Album of the Day

If you think the term “8-track” means a bulky cartridge used in car audio systems in the 1970s, you're only half right; years before it became a consumer product, it was a studio technology. When THE GREAT HITS OF RAY CHARLES RECORDED ON 8-TRACK STEREO was originally released in 1964, that technology was state-of-the-art, and even if digital recording has advanced considerably in the intervening half-century, the Atlantic collection still sounds mighty fine. Among the 13 favorites here are “What'd I Say,” “I'm Movin' On,” “(Night Time Is) The Right Time” and “I Had A Dream.” We'll celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with the Genius of Soul on THE GREAT HITS OF RAY CHARLES.