The Genius Hits the Road
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The Genius Hits the Road is a 1960 album by Ray Charles. It is a concept album of sorts with the theme revolving around various parts of the U.S. The album peaked at #9 on the pop album charts and produced the hit single Georgia on My Mind.
Track listing
Original LP release
- "Alabamy Bound" (DeSylva, Green, Henderson) – 1:55
- "Georgia on My Mind" (Carmichael, Gorrell) – 3:35
- "Basin Street Blues" (Williams) – 2:46
- "Mississippi Mud" (Barris, Cavanaugh) – 3:24
- "Moonlight In Vermont" (Blackburn, Suessdorf) – 3:02
- "New York's My Home" (Jenkins) – 3:05
- "California, Here I Come" (DeSylva, Jolson, Meyer) – 2:10
- "Moon Over Miami" (Burke, Leslie) – 3:20
- "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (Hershey, Swander) – 2:28
- "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" (Bland) – 2:02
- "Blue Hawaii" (Rainger, Robin) – 2:58
- "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (Gordon, Warren) – 3:05
1997 Rhino CD re-issue bonus tracks
- "Sentimental Journey" (Brown, Green, Homer) – 2:58
- "Hit The Road Jack" (Mayfield) – 2:00
- "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (Monroe) – 2:12
- "Rainy Night in Georgia" (White) – 6:16
- "I'm Movin' On" (Snow) – 2:29
- "Swanee River Rock (Talkin' 'Bout That River)" (Charles)– 2:20
- "Lonely Avenue" (Pomus) – 2:34
2009 Concord CD re-issue bonus tracks
- "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
1997 Rhino CD re-issue bonus track personnel
- 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 Ertegun – producer (tracks 17, 18 19)
- Jerry Wexler – producer (tracks 17, 18 19) [3]
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