Ride a Rock Horse

Ride a Rock Horse is the second solo studio album by English singer Roger Daltrey, released on 4 July 1975 by Track in the UK and MCA in the US.[3] Ride a Rock Horse was recorded during Daltrey's filming commitments for Ken Russell's film Lisztomania. The album's cover, which is photographed and designed by Daltrey's cousin Graham Hughes, depicts the singer as a rampant centaur.[4]

Ride a Rock Horse
Studio album by
Roger Daltrey
Released4 July 1975 (1975-07-04)[1]
RecordedNovember 1974-February 1975
StudioRamport and CBS Studios
Genre
Length37:57
LabelTrack (UK), MCA (US)
ProducerRuss Ballard
Roger Daltrey chronology
Daltrey
(1973)		 Ride a Rock Horse
(1975)		 One of the Boys
(1977)
Singles from Ride a Rock Horse
  1. "Come and Get Your Love"
    Released: 30 May 1975[2]
  2. "Walking the Dog"
    Released: August 1975
  3. "Oceans Away"
    Released: January 1976

Three singles were issued from Ride a Rock Horse: "Come and Get Your Love", "Walking the Dog" and "Oceans Away". "Come and Get Your Love" peaked at No. 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and "Walking the Dog", a cover of the Rufus Thomas song, peaked at No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart. The album itself peaked at No. 14 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 28 on the US Billboard 200.[5] The song, "Hearts Right", had a music video with graphics and animation by Gerald Scarfe, who would later become known for his work with Pink Floyd.

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Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come and Get Your Love"Russ Ballard3:46
2."Hearts Right"Paul Korda3:02
3."Oceans Away"Phillip Goodhand-Tait3:17
4."Proud"Ballard4:54
5."World Over"Korda3:11
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Near to Surrender"Ballard2:35
7."Feeling"Korda4:38
8."Walking the Dog"Rufus Thomas4:37
9."Milk Train"Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker3:21
10."I Was Born to Sing Your Song"Chris Neal, Donny Marchand4:36

Non-album material
  1. "You Put Something Better Inside Me" (Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan) (B-side of the 1977 single "One Of The Boys"; this version is an alternate outtake)
  2. "Dear John" (David Courtney) (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)
  3. "Oceans Away (alternate version)" (Goodhand-Tait)

Personnel
  • Roger Daltrey - vocals
  • Russ Ballard - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Clem Clempson - guitar solo on "Feeling"
  • Dave Wintour - bass guitar
  • Stuart Francis - drums
  • John Barham - string and brass arrangements
  • Paul Korda - piano, backing vocals
  • Henry Spinetti - drums[3]
  • Tony Meehan - congas, strings, horns, reeds
  • Alan Wicket - shakers on "Walking the Dog"
  • Phil Kenzie - saxophone
  • Nick Newall - alto saxophone
  • Alan Brown - trumpet
  • Kokomo, Paul Gorda, Sweedies - backing vocals
Technical
  • John Jansen, Will Reid-Dick - engineer
  • Graham Hughes - photography, art direction

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 4 July 1975 (1975-07-04)[1] Polydor Records stereo LP Polydor 2442 135
United States 26 July 1975 (1975-07-26)[1] MCA Records stereo LP MCA 2147
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See also

References
  1. Neill, Andrew; Kent, Matthew; Roger Daltrey; Chris Stamp (2009). Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the Who 1958-1978. Sterling. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4027-6691-6. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. Neill, Andrew; Kent, Matthew; Roger Daltrey; Chris Stamp (2009). Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the Who 1958-1978. Sterling. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-4027-6691-6. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  3. "Roger Daltrey Discography". Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
  4. Roger Daltrey#cite note-27
  5. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 138. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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