| "Hallelujah I Love Her So" |
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| Single by Ray Charles |
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| from the album Ray Charles (or, Hallelujah I Love Her So) |
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| A-side |
"Hallelujah I Love Her So" |
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| B-side |
"What Would I Do Without You" |
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| Released |
1956 |
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| Format |
7" 45rpm |
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| Recorded |
1956 |
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| Genre |
Rhythm and blues |
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| Length |
2:35 |
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| Label |
Atlantic |
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| Writer(s) |
Ray Charles |
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| Producer |
Jerry Wexler |
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| Ray Charles singles chronology |
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"A Fool for You"
(1955) |
"Hallelujah I Love Her So"
(1956) |
"Mary Ann"
(1956) |
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"Hallelujah I Love Her So" is a rhythm and blues single written by and released by American singer Ray Charles in 1956 on the Atlantic label. It would later appear on Ray Charles' self-titles 1st LP for Atlantic Records in 1957.
The song peaked at number five on the Billboard R&B chart and much like "I Got a Woman" and "This Little Girl of Mine" before it was a song based on a gospel hymn with lyrics changed around to fit a secular blues format.
These songs predated the groundbreaking success Charles had near the end of the fifties with "What'd I Say" but they helped contribute to Charles' huge success with the R&B community at the time.
"Hallelujah I Love Her So" is a testament to the joyous release of love, featuring a sophisticated horn arrangement, and memorable tenor sax solo (by Don Wilkerson). Stevie Wonder, Peggy Lee, Eddie Cochran and later, Humble Pie would successfully cover the song.
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