"Happy Journey" is a song written by Charles Nowa, Fred Jacobson and Nicola Wilke.

The song was recorded on September 16, 1961 at the RCA Victor Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee.

[4] The single was released as a seven-inch RPM record, containing "Happy Journey" as the A-side and "I Need You Now" as the B-side.

[5] The song spent a total of 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country and Western Sides chart, peaking at number ten in February 1962.

[6] The song became Locklin's eighth top ten hit on the country singles chart and his first since the number one success of "Please Help Me, I'm Falling.