Ride!

{{Infobox song

| name = Ride!

| type = single

| artist = Dee Dee Sharp

| album = All the Hits (Volume II)

| B-side = The Night

| released = {{Start date|1962|10}}

| recorded =

| genre =

  • Soul{{cite book|first=Bob |last=Stanley|title=Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop|chapter= This Is My Prayer: The Birth of Soul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9emZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT7|date=13 September 2013|publisher=Faber & Faber|isbn=978-0-571-28198-5|page=161}}
  • bossa nova{{cite book|first=Bob |last=Stanley|title=Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop|chapter= This Is My Prayer: The Birth of Soul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9emZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT7|date=13 September 2013|publisher=Faber & Faber|isbn=978-0-571-28198-5|page=161}}

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=24}}

| label = Cameo

| writer = Kal Mann, Dave Appell{{cite web|title=discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dee-Dee-Sharp-Ride/release/2008129|website=discogs.com|year=1962 |accessdate=June 23, 2021}}

| producer =

| 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).{{cite web|title=Dee Dee Sharp, All the Hits (Volume II)|website=Discogs |year=1963 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Dee-Dee-Sharp-All-The-Hits-Volume-II/release/9856287|accessdate=March 7, 2019}}

The single sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.{{cite book

| first= Joseph

| last= Murrells

| year= 1978

| title= The Book of Golden Discs

| edition= 2nd

| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd

| location= London

| page= [https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/152 152]

| isbn= 0-214-20512-6

| url-access= registration

| url= https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/152

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Dee Dee Sharp, "Ride!" Chart Positions|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Ride%21+by+Dee+Dee+Sharp&id=11285|accessdate=March 7, 2019}} In Canada it reached No. 15.{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/62-11-26-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - November 26, 1962}}

Other versions

  • The Orlons released a version of the song on their 1963 album All the Hits by The Orlons.{{cite web|title=The Orlons, All the Hits by The Orlons|website=Discogs |year=1963 |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Orlons-All-The-Hits-By-The-Orlons/release/2686292|accessdate=March 7, 2019}}

References