但是真正發跡要等到1960年30歲與ABC-派拉蒙簽約以後, 同年灌的“George on My Mind”得了格蘭米獎, 1961年的“Unchain My Heart”成績不錯, 隔年的“I Cant Stop Loving You”更是登上排行榜王座。
Ray Charles在2004年過世, 在2008年的滾石雜誌史上100位最偉大歌星中排第二名。
Unchain my heart
Unchain my heart (unchain my heart), baby let me be (unchain my heart) Unchain my heart (unchain my heart) cause you dont care about me (unchain my heart) Youve got me so like a pillow case But you let my love go away so Unchain my heart oh Please set me free
Unchain my heart (unchain my heart), baby let me go (unchain my heart) Unchain my heart (unchain my heart), cause you dont love me no more (unchain my heart) Evry time I call you on the phone Some fella tells me that youre not at home so Unchain my heart, oh Please set me free
Im under you spell (Im under your spell) like a man in a trance (like a man in a trance) But I know darn well (but I know darn well) that I dont stand a chance (that I dont stand a chance)
So unchain my heart (unchain my heart) let me go my way (unchain my heart) Unchain my heart (unchain my heart) you worry me night and day (unchain my heart) Why lead me through a life of misery When you dont care a bag of beans for me So unchain my heart oh Please set me free
Im under you spell (Im under your spell) like a man in a trance (like a man in a trance) Oh I know darn well (but I know darn well) that I dont stand a chance (that I dont stand a chance)
So unchain my heart (unchain my heart) let me go away (unchain my heart) Unchain my heart (unchain my heart) you worry me night and day (unchain my heart) Why lead me through a life of misery When you dont care a bag of beans for me So unchain my heart oh Please set me free (please set me free) Ah wont you set me free (please set me free) Woah set me free (please set me free) Wow, set me free, little darlin (please set me free) Ah, wont you set me free