Fast Ryde
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 James Harrison (left) and Jody Stevens, June 2010 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | Republic Nashville |
| Associated acts | Scott Borchetta, Jeff Stevens |
| Members | |
| James Harrison Jody Stevens |
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Fast Ryde is an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters James Harrison and Jody Stevens, both of whom sing and play guitar. The duo was signed to Republic Records Nashville and has released three singles: "That Thang," "Make It Rain," and "Top Down," That Thang reached #38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
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[edit] History
Fast Ryde was founded in 2008 by Jody Stevens and James Harrison, natives of West Virginia and Florida, respectively.[1] Jody Stevens is the son of songwriter Jeff Stevens, who has written hits for George Strait and Tim McGraw and produces for Luke Bryan.[2] Both Stevens and Harrison decided to work as songwriters in Nashville, Tennessee, and chose to form a duo.[1] In 2009, Fast Ryde signed to Republic Records' newly-established Nashville division, through the assistance of Scott Borchetta.[3][4]
Fast Ryde's first single release was "That Thang," which the duo wrote after Stevens suggested that the two write a "booty song."[1] This song was met with mixed reviews. Juli Thanki of The 9513 gave the single a thumbs-down rating, criticizing the song for its repeated use of sung syllables and its similarity in theme to Trace Adkins' "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk."[5] Alison Bonaguro, who reviewed the song in the blog for television network CMT said that it was a "a nice little catchy rocker."[6] Bobby Peacock of Roughstock also compared it to "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," but also called the song a "silly little piece of ear candy."[7] The song peaked at #38 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in mid-2009.
The duo released "Make It Rain" in October 2009. Robert K. Oermann of Music Row Magazine said that the song was "quite listenable and easy-smooth,"[8] and Peacock called it "just what Fast Ryde needs to get their foot in the door."[9] It received a thumbs-down from The 9513's Jim Malec, who considered its lyrics "amateurish" and derivative of Jason Aldean's "Amarillo Sky."[10] "Top Down" was released as the duo's third single. It was also made into a music video, directed by Chris Hicky. After failing to chart with their second and third singles, they were released from Republic Nashville and their debut album was not released.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||
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| 2009 | "That Thang" | 38 | Non-album songs | ||||||
| "Make It Rain" | — | ||||||||
| 2010 | "Top Down" | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2010 | "Top Down" | Chris Hicky |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Neal, Chris (2009-10-05). "Who's New: Fast Ryde". Country Weekly 16 (34): 17. ISSN 1074-3235.
- ^ "Fast Ryde biography". Fast Ryde website. http://fastryde.com/index.htm?id=18115. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "New Nashville label starts with Sunny Sweeney aboard". Country Standard Time. 2009-06-05. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=2955. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
- ^ Burch, Cathalena E. (2009-06-26). "Lois Lewis joins upstart label". AZ Nightbuzz. http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/blogs/calientetunedin/15342/. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ Thanki, Juli (2009-07-13). "Fast Ryde — "That Thang"". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/fast-ryde-that-thang/. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
- ^ Bonaguro, Alison (2009-07-21). "Radio's jumping on the Fast Ryde". CMT. http://blog.cmt.com/2009-07-21/radios-jumping-on-the-fast-ryde/. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ Bobby Peacock (2009-07-29). "Fast Ryde — "That Thang"". Roughstock. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/fast-ryde-that-thang-. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ Music Row Magazine, 2009-10-02, p.6
- ^ Bobby Peacock (2009-09-28). "Fast Ryde — "Make It Rain"". Roughstock. http://www.roughstock.com/blog/fast-ryde-make-it-rain-. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ Malec, Jim (2009-09-23). "Fast Ryde — "Make It Rain"". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/fast-ryde-make-it-rain/. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
