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Ray Charles - America The Beautiful (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Vocals
Carol Kaye
Carol Kaye
Bass
Grady Tate
Grady Tate
Drums
Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard
Trumpet
Ernie Royal
Ernie Royal
Trumpet
Joe Newman
Joe Newman
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Katharine Lee Bates
Katharine Lee Bates
Lyrics
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Arranger
Samuel A. Ward
Samuel A. Ward
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Producer
David Braithwaite
David Braithwaite
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Oh, beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self, their country loved
And mercy more than life
America, America, may God thy gold refine
'Til all success be nobleness
And every gain divined
And you know when I was in school
We used to sing it something like this, listen here
Oh beautiful, for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain
But now wait a minute, I'm talking about
America, sweet America
You know, God done shed His grace on thee
He crowned thy good, yes He did, in brotherhood
From sea to shining sea
You know, I wish I had somebody to help me sing this
(America, America, God shed his grace on thee)
America, I love you America, you see
My God, He done shed His grace on thee
And you oughta love Him for it
'Cause He, He, He, He crowned thy good
He told me He would, with brotherhood
(From sea to shining Sea)
Oh Lord, oh Lord, I thank you Lord
(Shining sea)
Written by: Katharine Lee Bates, Ray Charles, Samuel A. Ward

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