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''Genius Loves Company'' is the final studio album by rhythm and blues and soul musician Ray Charles, posthumously released August 31, 2004 on Concord Records.〔(Billboard.com: Discography - Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company ). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved on 2008-11-15.〕 Recording sessions for the album took place between June 2003 and March 2004.〔(allmusic: Genius Loves Company overview ). All Media Guide, LLC. Retrieved on 2008-11-15.〕 The album consists of rhythm and blues, soul, country, blues, jazz and pop standards performed by Charles and several guest musicians, such as Natalie Cole, Elton John, James Taylor, Norah Jones, B.B. King, Gladys Knight, Diana Krall, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson and Bonnie Raitt. ''Genius Loves Company'' was the last album recorded and completed by Charles before his death in June 2004. The album was produced by Concord A&R man, John Burk, who approached Charles with the concept of a duets album for a collaboration of Concord Records and Hear Music, the record label owned by the coffee chain Starbucks.〔(Genius Loves Company - Rick VanderKnyff ). MSN Money. Retrieved on 2005-02-06.〕 It served as the first original non-compilation release by Hear Music,〔 as well as one of Ray Charles' most commercially successful albums. On February 2, 2005, ''Genius Loves Company'' was certified triple-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America following sales of over three million copies in the United States.〔(RIAA Searchable Database: Gold & Platinum ). Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on 2008-15-08.〕 On February 13, 2005, the album was awarded eight Grammy Awards including Album of the Year and Record of the Year. The cover featured an iconic image by photographer Norman Seeff. The Album of the Year award was presented to coproducer John Burk, who accepted on behalf of himself and coproducer Phil Ramone. (Ramone could not make the trip to Los Angeles for the Grammy ceremony.) ==Reception== 〕 | rev2 = Robert Christgau | rev2Score = A− | rev3 = ''The Daily Vault'' | rev3Score = A− | rev4 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev4Score = (C) | rev5 = ''JazzTimes'' | rev5Score = (favorable) | rev6 = ''Mojo'' | rev6Score = | rev7 = PopMatters | rev7Score = (favorable) | rev8 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev8Score = | rev9 = ''USA Today'' | rev9Score = | rev10 = ''Western Courier'' | rev10Score = B+ }} 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genius Loves Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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