8436544170152

The Genius Hits The Road

Ray Charles

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Format: LP

Cat No: 6785415

Release Date:  17 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