Hit the Road Jack / The Danger Zone

by Ray Charles

Hit the Road Jack / The Danger Zone cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: August 1961
  • Label: ABC-Paramount
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 8:10
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Built upon a remarkably simple but infectious descending piano riff, this call-and-response duet with Margie Hendrix possesses an undeniable theatrical intensity. The brief, punchy arrangement brilliantly encapsulates the emerging fusion of raw rhythm and blues with polished pop sensibilities.

Genres

Descriptors: breakup, repetitive, duet, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Hit The Road Jack (2:00)
  2. Side By Side (2:18)
  3. The Danger Zone (2:22)
  4. Together (1:30)

Credits

  • Ray Charles - primary artist
  • Pierre Bompar - artwork [maquette]
  • Raelets - vocals
  • Percy Mayfield - written-by
  • Harry Woods - written-by
  • DeSylva, Brown And Henderson - written-by

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