Tangerine Records was an American record label founded by musician Ray Charles in 1962. Charles switched to the label in 1966. Tangerine was promoted and distributed by ABC-Paramount Records. Early singles labels were orange and later became black, red and white. 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 – Ray Charles 1967: Ray's Moods – Ray Charles 1967: Ray Charles Invites You to Listen – Ray Charles 1968: A Portrait of Ray – Ray Charles 1969: Vibrations – Rita Graham (a Raelette at the time) 1970: Souled Out – The Raeletts 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" (#75 Pop / #45 R&B) – Ray Charles 1967: "One Hurt Deserves Another" (#76 Pop / #24 R&B) – The Raelettes 1967: "Here We Go Again" (#15 Pop / #5 R&B) – Ray Charles 1968: "Eleanor Rigby" (#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" (#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:
Ray Charles The Raelettes Ike & Tina Turner Jimmy Scott Al Grey Emile Griffith Percy Mayfield Louis Jordan The Ohio Players Lula Reed David Thorne
References
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