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Ray Charles feat. James Taylor - Sweet Potato Pie (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Performer
James Taylor
James Taylor
Performer
Michael Landau
Michael Landau
Performer
Irv Kramer
Irv Kramer
Performer
Randy Waldman
Randy Waldman
Performer
Tom Fowler
Tom Fowler
Performer
Ray Brinker
Ray Brinker
Performer
Charlie Davis
Charlie Davis
Performer
Walt Fowler
Walt Fowler
Performer
David Boruff
David Boruff
Performer
Brandon Fields
Brandon Fields
Performer
Bob Shepard
Bob Shepard
Performer
Bruce Fowler
Bruce Fowler
Performer
Bob McChesney
Bob McChesney
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Taylor
James Taylor
Composer
Randy Waldman
Randy Waldman
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Burk
John Burk
Producer
Terry Howard
Terry Howard
Engineer
Herbert Waltl
Herbert Waltl
Producer
Mark Fleming
Mark Fleming
Engineer
Seth Presant
Seth Presant
Engineer
Ken Desantis
Ken Desantis
Engineer
Bill Kaylor
Bill Kaylor
Engineer
Al Schmitt
Al Schmitt
Mixing Engineer
Steve Genewick
Steve Genewick
Mixing Engineer
Doug Sax
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Robert Hadley
Robert Hadley
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, Lord, I feel fine today
Walkin' on cloud nine today
I'm over that line today
Happiness is finally mine today
I guess I'm just a lucky guy
And here I'm 'bout to tell you why
It's strictly on account of my
Sweet potato pie
[Verse 2]
I'm the fella that she loves the most
The main reason why she left the coast
She's my little girl, Nina
So much hotter than a jalapeño
As tender as a night in June
Sweeter than a honeymoon
Brighter than a silver spoon
Just about as crazy as a loon
Softer than a lullaby (Lullaby)
Deeper than the midnight sky (Yeah, now)
Soulful as a baby's cry
(That's my) Sweet potato pie
[Verse 3]
I used to see her round the neighborhood
I wonder how she grew up so good
She belonged to Freddy, and he was bad
And I never was ready to make him mad, oh, no
But I'm glad I had to wait a while
A little bit too juvenile
I needed to refine my style
A silk suit, a crocodile smile
So let the whole damn world go by
'Cause I just want to testify
From now on, it's me and my
Sweet potato pie (Yeah)
[Verse 4]
Oh, yeah, now
My sweet potato pie
Mmm, yeah, yeah
Oh, I love this, I love it
Oh, this girl is alright
My sweet potato pie, now
Oh, yeah
Written by: James Taylor

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