title: The Genius Hits the Road
text: # The Genius Hits the Road
  
  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.
  
  ## Tracce
  
  ### 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
  