In the style originally performed by Ray Charles
Number 1 Billboard Hot 100 Hit for Ray Charles for the weeks of October 9, 1961 through October 16, 1961
Number 1 Billboard Rhythm and Blues Hit for Ray Charles for the weeks of October 2, 1961 through October 30, 1961
Hit the Road Jack lyrics available from Google Lyrics and AZ Lyrics
Original song version from 1961
This short excerpt is in MP3 format running at 128 Kb per second.
The version on the CD album runs at 1,411 Kb per second.
The full CD audio file format size is 29,220 KB and runs for 2 minutes and 50 seconds.
Hit the Road Jack was created using 6 Acoustic Grand Pianos, 2 Rock Organs, 1 Acoustic Bass, 1 String Ensemble 1 (Consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola, and 1 Cello), 1 Synthesized Brass Section 2 (Consisting of 1 Trumpets, 1 Cornet, 2 French Horns, 1 Trombone, 1 Baritone, and 1 Tuba), 1 Piccolo, 1 Double Bass Drum, 1 Acoustic Snare Drum, 1 High Floor Tom, 1 Closed Hi‑Hat Cymbals, 1 Open Hi‑Hat Cymbals, 1 Crash Cymbal 1, and 1 Ride Bell.
Songwriter
Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles
Song released about June 1961
Recording Performers
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