- jazz, soul, rhythm & blues, blues
- 34 min
- 12 tracks
- ABC-Paramount
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 No. 1 single, "Georgia on My Mind".
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Spare, character-led, classical in form and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- A1Alabamy Bound1:53
- A2Georgia on My Mind3:37
- A3Basin Street Blues2:45
- A4Mississippi Mud3:25
- A5Moonlight in Vermont3:02
- A6New York's My Home3:04
- B1California Here I Come2:06
- B2Moon Over Miami3:20
- B3Deep in the Heart of Texas2:25
- B4Carry Me Back to Old Virginny2:00
- B5Blue Hawaii3:00
- B6Chattanooga Choo-Choo3:00
12 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ray Charles
- Label
- ABC-Paramount
- Released
- 1960
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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