R.I.D.E.

R.I.D.E.
Studio album by Trick Pony
Released	June 28, 2005
Genre	Country
Length	43:38
Label	Asylum-Curb
Producer	Chuck Howard, Anthony L. Smith, Ira Dean
Trick Pony chronology
On a Mission (2002) R.I.D.E. (2005) The Best of Trick Pony (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

R.I.D.E. is the third studio album by American country music group Trick Pony. It is also the group's only recording for the Asylum-Curb label. The album's name is an abbreviation for "Rebellious Individuals Delivering Entertainment".^[2]

This album includes the singles "The Bride", "It's a Heartache", and "Ain't Wastin' Good Whiskey on You". Two of the tracks on this album are cover songs: "It's a Heartache" is a cover of a pop standard which has been recorded by Juice Newton and Bonnie Tyler, while "Señorita" was previously recorded by Los Lonely Boys on their 2004 self-titled album.

Track listing

1. "Ain't Wastin' Good Whiskey on You" (Wally Wilson, Buck Moore) – 2:58
   • background vocals: Tracy Byrd, Joe Diffie, Mel Tillis, Tanya Tucker and Darryl Worley
2. "What's Not to Love" (Kim Tribble, Ira Dean, David Lee Murphy) – 2:43
   • electric guitar: Brad Paisley
3. "It's a Heartache" (Ronnie Scott, Steve Wolfe) – 3:27
4. "When I Fall" (Billy Dean, Keith Burns) – 3:06
5. "I Didn't" (Steven J. Williams, Sherrié Austin, Will Rambeaux) – 3:23
6. "The Bride" (Lee Ann Burgess, Darryl Burgess, Liz Hengber) – 3:00
7. "Sad City" (Burns, Mark Oliverius) – 3:32
8. "Stand in the Middle of Texas" (Matraca Berg, Sharon Vaughn) – 3:49
9. "Señorita" (Joey Garza, Henry Garza, Ringo Garza) – 3:07
10. "Hillbilly Rich" (Anthony Smith, I. Dean) – 3:04
11. "Once a Cowboy" (Bret Michaels, Jeffrey Steele, Shane Minor) – 3:48
12. "Cry, Cry, Cry" (Steele, I. Dean) – 2:42
13. "I Can Live with That" (Murphy, Tribble, I. Dean) – 4:18
14. "Maryann's Song" (Heidi Newfield, Todd Woolsey) – 3:38

Personnel

Trick Pony

• Keith Burns - acoustic guitar, vocals
• Ira Dean - bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Heidi Newfield - harmonica, vocals

Additional Musicians

• Larry Beaird - acoustic guitar
• Richard Bennett - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Jim "Moose" Brown - keyboards, organ, piano
• Steve Bryant - bass guitar
• Pat Buchanan - dobro, electric guitar
• Tracy Byrd - background vocals on "Ain't Wastin' Good Whiskey on You"
• J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
• Joe Diffie - background vocals on "Ain't Wastin' Good Whiskey on You"
• Chris Dunn - trombone
• Shannon Forrest - drums
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
• Owen Hale - drums
• Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
• Tommy Harden - drums
• Johnny Hiland - electric guitar
• Jim Horn - baritone saxophone
• Bill Hullet - acoustic guitar
• Mike Johnson - pedal steel guitar
• John Jorgenson - electric guitar
• Troy Lancaster - electric guitar
• Chris Leuzinger - electric guitar
• Sam Levine - tenor saxophone
• Branford Marsalis - tenor saxophone
• Chris McHugh - drums
• Greg Morrow - drums
• Gordon Mote - keyboards, organ, piano, Wurlitzer
• Steve Nathan - organ
• Brad Paisley - electric guitar on "What Not to Love"
• Billy Panda - acoustic guitar
• Steve Patrick - trumpet
• Darius Rucker - background vocals on "Sad City"
• Milton Sledge - drums
• Anthony Smith - banjo
• Joe Spivey - fiddle
• Michael Spriggs - acoustic guitar
• Bobby Terry - electric guitar
• Mel Tillis - background vocals on "Ain't Wastin' Good Whiskey on You"
• Tanya Tucker - background vocals on "Ain't Wastin' Goos Whiskey on You"
• John Willis - banjo, electric guitar
• Darryl Worley - background vocals on "Ain't Wastin' Good Whiskey on You"

Chart performance

Chart (2005)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	20

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Caviness, Crystal. "Trick Pony Rides a Bumpy Road to Maturity". About.com. Retrieved 2007-12-18.