Ride a Rock Horse
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Ride a Rock Horse is the second solo album by The Who
's lead singer, Roger Daltrey
. It was first released in 1975. Songs were recorded during Daltrey's filming commitments for Ken Russell
's film Lisztomania. Cover photography and design were by Graham Hughes.
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
's lead singer, Roger Daltrey
Roger Daltrey
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...
. It was first released in 1975. Songs were recorded during Daltrey's filming commitments for Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell was an English film director, known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style. He attracted criticism as being obsessed with sexuality and the church...
's film Lisztomania. Cover photography and design were by Graham Hughes.
Track listing
- "Come and Get Your Love" (Russ BallardRuss BallardRussell Glyn Ballard is an English singer, songwriter and musician.-Career:Ballard was initially a guitarist with Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers in 1961, together with Roy Ballard, Russ's older brother on piano and Bob Henrit on drums...
) - 3:46 - "Hearts Right" (Paul KordaPaul KordaPaul Korda is an English songwriter, singer, musician, and actor. He has been writing and performing music since the 1960s...
) - 3:02 - "Oceans Away" (Phillip Goodhand-TaitPhillip Goodhand-TaitPhillip Goodhand-Tait is a singer-songwriter, record producer and keyboard player.-Life and career:Goodhand-Tait is his real surname, although at school and into the mid 1960s, he was known as Phil Tait. His mother taught piano and his father was an active Trades Unionist...
) - 3:17 - "Proud" (Ballard) - 4:54
- "World Over" (Korda) - 3:11
- "Near to Surrender" (Ballard) - 2:35
- "Feeling" (Korda) - 4:38
- "Walking the Dog" (Rufus ThomasRufus ThomasRufus Thomas, Jr. was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian fromMemphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the...
) - 4:37 - "Milk Train" (Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker) - 3:21
- "I Was Born to Sing Your Song" (Chris Neal, Donny Marchand) - 4:36
Non-album material
- "You Put Something Better Inside Me" (Gerry RaffertyGerry RaffertyGerald "Gerry" Rafferty was a Scottish singer songwriter best known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line", "Days Gone Down", "Night Owl", "Get It Right Next Time", and with the band Stealers Wheel, "Stuck in the Middle with You". Rafferty was born into a working-class family in...
, Joe Egan) (B-side of the 1977 single "One Of The Boys"; this version is an alternate outtake) - "Dear John" (David CourtneyDavid Courtney (musician)David Courtney is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. Courtney's first big break was as a songwriter with Adam Faith and Leo Sayer; Courtney co-wrote several hit songs with them and he co-produced Faith's 1974 album, I Survive...
) (B-side of the 1977 single "Written On The Wind"; the liner notes to the reissue CD state that this was an outtake from the Ride a Rock Horse sessions) - "Oceans Away (alternate version)" (Goodhand-Tait)
Singles
- "Come and Get Your Love/World Over" (released May 1975; did not chart in the UK, and not released in the US)
- "Walking the Dog/Proud" (released August 1975; did not chart in the UK, and not released in the US)
- "Come and Get Your Love/Hearts Right" (released October 1975; #68 in the US)
- "Oceans Away/Feeling" (released January 1976; did not chart in the US, and not released in the UK)
Personnel
- Roger DaltreyRoger DaltreyRoger Harry Daltrey, CBE , is an English singer and actor, best known as the founder and lead singer of English rock band The Who. He has maintained a musical career as a solo artist and has also worked in the film industry, acting in a large number of films, theatre and television roles and also...
- vocals - Russ BallardRuss BallardRussell Glyn Ballard is an English singer, songwriter and musician.-Career:Ballard was initially a guitarist with Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers in 1961, together with Roy Ballard, Russ's older brother on piano and Bob Henrit on drums...
- guitar, keyboards - Clem ClempsonClem ClempsonClem Clempson is an English rock guitarist who has played in a number of bands including Colosseum and Humble Pie.-Career:...
- guitar - Dave WintourDave WintourDave Wintour is a bass guitarist and session musician.He has played and recorded with artists such as Rick Wakeman, Pete Atkin, Kenny Young, the pioneer jazz-rock band If, Clifford T. Ward, Roger Daltrey, Slapp Happy, Steve Swindells, The Pretty Things, Stealers Wheel and Leo Sayer.From 1995 to...
- bass guitar - Stuart Francis - drums
- John Barham - string and brass arrangements
- Paul KordaPaul KordaPaul Korda is an English songwriter, singer, musician, and actor. He has been writing and performing music since the 1960s...
- piano, backing vocals - Henry SpinettiHenry SpinettiHenry Spinetti is a Welsh-born session drummer whose playing has featured on a large number of prominent rock and pop albums. He is the younger brother of the actor, Victor Spinetti.-Career:...
- drums
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
Polydor Records Polydor Records Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone... |
stereo Stereophonic sound The term Stereophonic, commonly called stereo, sound refers to any method of sound reproduction in which an attempt is made to create an illusion of directionality and audible perspective... LP Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
Polydor 2442 135 | |
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
MCA Records MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
stereo LP | MCA 2147 |