Tangerine Records was an American record label founded by musician Ray Charles in 1962. ^[1] Charles switched to the label in 1966. ^[2] Tangerine was promoted and distributed by ABC-Paramount Records . ^{[3] [4]} 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 [ edit ]

Albums [ edit ]

• 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 ^[5]
• 1971: Volcanic Action of My Soul ? Ray Charles

Hit singles [ edit ]

• 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 [ edit ]

Acts signed to Tangerine included:

• Ray Charles
• The Raelettes
• Ike & Tina Turner
• Jimmy Scott
• Al Grey
• Percy Mayfield
• Louis Jordan
• The Ohio Players
• Lula Reed
• David Thorne ^[6]

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Bibliography [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Album discography
• Singles discography