Drown in my own tears

Drown in my own tears was written by Henry Glover. It was recorded by Ray Charles in 1956. It was first recorded in 1951 by Lula Reed, so this will be another post that doesn't feature the first actual recording of the song. Drown in my own tears is a single from Ray Charles’s Atlantic period. A time when Charles was dominating the R&B and Jazz charts.

Aretha Franklin recorded her version of the song for the 1967 album I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You.

Ray Charles:

Aretha Franklin:

This is the first time I've featured Ray Charles, and the second time I have featured Aretha. The first time I featured her she lost dubiously to the Band, on the Weight. She probably, could have, and maybe she should have won that one. But hey, I'm not perfect.

This one is a pretty tough decision. Both songs start off really strong, but in the last minute or two, I feel like Aretha’s version takes a bunch of liberties, and overall I prefer Ray’s version. So it looks like Aretha has lost again. Well, that’s just not right.