charles switched to the label in 1966. Tangerine was promoted and distributed by

ABC-Paramount Records ABC Records was an American record label founded in New York City in 1955. It originated as the main popular music label operated by the Am-Par Record Corporation. Am-Par also created the Impulse! jazz label in 1960. It acquired many labels bef ...

. Early singles labels were orange and later became black, red and white. Many of the later recordings are now sought after in " Northern Soul" circles. After Charles left ABC in 1973, he closed Tangerine and started Crossover Records. Ray Charles Enterprises owns the catalog.

Notable releases

Albums

* 1966: ''

Crying Time "Crying Time" is a song from 1964 written and originally recorded by the American country music artist Buck Owens. It gained greater success in the version recorded by Ray Charles, which won two Grammy Awards in 1967. Numerous other cover versio ...

'' – Ray Charles * 1967: '' Ray's Moods'' – Ray Charles * 1967: '' Ray Charles Invites You to Listen'' – Ray Charles * 1968: ''

A Portrait of Ray ''A Portrait of Ray'' is a studio album by Ray Charles released in March 1968. Track listing # "Never Say Naw" ( Percy Mayfield) – 3:06 # "The Sun Died" (Ray Charles, Ann Grégory, Hubert Giraud, Pierre Delanoë) – 3:58 # " Am I Bl ...

'' – Ray Charles * 1969: ''Vibrations'' – Rita Graham (a

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at the time) * 1970: ''

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'' – The

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with Ike & Tina Turner * 1971: '' Volcanic Action of My Soul'' – Ray Charles

Hit singles

* 1963: "River's Invitation" (#99 Pop / #25 R&B) – Percy Mayfield * 1966: "

I Don't Need No Doctor "I Don't Need No Doctor" is an R&B song written by Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson, and Jo Armstead. First released by Ashford on Verve in August 1966, it went nowhere. It was then picked up and recorded by Ray Charles and released in October ...

" (#75 Pop / #45 R&B) – Ray Charles * 1967: "One Hurt Deserves Another" (#76 Pop / #24 R&B) – The

Raelettes The Raelettes (or occasionally The Raelets or The Raeletts) were an American girl group formed in 1958 to provide backing vocals for Ray Charles. They were reformed from the group The Cookies. Between 1966 and 1973, the Raelettes recorded on T ...

* 1967: " Here We Go Again" (#15 Pop / #5 R&B) – Ray Charles * 1968: "

Eleanor Rigby "Eleanor Rigby" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1966 album ''Revolver''. It was also issued on a double A-side single, paired with " Yellow Submarine". The song was written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to L ...

" (#35 Pop / #30 R&B) – Ray Charles * 1968: "I'm Gett'n Long Alright" (#23 R&B) – The Raelettes * 1968: "I Want To Thank You" (#47 R&B) – The Raelettes * 1970: "I Want To (Do Everything for You)" (#96 Pop / #39 R&B) – The Raelettes * 1970: "Bad Water" (#58 Pop / #40 R&B) – The Raelettes * 1971: "

Dust My Broom "Dust My Broom" is a blues song originally recorded as "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" by American blues artist Robert Johnson in 1936. It is a solo performance in the Delta blues-style with Johnson's vocal accompanied by his acoustic guitar. A ...

" (#54 ''Cash Box'' R&B) – Ike & Tina Turner * 1971: "Don't Change on Me" (#36 Pop / #13 R&B) – Ray Charles * 1972: "Booty Butt" (#31 Pop / #13 R&B) – Ray Charles

Roster

Acts signed to Tangerine included: *

The Raelettes The Raelettes (or occasionally The Raelets or The Raeletts) were an American girl group formed in 1958 to provide backing vocals for Ray Charles. They were reformed from the group The Cookies. Between 1966 and 1973, the Raelettes recorded on T ...

Ike & Tina Turner Ike & Tina Turner were an American musical duo consisting of husband and wife Ike Turner and Tina Turner. From 1960 to 1976, they performed live as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, supported by Ike Turner's band the Kings of Rhythm and backing vocal ...

Jimmy Scott James Victor Scott (July 17, 1925 – June 12, 2014), known professionally as Little Jimmy Scott or Jimmy Scott, was an American jazz vocalist known for his high natural contralto voice and his sensitivity on ballads and love songs. After ...

Al Grey Al Grey (June 6, 1925 – March 24, 2000) was an American jazz trombonist who was a member of the Count Basie orchestra. He was known for his plunger mute technique and wrote an instructional book in 1987 called ''Plunger Techniques''. Care ...

Percy Mayfield Percy Mayfield (August 12, 1920August 11, 1984) was an American Rhythm and blues singer with a smooth vocal style. He also was a songwriter, known for the songs " Please Send Me Someone to Love" and "Hit the Road Jack", the latter being a song ...

Louis Jordan Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as " the King of the Jukebox", he earned his high ...

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* Lula Reed * David Thorne

References

Bibliography

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Album discography

Singles discography
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