966 - Ray Charles Unchain My Heart 1961

"Unchain My Heart" is a song written by Bobby Sharp and recorded first in 1961 by Ray Charles. Accompanied by his Raelettes, Charles sang about wanting to be free from a woman "who won't let (him) go". It was also accompanied by his longtime saxophonist, David "Fathead" Newman and other members of Charles' band.
The track was further popularised by Joe Cocker when he named his 1987 album after the song.

905 - Ray Charles I got a Woman 1954

Built on a gospel hymn, "Jesus Is All the World to Me", Ray was listening to on the radio while on the road with his band, he and his band member, trumpeter Renald Richard penned a song which was built among a gospel frenetic pace with secular lyrics and a jazz-inspired rhythm and blues background, the song would be one of the prototypes for what later became termed as "soul music".