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Volcanic Action of My Soul
Studio album by Ray Charles
Released	April 1971
Studio	RPM/Tangerine Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	39:32
Label	ABC/Tangerine
Producer	Joe Adams
Ray Charles chronology
Love Country Style (1970) Volcanic Action of My Soul (1971) A Message from the People (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Christgau's Record Guide	A−

Volcanic Action of My Soul is a studio album by American singer and pianist Ray Charles. It was released in April 1971 by Tangerine Records.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "See You Then" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:19
2. "What Am I Living For" (Art Harris, Fred Jay) – 3:36
3. "Feel So Bad" (James Johnson, Leslie Temple) – 3:14
4. "The Long and Winding Road" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:04
5. "The Three Bells" (Bert Reisfeld, Jean Villard) – 4:19

Side 2

1. "All I Ever Need Is You" (Eddie Reeves, Jimmy Holiday) – 4:00
2. "Wichita Lineman" (Jimmy Webb) – 4:03
3. "Something" (George Harrison) – 4:00
4. "I May Be Wrong (but I Think You're Wonderful)" (Henry Sullivan, Harry Ruskin) – 2.59
5. "Down In The Valley" (Traditional) – 4:35

Personnel

• Ray Charles – keyboards, vocals
• Buddy Emmons – pedal steel guitar
• Glen Campbell – mandolin on "All I Ever Need Is You"

References

1. "Volcanic Action of My Soul". AllMusic. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Ray Charles: Volcanic Action of My Soul". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0899190251. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
3. "Ray Charles & Glen Campbell - Cocoanut Grove Night Club 1983". Youtube. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

External links

• Volcanic Action of My Soul at Discogs (list of releases)

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