1960 studio album by Ray Charles
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The Genius Hits the Road is a 1960 album by Ray Charles . The concept album focuses on songs written about various parts of the United States. It peaked at number nine on the pop album charts and produced a US #1 single, "Georgia on My Mind ".
Original LP release [ edit ]
Side 1
"Alabamy Bound " (Buddy DeSylva , Bud Green , Ray Henderson ) – 1:55
"Georgia on My Mind " (Hoagy Carmichael , Stuart Gorrell ) – 3:35
"Basin Street Blues " (Spencer Williams ) – 2:46
"Mississippi Mud " (Harry Barris , James Cavanaugh) – 3:24
"Moonlight In Vermont " (John Blackburn , Karl Suessdorf ) – 3:02
"New York's My Home" (Gordon Jenkins ) – 3:05
Side 2
"California, Here I Come " (Buddy DeSylva , Al Jolson , Joseph Meyer ) – 2:10
"Moon Over Miami " (Joe Burke , Edgar Leslie ) – 3:20
"Deep in the Heart of Texas " (June Hershey, Don Swander) – 2:28
"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny " (James A. Bland ) – 2:02
"Blue Hawaii " (Ralph Rainger , Leo Robin ) – 2:58
"Chattanooga Choo Choo " (Mack Gordon , Harry Warren ) – 3:05
1997 Rhino CD re-issue bonus tracks [ edit ]
"Sentimental Journey " (Brown , Green , Homer) – 2:58
"Hit the Road Jack " (Percy Mayfield ) – 2:00
"Blue Moon of Kentucky " (Bill Monroe ) – 2:12
"Rainy Night in Georgia " (Tony Joe White ) – 6:16
"I'm Movin' On " (Hank Snow ) – 2:29
"Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)" (Ray Charles )– 2:20
"Lonely Avenue " (Doc Pomus ) – 2:34
2009 Concord CD re-issue bonus tracks [ edit ]
"Hit the Road Jack " (Mayfield ) – 2:00
"Sentimental Journey " (Brown , Green , Homer) – 2:58
"Blue Moon of Kentucky " (Monroe ) – 2:13
"Rainy Night in Georgia " (White ) – 6:16
"The Long and Winding Road " (Lennon , McCartney ) - 3:14
"I Was on Georgia Time" (Charles ) - 3:28
"Take Me Home, Country Roads " (Danoff , Denver , Nivert ) - 3:34
1997 Rhino CD re-issue bonus track personnel [ edit ]
Ray Charles – piano, vocals
Edgar Willis – bass (tracks 14, 17, 18)
Roosevelt Sheffield – bass (track 19)
Mel Lewis – drums (track 14)
Teagle Fleming – drums (tracks 17)
William Peeples – drums (tracks 18, 19)
David 'Fathead' Newman – tenor saxophone (tracks 14, 17 to 19), alto saxophone (tracks 18, 19)
Hank Crawford – alto saxophone (tracks 14, 17), baritone saxophone (track 17)
Leroy Cooper – baritone saxophone (track 14)
Emmet Dennis – baritone saxophone (tracks 18, 19)
John Hunt – trumpet (tracks 14, 17, 19)
Marcus Belgrave – trumpet (track 17)
Joe Bridgewater – trumpet (tracks: 18, 19)
The Raelettes – vocals (tracks 15, 17, 19)
The Jack Halloran singers – vocals (track 15)
The Cookies – vocals (track 19)
Frank Rosolino – trombone (track 14)
Harry Betts – trombone (track 14)
Kenny Shroyer – trombone (track 14)
Richard Nash – trombone (track 14)
Bruno Carr – percussion (track 14)
Ahmet Ertegün – producer (tracks 17, 18 19)
Jerry Wexler – producer (tracks 17, 18 19)
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