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The Things That I Used to Do
"The Things That I Used to Do" is a 12-bar blues song written by Guitar Slim (aka Eddie Jones). His recording of it, made in New Orleans, was arranged and produced by a young Ray Charles.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Black History - Ray Charles )〕 It was released on Specialty Records in 1953,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.discogs.com/Guitar-Slim-And-His-Band-The-Things-That-I-Used-To-Do/release/2185083 )〕 and became a bestseller the following year. It was one of the biggest hits in the label's history and stayed on the rhythm and blues charts for 42 weeks.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Guitar Slim (Eddie Jones)©2002JCMarion )〕 The song was at #1 for six weeks, and was the best-selling R&B record of the year, selling more than a million copies.
Since Guitar Slim was a blues artist, Specially Record's Art Rupe figured that his appeal would be limited to the Southern rural audience. However, urban R&B stations in the North picked up the song, pushing it into a national hit. As a result, Guitar Slim became in great demand as a performer and played on the stage of the Apollo Theater.〔
==Song==
Ray Charles's arrangement and piano accompaniment emphasizes the religious tone of intense but philosophical regret in the singer's voice, giving the song a gospel-influenced feel. Like Fats Domino, Guitar Slim's voice has a less adult sound than does that of the typical blues shouters of the time and his lyrics are less explicitly sexual.
The song required numerous takes to record. Jones often stopped playing in the middle of the song for some reason and they had to start from the beginning again. During the song's fadeout Ray Charles can be heard shouting "yeah!" for he realizes that they finally managed to make it to the end.
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