Ride! Explained
| Ride! |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dee Dee Sharp |
| Album: | All the Hits (Volume II) |
| B-Side: | The Night |
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| Label: | Cameo |
| Prev Title: | Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes) |
| Prev Year: | 1962 |
| Next Title: | Do the Bird |
| Next Year: | 1963 |
"Ride!" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Dee Dee Sharp. It was featured on the 1963 album All the Hits (Volume II).[3] The single sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.[4]
Background
The song begins with Dee Dee Sharp yelling : "Let's Pony Again". The male backup singers repeatedly sing the words: "Get It". This song was meant to rejuvenate Chubby Checker's dance hit song from the previous year "Pony Time" (1961).
Chart performance
"Ride!" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1962.[5] In Canada it reached No. 15.[6]
Other versions
- The Orlons released a version of the song on their 1963 album All the Hits by The Orlons.[7]
Notes and References
- Book: Stanley, Bob . Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. This Is My Prayer: The Birth of Soul. 13 September 2013. Faber & Faber. 978-0-571-28198-5. 161.
- Book: Stanley, Bob . Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. This Is My Prayer: The Birth of Soul. 13 September 2013. Faber & Faber. 978-0-571-28198-5. 161.
- Web site: Dee Dee Sharp, All the Hits (Volume II). . 1963 . March 7, 2019.
- Book: Murrells
, Joseph
. 1978. The Book of Golden Discs. 2nd. Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. London. 152. 0-214-20512-6. registration.
- Web site: Dee Dee Sharp, "Ride!" Chart Positions. March 7, 2019.
- Web site: CHUM Hit Parade - November 26, 1962.
- Web site: The Orlons, All the Hits by The Orlons. . 1963 . March 7, 2019.
