I bought this in New York in a moment of weakness after hearing his version of "Fever" sung with Nathalie Cole. It's a posthumous release and one of those albums where there are guest artists on every track. I was first aware of the "guest artist" phenomenon with John Lee Hooker's The Healer - still a fantastic album not least for Carlos Santana's contribution. But since then everyone - and especially Jools Holland -- is at it. The nadir for me was Tom Jones and Cerys from Catalonia murdering "Baby It's Cold Outside". However, I digress. Ray's voice is clearly past its best but the man had soul until the very end which is what saves this album. Duets with Norah Jones, Bonnie Raitt, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, BB King and more. One or two great performances (Fever, Crazy Love) make the rest forgiveable. If anyone wants to be picky and download track by track (from a legal source like iTunes, obviously) I'll tell you what to go for and which ones to avoid....
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