Ride On, Baby
"Ride On, Baby" is a song by 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 Rolling 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" | |
|---|---|
| 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
According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon,[3] except where noted:
The Rolling Stones
- Mick Jagger – vocals
- Keith Richards – backing vocals, lead guitar, autoharp
- Brian Jones – rhythm guitar, harpsichord, marimba, koto (inaudible)
- Bill Wyman – bass
- Charlie Watts – drums, bongos[4]
Additional musician
- Jack Nitzsche – piano
Chris Farlowe version
| "Ride On, Baby" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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,[5] "Ride On Baby" did not even breach the top twenty, peaking at number 31 for two weeks in late 1966.[6] 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.[7]
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.
— Richie Unterberger, Ride On, Baby AllMusic review
References
- ^ . Pasadena Star-News. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Richie Unterberger (2004-02-03). "Ride on Baby - The Rolling Stones | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ Margotin & Guesdon 2016, p. 209.
- ^ Babiuk & Prevost 2013, p. 204.
- ^ "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.
Sources
- Babiuk, Andy; Prevost, Greg (2013). Rolling Stones Gear: All the Stones' Instruments from Stage to Studio. Milwaukee: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1-61713-092-2.
- Margotin, Philippe; Guesdon, Jean-Michel (2016). The Rolling Stones All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. ISBN 978-0-316-31774-0.