The Ride (Los Lobos album)
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| Released | May 4, 2004 | |||
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| Genre | Chicano rock Roots rock Tex-Mex | |||
| Length | 68:08 | |||
| Label | Hollywood/Mammoth | |||
| Producer | Los Lobos | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Christgau’s Consumer Guide |  [4] |
| E! | B[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A–[6] |
| Q | [7] |
| Mojo | [8] |
| Now | [9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ()[11] |
The Ride is a studio album by Los Lobos.[12] 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.[13]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La Venganza de Los Pelados" (featuring Café Tacuba) | David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Luís Torres | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Rita" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Is This All There Is?" (featuring Little Willy G.) | Hidalgo, Pérez | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Charmed" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Somewhere in Time" (featuring Dave Alvin) | Hidalgo, Pérez, Dave Alvin | 4:15 |
| 6. | "Wicked Rain" / "Across 110th Street" (featuring Bobby Womack) | Cesar Rosas / Bobby Womack, J. J. Johnson | 8:14 |
| 7. | "Kitate" (featuring Tom Waits and Martha Gonzalez) | Hidalgo, Pérez, Tom Waits | 3:29 |
| 8. | "Hurry Tomorrow" | Rosas, Robert Hunter | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Ya Se Va" (featuring Rubén Blades) | Hidalgo, Rosas, Rubén Blades | 4:54 |
| 10. | "Wreck of the Carlos Rey" (featuring Richard Thompson) | Hidalgo, Pérez | 5:58 |
| 11. | "A Matter of Time" (featuring Elvis Costello) | Hidalgo, Pérez | 2:55 |
| 12. | "Someday" (featuring Mavis Staples) | Hidalgo, Pérez | 4:39 |
| 13. | "Chains of Love" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 5:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Phone Call from Rita" | 0:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Monstra’s Out" | ||
| 15. | "Jockey Full of Bourbon" | Tom Waits |
Personnel
[edit]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
[edit]| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] | 74 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] | 45 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[16] | 34 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] | 46 |
| US Billboard 200[18] | 75 |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Ride by Los Lobos" – via www.metacritic.com.
- ^ "The Ride - Los Lobos | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Sometimes the tone is self-congratulatory, but a house band this glorious deserves some kind of standing ovation. [May 2004, p.127]
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Los Lobos". Robert Christgau. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ "Los Lobos - The Ride". E! Online. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ The collaborative approach yields some of the most potent music of the group's career. [7 May 2004, p.86]
- ^ It's all linked by a sense of dignity, wisely chosen collaborators and David Hidalgo's voice. [Aug 2004, p.115]
- ^ Los Lobos' ingenuity with arrangements and atmosphere makes The Ride something special. [Jun 2004, p.102]
- ^ Perlich, Tim (May 12, 2004). "THE RIDE - LOS LOBOS". Now. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ Kemp, Mark (April 26, 2004). "The Ride". Rolling Stone.
- ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Los Lobos". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
- ^ "Los Lobos The Ride". exclaim.ca.
- ^ 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' ..
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Los Lobos – The Ride" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Los Lobos – The Ride". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Los Lobos – The Ride". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Los Lobos – The Ride". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Los Lobos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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