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Ray Charles - The Genius Hits the Road Album
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"What'd I Say" may have given Ray Charles his first top 10 single, but it was this 1960 album that really solidified his commercial standing. It hit the top 10 on the strength of the massive sales of "Georgia on My Mind"; while nothing else here comes close to topping that particular song, there are a number of other fine performances, including "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny," "Basin Street Blues," and "New York's My Home." Charles takes a smooth, supper-club approach to most of the material, but only "Deep in the Heart of Texas" is really too hokey for its own good. Rhino's CD reissue adds several other geographically themed cuts from Charles's career, including "Rainy Night in Georgia," "Swanee River Rock," and a marvelously swingin' take on "Blue Moon of Kentucky."

--Dan Epstein

The Genius Hits the Road
by Ray Charles
Song Lyrics
Alabamy Bound
Georgia on My Mind
Basin Street Blues
Mississippi Mud
Moonlight in Vermont
New York's My Home
California, Here I Come
Moon over Miami
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
Blue Hawaii
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Sentimental Journey
Hit the Road Jack
Blue Moon of Kentucky
Rainy Night in Georgia
I'm Movin' On
Swanee River Rock
Lonely Avenue
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