​If  you listen to Ray talk about his craft, you will hear words  like heart and soul, listening and communicating, magic and truth.  His heart and soul are devoted to finding the soul of the project, the heart of the  artist.  He knows that if he’s done his job well, you will ultimately not  notice him at all.  That’s OK, that’s a great producer.

As  Ray says, “An album is a collection of works and the artistry that makes an  album special is making great recordings of great songs but songs where every  word means something to the artist and ultimately to the listener.  It’s  certainly not about plugging the singer into my creation.”

“I  feel that throughout the history of music, the work that has survived is the  work that was forward looking for its time.  The singers who we remember  and emulate are the ones who communicate unabashedly with no reservation at  revealing their soul."

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