| Shakedown Cruise | |
| Cover: | Shakedown_Cruise_-_Jay_Ferguson.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jay Ferguson |
| Album: | Real Life Ain't This Way |
| B-Side: | City of Angels |
| Released: | May 1979 |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Label: | Asylum Records |
| Producer: | Jay Ferguson, Ed Mashal |
| Prev Title: | Losing Control |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | Paying Time |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
"Shakedown Cruise" is a song written and recorded by Jay Ferguson, from his album Real Life Ain't This Way.
Released as a single in 1979, the song reached No. 31 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] and No. 27 on Cash Box.[2] It was his second and final song to hit the Billboard charts after "Thunder Island" peaked at No. 9. In Canada, "Shakedown Cruise" peaked at No. 48.[3]
