It was the first Ray Charles record that got attention from white audiences, but it made some black audiences uncomfortable with its black gospel derivatives; Charles later stated that the joining of gospel and R&B was not a conscious decision.
Beyaz dinleyicilerin ilgisini çeken Ray Charles'ın ilk ses kaydıydı, fakat kimi zenci dinleyiciler onun zenci gospel türevleriyle yaptı; Charles daha sonradan gospelin ve R&B'nin birleşmesinin bilinçli bir karar olmadığını belirtti.