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Starting in 1987, it was included in numerous greatest hits and [[compilation album]]s.<ref name=HWGAAM>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/here-we-go-again-t16812532|title=Here We Go Again |accessdate=2011-05-08|publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> When Charles' 1962 album ''[[Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music ]]'' was reissued in 1988, it was included as a bonus track on that album, but was not one of the original 12 tracks on the album.<ref name=RCMSICAWM>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/791582|title=Ray Charles – Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music |accessdate=2011-05-08|publisher=Discogs }}</ref> |
Starting in 1987, it was included in numerous greatest hits and [[compilation album]]s.<ref name=HWGAAM>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/here-we-go-again-t16812532|title=Here We Go Again |accessdate=2011-05-08|publisher=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> When Charles' 1962 album ''[[Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music ]]'' was reissued in 1988, it was included as a bonus track on that album, but was not one of the original 12 tracks on the album.<ref name=RCMSICAWM>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/791582|title=Ray Charles – Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music |accessdate=2011-05-08|publisher=Discogs }}</ref> |
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==Composition== |
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According to the sheet music published by Dirk Music, "Here We Go Again" is a [[rhythm and blues]] and [[soul music|soul]] song set in [[12/8]] time with a slow shuffle [[tempo]] of sixty-nine beats per minute. The song is written in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[B-flat major|B{{music|flat}} major]], and the vocals span from the low note of G<sub>3</sub> to the high note of C<sub>5</sub>.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0048848 |title=Ray Charles - Here We Go Again Sheet Music |publisher=Musicnotes.com. Dirk Music |accessdate=2011-05-09}}</ref> |
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==Chart history== |
==Chart history== |
Revision as of 06:00, 9 May 2011
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"Here We Go Again" is a song by Ray Charles from his 1967 album Ray Charles Invites You to Listen (Catalogue-ABCS-595),[1] which is often referred to simply as Invites You to Listen. Its most notable cover version was as a duet by Charles and Norah Jones, appearing on the Genius Loves Company album.[2]
The original version spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 15 for three weeks. It spent several weeks in the UK Singles Chart top 200, reaching number 38. It also spent 13 weeks on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles top 50 chart, reaching number 5 for two weeks. As a duet the song earned the 2005 Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration posthumously for Charles who died in 2004. The solo version is listed at lengths between 3:14 and 3:20 and the duet version at between 3:56 and 3:59.[2]
Among those who have covered the song are Nancy Sinatra and George Strait.[3] The song lent its name to a 2011 tribute album by Norah Jones, Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis entitled Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles that was recorded in two live dates at Lincoln Center. The album included a track entitled "Here We Go Again".[4]
Original version
The song was written by Donnie Lanier and Red Steagall and published by Dirk Music Company.[5] The original recording was made at RPM International Studios, Los Angeles, CA.[6] The song was listed as the sixth of ten tracks on the Invites You to Listen album.[7][8]
Starting in 1987, it was included in numerous greatest hits and compilation albums.[2] When Charles' 1962 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music was reissued in 1988, it was included as a bonus track on that album, but was not one of the original 12 tracks on the album.[6]
Composition
According to the sheet music published by Dirk Music, "Here We Go Again" is a rhythm and blues and soul song set in 12/8 time with a slow shuffle tempo of sixty-nine beats per minute. The song is written in the key of B♭ major, and the vocals span from the low note of G3 to the high note of C5."Ray Charles - Here We Go Again Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Dirk Music. Retrieved 2011-05-09.</ref>
Chart history
The original version debuted in the Billboard Hot 100 in the May 20, 1967 issue at number 79.[9] By the time it debuted on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart on June 10, 1967 at number 48,[10] it had reached number 37 on the Hot 100.[11] For the weeks ending July 15, July 22 and July 29, the song spent three weeks at number 15 on the Hot 100.[12][13] It spent July 22 and July 29, at number 5 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles.[14][15] By August 12, it was no longer among the Hot 100,[16] although it remained number 8 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles.[17] It remained on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles top 50 for 13 weeks ending on September 2.[18][19]
Abroad, it debuted on the UK Singles Chart top 40 at number 38 on July 8, 1967.[20] Its only other weeks among the top 50 were July 22 and July 29 were it was ranked at numbers 49 and 45, respectively.[21]
Norah Jones/Ray Charles duet version
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Ray Charles re-recorded "Here We Go Again" as a duet with American singer-songwriter Norah Jones in 2004. During her Billboard interview for her 2010 ...Featuring album of collaborations, which included her "Here We Go Again" duet, Jones said "I got a call from Ray asking if I'd be interested in singing on this duets record. I got on the next plane and I brought my mom. We went to his studio and did it live with the band. I sang it right next to Ray, watching his mouth for the phrasing. He was very sweet and put me at ease, which was great because I was petrified walking in there."[22]
The duet was released for digital download the same year. It debuted on the Billboard Hot Digital Tracks chart at number 26 for the week ending September 18, 2004.[23] It slipped to 34 the following week,[24] before falling out of the top 50 for the week ending October 2.[25] At the 47th Grammy Awards, the duet earned the award for the Record of the Year and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. It was the second Record of the Year winner not to make the Hot 100 (following "Walk On" in 2001 by U2).[3] After earning the awards, the song charted for a week on both the Hot Digital Songs chart top 75 at number 73 and the Pop 100 at number 74 for the week ending March 5, 2005, but still did not make the Hot 100.[26]
See also
Notes
- ^ Edwards, David, Patrice Eyries, and Mike Callahan (2004-08-05). "Tangerine Album Discography". Retrieved 2011-05-08.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c "Here We Go Again". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ a b "Here We Go Again by Ray Charles and Norah Jones". Songfacts. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ Oquist, Kenneth E. (2011-04-01). "'Here We Go Again': Live Ray Charles Tribute from Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis, and Norah Jones". A&E Playground. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "HERE WE GO AGAIN (Legal Title)". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ a b "Ray Charles – Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Ray Charles Invites You to Listen -..." Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Ray Charles Invites You To Listen". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Hot 100: For week ending May 20, 1967". Billboard. 1967-05-20. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Top Selling R & B Singles: Billboard Special Survey for week ending June 10, 1967". Billboard. 1967-06-10. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Hot 100: For week ending June 10, 1967". Billboard. 1967-06-10. p. 20. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Hot 100: For week ending July 22, 1967". Billboard. 1967-07-22. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Hot 100: For week ending July 29, 1967". Billboard. 1967-07-29. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Top Selling R & B Singles: Billboard Special Survey for week ending July 22, 1967". Billboard. 1967-07-22. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Top Selling R & B Singles: Billboard Special Survey for week ending July 29, 1967". Billboard. 1967-07-29. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Hot 100: For week ending August 12, 1967". Billboard. 1967-08-12. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Top Selling R & B Singles: Billboard Special Survey for week ending August 12, 1967". Billboard. 1967-08-12. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Hot 100: For week ending September 2, 1967". Billboard. 1967-09-02. p. 39. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "Top Selling R & B Singles: Billboard Special Survey for week ending September 9, 1967". Billboard. 1967-09-09. p. 39. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ "TOP 40 OFFICIAL UK SINGLES ARCHIVE: 8th July 1967". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "Here We Go Again". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "'Featuring' Norah Jones Track-By-Track". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ Mayfield, Geoff (2004-09-18). "Over The Counter". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "September 25, 2004, Billboard Hot Digital Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 39. Nielsen Business Media. 2004-09-25. p. 81. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ "October 2, 2004, Billboard Hot Digital Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 40. Nielsen Business Media. 2004-10-02. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ Mayfield, Geoff (2005-03-05). "March 5, 2005 Billboard Hot Digital Songs/March 5, 2005 Billboard Pop 100". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 10. Nielsen Business Media. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-05-08.