Ride

Studio album by

Released

June 24, 1997

Recorded

Tyrell Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Length

46:42

Jamie Walters chronology

Jamie Walters
(1994)

Ride
(1997)

Believed
(2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Ride is the second album by the American pop singer-songwriter, actor Jamie Walters. It was released on June 24, 1997, through Atlantic Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Reckless"	Kevin Savigar Stephanie Tyrell Steve Tyrell	4:09
2.	"Fly On Sweet Angel"	Jamie Walters Savigar Tyrell Tyrell	4:21
3.	"I'd Do Anything for You"	Walters Savigar Tyrell Tyrell	4:21
4.	"Winona"	Matthew Sweet	4:02
5.	"In Between"	Walters Tyrell	3:59
6.	"The Other Side"	Walters Savigar	4:23
7.	"Nobody But You"	Walters Savigar Tyrell Tyrell	4:47
8.	"Long Way Down"	Walters Michael Landau Tyrell Tyrell	4:10
9.	"Dog on a Chain"	Barry Coffing Walters Savigar Tyrell Tyrell	4:01
10.	"You"	Walters Reb Beach Tyrell	4:45
11.	"The Great Escape"	Walters	3:38

Personnel

Jamie Walters – lead vocals, guitars (tracks: 2 to 5, 10, 11)
Steve Tyrell – production, keyboards

Additional musicians

Michael Landau – guitars (inc. solo on 2, 4 to 6, 10, 11)
Tim Pierce – guitars
John Pierce – bass (track 1)
Leland Sklar – bass (tracks: 2, 3, 6 to 11)
Jack Daley – bass (tracks: 4, 5)
Mike Finnigan – keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 4), backing vocals (tracks: 5, 7, 10, 11)
Jim Cox – keyboards (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
Kevin Savigar – keyboards (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9), drum programming (tracks: 3, 6, 9)
Alex Brown – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 7)
Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 7)
Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 7)
Zach Throne – backing vocals (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 8, 9)
Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums (tracks: 3, 6, 7)
Gary Mallaber – drums (tracks: 1, 10, 11)
Russ Kunkel – drums (tracks: 2, 8, 9)
Cindy Blackman – drums (tracks: 4, 5)

Other personnel

Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements, conductor
Thomas Bricker – artwork
Doug Sax, Nilesh Patel – mastering
Chris Lord-Alge, Barry Coffing, Jack Daley – mixing
Kevin Williamson – A&R
Andrea Forshee – album coordinator
Joe Fischer, Robbie McPherson, Stephanie Fink – production assistant
Tina Bilao, Jill Greenberg – photography

In popular culture

The song "Reckless" was performed by Walters on the season 6 episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 called "Ray of Hope" in 1996. Walters returned to the show later that year and performed the song "The Great Escape" on the episode "Lost in Las Vegas" from season 7.

Tour

Walters toured the US and Europe in support of Ride. The performances consisted of only Walters and Zach Throne on acoustic guitars. There were also some dates in Europe with a full band.^{[citation needed]}