The Genius
I honestly looked for a better version of this song. Richard Manuel don't cut it and neither do Charlie Rich. It's always gonna be a Ray Charles song to me. I love the version from Ray Charles 1964 "Live in Concert," but this live version is from 1963:
Christgau said that Willie Nelson now owns the track too, and in a way, I guess he does. There's always been a link between Willie and Ray that goes beyond "Seven Spanish Angels:"
Cindy Walker co-wrote it with Eddy Arnold. I had a gf who told me that she was listening to the Van Morrison version of this song a lot, and all I could think was, "I love Van, but the Ray Charles version is so much better." Turns out she was telling me to listen to the words. Whoops.
Christgau said that Willie Nelson now owns the track too, and in a way, I guess he does. There's always been a link between Willie and Ray that goes beyond "Seven Spanish Angels:"
Cindy Walker co-wrote it with Eddy Arnold. I had a gf who told me that she was listening to the Van Morrison version of this song a lot, and all I could think was, "I love Van, but the Ray Charles version is so much better." Turns out she was telling me to listen to the words. Whoops.
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