Tarantula (Ride album)

Tarantula
Studio album by
Ride
Released11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
RecordedLondon, 1995
GenreAlternative rock, Britpop[1]
Length50:17
LabelCreation
Producer
  • Richard "Digby" Smith
  • Paul Motion
Ride chronology
Carnival of Light
(1994) 		Tarantula
(1996) 		OX4 The Best of Ride
(2001)
Singles from Tarantula
  1. "Black Nite Crash"
    Released: 12 February 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(5.4/10)[3]
NME(6/10)[4]
Melody Maker(negative)[5]
Select[6]
Vox(5/10)[7]

Tarantula is the fourth studio album by British rock band Ride, released in March 1996 shortly after the band split. The album was deleted from Creation Records' catalogue only one week after its release.[8]

This is also the only Ride album on which Andy Bell's vocal duties outweigh those of regular frontman Mark Gardener, due to internal conflict and the prior of their breakup.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Andy Bell except where noted. All lead vocals performed by Andy Bell except where noted.

Original album
No.TitleLyricsMusicLead vocalsLength
1."Black Nite Crash"   2:34
2."Sunshine/Nowhere to Run"   4:48
3."Dead Man"   3:34
4."Walk on Water"   4:20
5."Deep Inside My Pocket"Mark Gardener, Jack RieleyGardenerGardener5:24
6."Mary Anne"   6:49
7."Castle on the Hill"   3:17
8."Gonna Be Alright"Loz ColbertColbert, Bell 2:52
9."The Dawn Patrol"   4:04
10."Ride the Wind"ColbertColbert, Gardener, Steve QueraltGardener3:45
11."Burnin'"   5:17
12."Starlight Motel"   3:33
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsMusicLead vocalsLength
13."Nothing Lasts Forever"   3:31
14."Slave"GardenerGardenerGardener3:50
15."A Trip Down Ronnie Lane"   3:37

Personnel

Ride

Additional musicians

  • Nick Moorbath – piano, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes
  • Jeff Scantlebury – percussion

Technical personnel

  • Richard "Digby" Smith – engineering
  • Mark Freegard – mixing (except "Castle On The Hill" and "Deep Inside My Pocket")
  • Andy Bell – mixing ("Castle On The Hill")
  • Mitch Easter – mixing ("Deep Inside My Pocket")

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 26
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 21
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 31
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] 9

References

  1. ^ Corr, Alan (22 June 2017). "Ya big Ride! '90s band deliver killer new album". RTÉ.ie.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r232862
  3. ^ "Ride: Tarantula: Pitchfork Review". 5 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 October 2002.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "For Whom the Bell Toils". NME. 2 March 1996.
  5. ^ "Eight-legged snooze machine". Melody Maker. 16 March 1996.
  6. ^ "Ride, Tarantula". Select. April 1996.
  7. ^ "Uneasy riders". Vox. April 1996.
  8. ^ "Gig preview: Ride at O2 Academy Leeds".
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

"Link". Official Ride website. Retrieved 9 December 2005.


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