R.I.D.E.

by Trick Pony

Overview

Trick Pony was doing rough and rowdy long before Gretchen Wilson came along and flew the flag for redneck women, but their third album (and first for Curb), R.I.D.E., proves that the trio sounds rougher and rowdier than Wilson. Trick Pony are a quintessential Southern bar band, nominally country but just as comfortable with rock & roll and blues. They'll also throw a little pop in the mix -- as in "When I Fall," a bid for a crossover hit -- but they're better off when they relax and kick out music that's the ideal soundtrack for a weekend. Heidi Newfield has a sexy, throaty growl that adds grit even to the slower songs and she's complimented by Keith Burns' clean swagger, and the combination of two lead vocalists helps give R.I.D.E. a welcome sense of variety. Sometimes, the trio can get a little silly and sometimes their material leans a little bit too close to the generic, but for the most part this is a lean, mean redneck country-rock album, one that promises and delivers a damn good time. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/23/2005
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187886421
Rank:	119204

Tracks

1. Ain't Wastin' Good Whiskey on You
2. What's Not to Love
3. It's a Heartache
4. When I Fall
5. I Didn't
6. The Bride
7. Sad City
8. Stand in the Middle of Texas
9. Se¿¿orita
10. Hillbilly Rich
11. Once a Cowboy
12. Cry Cry Cry
13. I Can Live with That
14. Maryann's Song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Trick Pony   Primary Artist
Darius Rucker   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Heidi Newfield Johnson   Vocals,Harmonica
Keith Burns   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Acoustic)
Billy Hullet   Guitar (Acoustic)
Steve Bryant   Bass
Anthony Smith   Banjo
Jimmy Panda   Guitar (Acoustic)
Mike Johnson   Guitar (Steel)
Paul Franklin   Lap Steel Guitar,Pedal Steel,Guitar (Steel)
Bobby Terry   Guitar (Electric)
Jim "Moose" Brown   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Larry Franklin   Fiddle
Pat Buchanan   Dobro,Guitar (Electric)
Owen Hale   Drums
Greg Morrow   Drums
Steve Nathan   Organ
J.T. Corenflos   Guitar (Electric)
John Willis   Banjo,Guitar (Electric)
Joe Spivey   Fiddle
John Jorgenson   Guitar (Electric)
Johnny Hiland   Guitar (Electric)
Richard Bennett   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Ira Dean   Bass,Guitar (Acoustic)
Shannon Forrest   Drums
Milton Sledge   Drums
Michael Spriggs   Guitar (Acoustic)
Tommy Hardin   Drums
Gordon Mote   Organ,Piano,Keyboards,Wurlitzer
Audrey Haney   Fiddle
Heidi Newfield   Harmonica
Michael Spiggs   Guitar (Acoustic)
Troy Lancaster   Guitar (Electric)
Chris Leuzinger   Guitar (Electric)
Larry Baird   Guitar (Acoustic)
Chris McHugh   Drums

Technical Credits

Gregg Dorman   Audio Engineer,Assistant
Bob Campbell-Smith   Audio Engineer,Mixing,Engineer
Jeff Watkins   Assistant,Engineer
Daryl Burgess   Composer
Jim Shea   Photography
Mark Oliverius   Composer
Tyler Colton   Make-Up,Hair Stylist
Anthony Smith   Producer
Keith Burns   Composer
Todd Woolsey   Composer
Hank Williams   Mastering
Branford Marsalis   Horn Arrangements
Steve Wolfe   Composer
Chris Dunn   Horn Arrangements
Henry Garza   Composer
Shane Minor   Composer
David Lee Murphy   Composer
Wally Wilson   Composer
Sam Levine   Horn Arrangements
Ira Dean   Composer,Assistant,Executive Producer
Ronnie Scott   Composer
Matraca Berg   Composer
Brian Tankersley   Mixing
Buck Moore   Composer
Jack Clarke   Assistant
Will Rambeaux   Composer
Billy Dean   Composer
Steve Patrick   Horn Arrangements
Ringo Garza   Composer
Ed Seay   Mixing
Jeffrey Steele   Composer
Jim Horn   Horn Arrangements
Glenn Sweitzer   Design,Art Direction
Sharon Vaughn   Composer
Sherrie Austin   Composer
Kim Tribble   Composer
Chuck Howard   Producer