The Genius Hits the Road è un album in studio del musicista statunitense Ray Charles, pubblicato nel 1960. Si tratta di un concept album ispirato a diversi luoghi degli Stati Uniti.
Nelle successive riedizioni dell'album, vennero aggiunte diverse bonus track, tra cui Hit the Road Jack.
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Lato A 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
Lato B 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
Bonus track della riedizione CD del 1997 della Rhino 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
Bonus track della riedizione CD del 2009 della Concord Hit the Road Jack (Percy Mayfield|Mayfield) – 2:00 Sentimental Journey (Les Brown (bandleader)|Brown, Bud Green|Green, Homer) – 2:58 Blue Moon of Kentucky (Bill Monroe) – 2:13 Rainy Night in Georgia (Tony Joe 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
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