8436544170152

The Genius Hits The Road

Ray Charles

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Format: LP

Cat No: 6785415

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Release Date:  10 April 2026

Label:  Vinyl Lovers

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  8436544170152

Genres:  Jazz  R&B  

  • Description

    The complete LP + 4 bonus tracks - limited edition pressing on 180g vinyl. Recorded in 1960, The Genius Hits the Road was a conceptual album by the great Ray Charles with all its songs referring to a geographical location. Arranged and conducted by Ralph Burns and featuring key members of Ray's band - including saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman and trumpeter Marcus Belgrave - plus strings, the album includes the perennial hit "Georgia On My Mind" - the Hoagy Carmichael song that Ray Charles made his own.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. ALABAMY BOUND
      • 2. GEORGIA ON MY MIND
      • 3. BASIN STREET BLUES
      • 4. MISSISSIPPI MUD
      • 5. MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT
      • 6. NEW YORK'S MY HOME
      • 7. I WONDER
      • 8. STICKS AND STONES

      Side 2

      • 1. CALIFORNIA, HERE I COME
      • 2. MOON OVER MIAMI
      • 3. DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
      • 4. CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY
      • 5. BLUE HAWAII
      • 6. CHATTANOOGA CHOO-CHOO
      • 7. WORRIED LIFE BLUES
      • 8. HIT THE ROAD, JACK