«Gotta Travel On» is a song written by Paul Clayton, The Weavers, Larry Ehrlich, and Dave Lazer and performed by Billy Grammer. It reached #4 on the U.S. pop chart, #5 on the U.S. country chart, #6 in Australia, and #14 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1959.
The song ranked #53 on Billboard magazine’s Top 100 singles of 1959.
Other charting versions
Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys released a version of the song as a single in 1959 which reached #15 on the U.S. country chart.
The Springfields released a version of the song as a single in 1962 which reached #114 on the U.S. pop chart.
Timi Yuro released a version of the song as a single in 1963 which reached #64 on both the U.S. pop and R&B charts.
Damita Jo released a version of the song as a single in 1965 which reached #119 on the U.S. pop chart.
B-side «Chasing a Dream»
Released October 1958
Genre Country
Length 2:24
Label Monument
Songwriter(s) Paul Clayton, The Weavers, Larry Ehrlich, Dave Lazer