The Ride (Los Lobos album)

The Ride
Studio album by Los Lobos
Released	May 4, 2004
Studio	CRG (Rowland Heights) The Village (West Los Angeles Big Stink (Hercules Oslo Concert Hall (Oslo) Sputnik Sound (Nashville) CRC (Chicago)
Genre	Chicano rock Roots rock Tex-Mex
Length	68:08
Label	Hollywood/Mammoth
Producer	Los Lobos
Los Lobos chronology
Good Morning Aztlán (2002) The Ride (2004) Ride This - The Covers EP (2004)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]

The Ride is a studio album by Los Lobos.[4] 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.[5]

Track listing

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

Hidden track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Phone Call from Rita"	0:31

Japanese bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Monstra’s Out"
15.	"Jockey Full of Bourbon"	Tom Waits

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)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	74
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7]	45
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8]	34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	46
US Billboard 200[10]	75

References

1. "The Ride by Los Lobos" – via www.metacritic.com.
2. "The Ride - Los Lobos | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
3. Kemp, Mark (April 26, 2004). "The Ride". Rolling Stone.
4. "Los Lobos The Ride". exclaim.ca.
5. 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' ..
6. "Ultratop.be – Los Lobos – The Ride" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
7. "Italiancharts.com – Los Lobos – The Ride". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
8. "Norwegiancharts.com – Los Lobos – The Ride". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Los Lobos – The Ride". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
10. "Los Lobos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.