"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.

[2] It was his second and final song to hit the Billboard charts after "Thunder Island" peaked at No.

In Canada, "Shakedown Cruise" peaked at No.

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