Ride Me Back Home
| Ride Me Back Home | ||||
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| Released | June 21, 2019 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 43:20 | |||
| Label | Legacy | |||
| Producer | Buddy Cannon | |||
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| Singles from Ride Me Back Home | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
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Ride Me Back Home is the sixty-ninth solo studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. It was released on June 21, 2019, by Legacy Recordings.[2] Its title track earned Nelson his ninth Grammy Award, winning in the category Best Country Solo Performance.[3]
Background
During an interview on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, aired on April 13, 2019 Nelson announced the release of the album. The material consists mostly of original writings by producer Buddy Cannon and Nelson. Meanwhile, the title track was written by Sonny Throckmorton.[4] Nelson decided to record "Ride Me Back Home" for his own advocacy for horses. On Cannon's suggestion, a revisited version of "Stay Away from Lonely Places" from 1972's The Words Don't Fit the Picture was included.[5]
The first single, its title track, was released on April 26, 2019. Ride Me Back Home completed the "Mortality Trilogy" of Nelson, complementing God's Problem Child and Last Man Standing.[6]
Commercial performance
Ride Me Back Home debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Country Albums with 19,000 album equivalent units.[7] The album has sold 58,900 copies in the United States as of March 2020.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ride Me Back Home" |
| 3:35 |
| 2. | "Come on Time" |
| 2:55 |
| 3. | "My Favorite Picture of You" | Guy Clark | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Seven Year Itch" |
| 3:23 |
| 5. | "Immigrant Eyes" | Clark | 4:34 |
| 6. | "Stay Away from Lonely Places" |
| 3:59 |
| 7. | "Just the Way You Are" | Billy Joel | 4:35 |
| 8. | "One More Song to Write" |
| 3:56 |
| 9. | "Nobody's Listening" |
| 4:51 |
| 10. | "It's Hard to Be Humble" (with Lukas Nelson and Micah Nelson) | Mac Davis | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Maybe I Should've Been Listening" |
| 3:50 |
| Total length: | 43:20 | ||
Charts
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 18 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 54 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 18 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 18 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 18 |
References
- ^ Ride Me Back Home at Metacritic
- ^ Doyle, Patrick; Doyle, Patrick (26 April 2019). "Willie Nelson Details His New Album 'Ride Me Back Home'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Willie Nelson Grammy History". The Recording Academy. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
- ^ Trigger 2019.
- ^ Doyle, Patrick 2019.
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam 2019.
- ^ Asker, Jim (July 2, 2019). "Lee Brice's 'Rumor' Tops the Country Airplay Chart, Willie Nelson Takes a New 'Ride'". Billboard.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
External links
- Trigger (2019). "New Willie Nelson Album "Ride Me Back Home" On The Way". Saving Country Music.com. Saving Country Music. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
{{cite news}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Sodomsky, Sam (2019). "Willie Nelson Announces New Album Ride Me Back Home, Shares New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
{{cite news}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Doyle, Patrick (2019). "Willie Nelson Details His New Album 'Ride Me Back Home'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
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