Ride
Studio album by
Oysterband
Released1989 (1989)
GenreBritish folk rock
Length48:00
LabelCooking Vinyl
ProducerDave Young
Oysterband chronology
Wide Blue Yonder
(1987)		 Ride
(1989)		 Freedom and Rain
(1990)

Ride is a 1989 album by British folk rock band Oysterband. The album features a cover of the New Order song "Love Vigilantes".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Martin Aston, reviewer of British music newspaper Music Week, called Oysterband "best band in Folk Roots last three polls" but complained that they lost a half of their roots here while making sound more modern.[2]

Track listing

LP

Side 1

  1. "New York Girls" (Traditional) - 3:02
  2. "Gamblers (We Do Not Do That Anymore)" (Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser)- 4:24
  3. "Take Me Down" (Telfer / Prosser / John Jones) - 3:50
  4. "Cheekbone City" (Telfer / Prosser) - 5:03
  5. "Love Vigilantes" (Stephen Morris / Peter Hook / Bernard Sumner / Gillian Gilbert) - 3:58

Side 2

  1. "Too Late Now" (Telfer / Prosser / Jones / Kearey) - 4:05
  2. "Polish Plain" (Telfer / Prosser) - 3:54
  3. "Heaven to Calcutta" (Telfer / Prosser / Jones) - 4:06
  4. "Tincans" (Telfer / Jones) - 3:30
  5. "This Year, Next Year" (Telfer) - 4:31

CD version

  1. "New York Girls" - 3:02
  2. "Gamblers (We Do Not Do That Anymore)" - 4:24
  3. "Polish Plain" - 3:54
  4. "Too Late Now" - 4:05
  5. "Tincans" - 3:30
  6. "Heaven to Calcutta" - 4:06
  7. "This Year, Next Year" - 4:31
  8. "My Dog (Knows Where the Bones Are Hid)" (Telfer / Prosser / Jones) - 3:07
  9. "The Sins of the Family" (Telfer / Jones) - 4:24
  10. "Take Me Down" - 3:50
  11. "Cheekbone City" - 5:03
  12. "Love Vigilantes" - 3:58

Personnel

  • John Jones - Vocals, Melodeon
  • Ian Telfer - Fiddle, Alto Saxophone, Organ
  • Alan Prosser - Guitars, Vocals, Bones
  • Russell Lax - Drums
  • Chopper - Bass Guitar, Electric Cello, Vocals

Issues

LP

  • Cooking Vinyl Records COOK 020 (Great Britain)
  • Polydor 422 838 400-1 (USA)
  • Mercury 838 400-1 (West Germany)

CD

  • Cooking Vinyl Records COOKCD 020 (Great Britain)
  • Polydor 422 838 400-2 (USA)

References

  1. ↑ Anderson, Rick. "Oysterband – Ride". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ↑ Aston, Martin (24 June 1989). "Review: Oysterband – Ride" (PDF). Music Week. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 24. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2022 – via World Radio History.
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