New Riders is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. Their seventh studio album and their ninth album overall, it was recorded and released in 1976.[2][3][4]
| New Riders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | April 1976 The Record Plant, Sausalito, California | |||
| Genre | Country rock | |||
| Length | 31:15 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Bob Johnston | |||
| New Riders of the Purple Sage chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from New Riders | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
New Riders was the New Riders' first album on the MCA Records label, and their second to be produced by Bob Johnston. It consists of nine cover songs, plus one new original tune by John Dawson.
Track listing
edit- "Fifteen Days under the Hood" (Jack Tempchin) – 2:42
- "Annie May" (Vick Thomas) – 3:26
- "You Never Can Tell" (Chuck Berry) – 3:52
- "Hard to Handle" (Otis Redding, Al Bell, Allen Jones) – 3:38
- "Dead Flowers" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:56
- "Don't Put Her Down" (Hazel Dickens) – 4:12
- "Honky Tonkin' (I Guess I Done Me Some)" (Delbert McClinton) – 2:47
- "She's Looking Better Every Beer" (John Shine) – 2:38
- "Can't Get Over You" (John Dawson) – 2:03
- "The Swimming Song" (Loudon Wainwright III) – 2:01
Personnel
editNew Riders of the Purple Sage
edit- John Dawson – rhythm guitar, vocals
- David Nelson – lead guitar, vocals
- Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar
- Skip Battin – bass, vocals
- Spencer Dryden – drums
Production
edit- Bob Johnston – producer
- Tom Flye – engineer
- Eric Schilling – assistant engineer
- Rod Dyer – album design
- George Osaki – art direction
Notes
edit- ^ New Riders at Allmusic
- ^ New Riders at the NRPS official website
- ^ New Riders at the Grateful Dead Family Discography
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2004). The Great Rock Discography (7th ed.). Canongate U.S. p. 1083. ISBN 1-84195-615-5. Retrieved 2009-08-18.