Hit the Road Jack

This article is about the Ray Charles song. For other uses, see Hit the Road Jack (disambiguation).
"Hit the Road Jack"
Single by Ray Charles
B-side"The Danger Zone"
ReleasedAugust 1961[1]
RecordedJune 1961
GenreR&B[2][3]
Length2:00
LabelABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)Percy Mayfield
Producer(s)Sid Feller
Ray Charles singles chronology
"One Mint Julep"
(1961) 		"Hit the Road Jack"
(1961) 		"I Can’t Stop Loving You"
(1962)

"Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by the rhythm and blues singer Percy Mayfield and recorded by Ray Charles. The song was a US number 1 hit in 1961,[4] and won a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording, becoming one of Charles' signature songs.[5]

  1. ^ "Hit the Road Jack". 45cat.com. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ Breihan, Tom (April 6, 2018). "The Number Ones: Ray Charles' "Hit The Road Jack"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 9, 2023. ..."Hit The Road Jack" is a fine example. It's an R&B song...
  3. ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 15, 2024. Ray Charles getting the boot in classic R&B fashion from Raelette singer Margie Hendrix, with a scorned nation singing along.
  4. ^ "Taking a crack at the history of 'Jack'". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  5. ^ "Ray Charles". GRAMMY.com. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2022-01-17.