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 ".
Track listing [ edit ] 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 Personnel [ edit ] 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) References [ edit ]
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