I Can't Stop Loving You

The first "I Can't Stop Loving You" is a famous American country song written and recorded by Don Gibson in 1957. In 1962, Ray Charles sang and released on the disc Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, with a new tone than the country tune. Charles's version peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 for five weeks. Then it was #1 on the R&B and Adult Contemporary charts. Billboard ranked it #2 for 1962. It also peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1962, for two weeks. Ray Charles' version of “I Can't Stop Loving You” was ranked number 164 by Rolling Stone in "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and CMT (Country Music Television channel) ranked 49th in "100 Greatest Songs in Country Music".

The lyrics are painfully earnest and Charles's beautiful and soulful vocal performance is. The lyrical theme is nothing new even for 1962, but the song is still very good. In terms of number 1 hits over a long period proves it. Charles' emotional blues vocals are perfect for the sense of loss that pervades the melody. How important and influential Charles' country albums and singles were, and the significance of these efforts, was a breakthrough in the music scene of the time. The public has had many reminders of Ray Charles' excellence and uniqueness, including the Grammy Award given to Genius, Loves Company after his death and the success of the 2004 biopic "Ray".

Singer: Ray Charles