The Ride is a studio album by Los Lobos. 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.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' ..
Track listing
Personnel
The specific contributions of the members of Los Lobos are not mentionedon the album, but this is the usual:
David Hidalgo – vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho Louie Pérez – vocals, guitar, drums, jarana Cesar Rosas – vocals, guitar, bajo sexto Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass, guitarron Steve Berlin – keyboards, woodwinds
Additional musicians Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion on all tracks Victor Bisetti – additional percussion Little Willy G. – vocals (3) Dave Alvin – vocals (5) Bobby Womack – vocals (6) Tom Waits – vocals (7) Martha Gonzalez – vocals (7) Rubén Blades – vocals (9) Richard Thompson – vocals (10) Elvis Costello – vocals (11) Mavis Staples – vocals (12) Elfego Buendia – vocals (1) Alejandro Flores – quinta guapanguera, requinto (1) Emmanuel de Real – jarana, keyboards (1) Joselo Rangel – guitar (1) Garth Hudson – keyboards (1, 11, 13) Mitchell Froom - keyboards (2) Greg Leisz - pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 11) Rev. Charles Williams - piano (6), organ (6), clavinet (12) Francisco Torres - trombone (7) Alberto Salas - piano (9) Lonnie Jordan - organ (12)
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
Charts Chart (2004) Peakposition
References