Ricochet (Ricochet album)

Ricochet is the debut studio album by the American country music band Ricochet. Released in 1996 on Columbia Records Nashville, it produced four hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts: "What Do I Know", "Daddy's Money" (a Number One), "Love Is Stronger Than Pride", and "Ease My Troubled Mind". The album itself has been certified gold by the RIAA.

Ricochet
Studio album by Ricochet
Released	February 6, 1996
Genre	Country
Length	33:28
Label	Columbia
Producer	Ron Chancey Ed Seay
Ricochet chronology
Ricochet (1996) Blink of an Eye (1997)
Singles from Ricochet
"What Do I Know" Released: December 4, 1995 "Daddy's Money" Released: April 22, 1996 "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" Released: August 5, 1996 "Ease My Troubled Mind" Released: February 25, 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic -	^[1]

Two of the singles were previously recorded by other artists: "What Do I Know" by Linda Davis on 1996's Some Things Are Meant to Be, and "Ease My Troubled Mind" by Tim Ryan on 1993's Idle Hands.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Daddy's Money"	Bob DiPiero, Mark D. Sanders, Steve Seskin	3:03
2.	"What Do I Know"	Stephony Smith, Sunny Russ, Cathy Majeski	3:34
3.	"I Can't Dance"	Jim Robinson, Andy Byrd	3:14
4.	"Love Is Stronger Than Pride"	Rick Bowles, Doug Johnson	3:12
5.	"Ease My Troubled Mind"	Tom Shapiro, Chris Waters, Michael Garvin	3:36
6.	"A Little Bit of Love (Is a Dangerous Thing)"	Robinson, Byrd, Stan Meissner	3:25
7.	"From Good to Bad to Worse to Gone"	Billy Yates, Chris Cummings, Frank Dycustit	2:39
8.	"The Truth Is, I Lied"	Bill Anderson, Skip Ewing	3:38
9.	"I Wasn't Ready for You"	Craig Wiseman, Ronnie Samoset	3:23
10.	"Rowdy"	Jeff Stevens, Michael Clark	3:44

Personnel

Ricochet

• Jeff Bryant – drums, background vocals
• Junior Bryant – fiddle, mandolin, background vocals
• Greg Cook – bass guitar, background vocals
• Teddy Carr – steel guitar, Dobro, background vocals
• Eddie Kilgallon – keyboards, acoustic guitar, saxophone, background vocals
• Heath Wright – lead vocals, electric guitar, fiddle

Additional musicians

• Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
• Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
• Joe Chemay – bass guitar
• Larry Franklin – fiddle
• John Hobbs – piano
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Lonnie Wilson – drums

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 12 US Billboard 200^[2] 101 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3] 14 US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5] 49

References

1. Dillon, Charlotte. "Ricochet review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
2. "Ricochet, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
3. "Ricochet, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
4. "Ricochet, TLN". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.