Ride On, Baby
"Ride On, Baby" is a song by the English rock band [the Rolling Stones]]. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in 1965. It was first released as a single by Chris Farlowe in October 1966 and reached No. 31 on the British charts.[2] The Rollings Stones' own version appeared a few months later on Flowers, an album released only in the US in June 1967. It was recorded during the Aftermath sessions in December 1965.
"Ride On, Baby" | |
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Song by the Rolling Stones | |
from the album Flowers | |
Released | June 1967 |
Recorded | 4 December 1965 |
Genre | Baroque pop[1] |
Label | London (US) |
Songwriter(s) | Jagger/Richards |
Producer(s) | Andrew Loog Oldham |
Personnel
- Mick Jagger: lead vocals, tambourine
- Keith Richards: rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Jones: 12-string lead guitar, harpsichord, marimba, bass, autoharp, congas, backing vocals
- Bill Wyman: bass, backing vocals
- Charlie Watts: drums
- Ian Stewart: piano
Chris Farlowe version
"Ride On, Baby" | ||||
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Single by Chris Farlowe | ||||
from the album The Art of Chris Farlowe | ||||
B-side | "Headlines" | |||
Released | 27 October 1966 | |||
Recorded | 1966 | |||
Genre | Baroque pop, soul | |||
Length | 3:10 | |||
Label | Immediate | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jagger/Richards | |||
Producer(s) | Mick Jagger | |||
Chris Farlowe singles chronology | ||||
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British singer Chris Farlowe recorded a version of "Ride On, Baby", produced by Mick Jagger, which was released in October 1966, almost 9 months before the Rolling Stones version.[2] Despite the success of its predecessor "Out of Time", which reached number one,[3] "Ride On Baby" did not even breach the top twenty, peaking at number 31 for two weeks in late 1966.[4] It became his penultimate single release to reach the top 40, the later being "Handbags and Gladrags" in 1967. The track is included on his album The Art of Chris Farlowe.[5]
Perhaps the song wasn't issued in the U.K. because it might have been being saved for Chris Farlowe, who covered a bunch of Rolling Stones songs on his singles and put "Ride On, Baby" on the A-side of a British 45 in October 1966, with Mick Jagger producing. Predictably, it was inferior to the Rolling Stones' version, with a poppier orchestral arrangement, a stop-start tempo not present in the Stones' arrangement in the verse, backup female singers, and a more strained vocal, though it did reach number 31 in the British charts.
References
- "Steve Smith: Wyman and Taylor join the Rolling Stones onstage; Coldplay takes a break". Pasadena Star-News. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- Richie Unterberger (2004-02-03). "Ride on Baby - The Rolling Stones | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- "out of time | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- "ride on baby | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- "The Art of Chris Farlowe - Chris Farlowe | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-09-27.