It's hard to believe, but during his five-decade-long career, music legend Ray Charles had five gold records, including the classics "Georgia" and "I Can't Stop Loving You," but he never sold more than a million copies of any single recording. Until now, that is. Charles' final recording, the duets project Genius Loves Company (Concord) has been certified platinum by the RIAA. According to current national sales figures, Genius Loves Company has sold 752,528 units to date. A unique sales agreement between Concord and Starbucks is responsible for nearly 30% of total sales of the CD and marks the beginning of an ongoing collaboration between the two companies to produce and distribute new recordings.
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