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What’d I Say

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

What’d I Say · What'd I Say was released in late 1959 on Atlantic Records. It was really more of a compilation than a self-contained album: the songs had previously been released as singles and had not yet appeared on an album. The oldest, Roll with My Baby, dates from 1952, Jumpin' in the Mornin' from 1953. It also contains singles from 1958 and 1959.

The title track was the singer's first top ten hit. The album became his first gold record. A Billboard reviewer called it a fine, swinging album on which he is at his best. In September 1961 it entered the American album chart and reached number twenty. The critic Robert Christgau included it in his Basic Record Library of records from the fifties and sixties.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to What'd I Say, his first top ten hit, and notice the energy with which Ray Charles sings the song.

Track list

  1. 1What'd I Say, Pt. 15:07Apple Music ↗
  2. 2Jumpin' In the Morning2:44Apple Music ↗
  3. 3You Be My Baby (Stereo Version)2:32Apple Music ↗
  4. 4Tell Me How Do You Feel (Stereo Version)2:43Apple Music ↗
  5. 5What Kind of Man Are You2:52Apple Music ↗
  6. 6Rockhouse, Pts. 1 & 23:54Apple Music ↗
  7. 7Roll With My Baby2:37Apple Music ↗
  8. 8Tell All the World About You (Stereo Version)2:05Apple Music ↗
  9. 9My Bonnie (Stereo Version)2:49Apple Music ↗
  10. 10That's Enough2:47Apple Music ↗

30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗

Categories: Albums and songs