The Ride (Los Lobos album)

The Ride is a studio album by Los Lobos.[4] It was released on May 4, 2004, by Hollywood / Mammoth Records. It features numerous guest musicians, including Bobby Womack, Tom Waits, Rubén Blades, Dave Alvin, Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples, and Garth Hudson. The album contains new material and also new versions of earlier Los Lobos songs.[5]

The Ride
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 4, 2004
Studio
GenreChicano rock
Roots rock
Tex-Mex
Length68:08
LabelHollywood/Mammoth
ProducerLos Lobos
Los Lobos chronology
Good Morning Aztlán
(2002)
The Ride
(2004)
Ride This - The Covers EP
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Venganza de Los Pelados" (featuring Café Tacuba)David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Luís Torres4:51
2."Rita"Hidalgo, Pérez5:20
3."Is This All There Is?" (featuring Little Willy G.)Hidalgo, Pérez4:43
4."Charmed"Hidalgo, Pérez5:00
5."Somewhere in Time" (featuring Dave Alvin)Hidalgo, Pérez, Dave Alvin4:15
6."Wicked Rain" / "Across 110th Street" (featuring Bobby Womack)Cesar Rosas / Bobby Womack, J. J. Johnson8:14
7."Kitate" (featuring Tom Waits and Martha Gonzalez)Hidalgo, Pérez, Tom Waits3:29
8."Hurry Tomorrow"Rosas, Robert Hunter4:33
9."Ya Se Va" (featuring Rubén Blades)Hidalgo, Rosas, Rubén Blades4:54
10."Wreck of the Carlos Rey" (featuring Richard Thompson)Hidalgo, Pérez5:58
11."A Matter of Time" (featuring Elvis Costello)Hidalgo, Pérez2:55
12."Someday" (featuring Mavis Staples)Hidalgo, Pérez4:39
13."Chains of Love"Hidalgo, Pérez5:47
Hidden track
No.TitleLength
14."Phone Call from Rita"0:31
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Monstra’s Out"  
15."Jockey Full of Bourbon"Tom Waits 

Personnel

The specific contributions of the members of Los Lobos are not mentionedon the album, but this is the usual:

Additional musicians

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Production
  • Los Lobos – producer
  • Robert Carranza – engineer, mixing
  • Seth McLain – engineer
  • Jeff Hooper – engineer
  • Tom Waits – engineer
  • Joe Ross – engineer
  • Mat Lejeune – engineer
  • Emmanuel de Real – engineer
  • Luis Román – engineer
  • Chris Holmes – mixing assistant
  • Robert Hadley – mastering
  • Louie Perez – art direction
  • Al Quattrocchi – art direction
  • Jeff Smith – art direction
  • Tornado Design – design, photography
  • Max Aguilera-Hellweg – photography

Billboard charts

ChartPeak
The Billboard 20075

References

  1. "The Ride by Los Lobos" via www.metacritic.com.
  2. "The Ride - Los Lobos | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. Kemp, Mark (April 26, 2004). "The Ride".
  4. "Los Lobos The Ride". exclaim.ca.
  5. Chris Morris Los Lobos: Dream in Blue 2015 -029274823X Page 139 "Relaxed and brimming with warmth and a real sense of fun, The Ride was the most direct and purely entertaining music from Los Lobos since the band's earliest Slash recordings. Much of the album's charm emanates from the Lobos' ..


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