Consumer Guide Album

Ray Charles: Ain't It So [Atlantic, 1979]
Pro forma Charles here--jazzed-up Berlin and Mercer-Allen, schlocked-up "Just Because," uninspired Manilow and McDill, original Jimmy Lewis, "Drift Away" (eat your heart out, Dobie), and "Some Enchanted Evening" (eat your hear out, Ezio). In other words, a pretty damn good record. B+