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Ride a Rock Horse
Studio album by
Roger Daltrey
Released4 July 1975 (1975-07-04)[1]
RecordedNovember 1974–February 1975
StudioRamport and CBS Studios
Genre
Length37:57
LabelTrack (UK), MCA (US)
ProducerRuss Ballard
Roger Daltrey chronology
Daltrey
(1973) 		Ride a Rock Horse
(1975) 		One of the Boys
(1977)
Singles from Ride a Rock Horse
  1. "Get Your Love"
    Released: 30 May 1975[2]
  2. "Walking the Dog"
    Released: August 1975
  3. "Oceans Away"
    Released: January 1976

Ride a Rock Horse is the second solo studio album by English singer Roger Daltrey, released on 4 July 1975 by Track in the UK and MCA in the US.[3] Ride a Rock Horse was recorded during Daltrey's filming commitments for Ken Russell's film Lisztomania. The album's cover, which is photographed and designed by Daltrey's cousin Graham Hughes, depicts the singer as a rampant centaur.[4]

Three singles were issued from Ride a Rock Horse: "Get Your Love", "Walking the Dog" and "Oceans Away". "Get Your Love" peaked at No. 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and "Walking the Dog", a cover of the Rufus Thomas song, peaked at No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart. The album itself peaked at No. 14 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 28 on the US Billboard 200.[5] The song, "Hearts Right", had a music video with graphics and animation by Gerald Scarfe, who would later become known for his work with Pink Floyd.

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Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Your Love"Russ Ballard3:46
2."Hearts Right"Paul Korda3:02
3."Oceans Away"Phillip Goodhand-Tait3:17
4."Proud"Ballard4:54
5."World Over"Korda3:11
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Near to Surrender"Ballard2:35
7."Feeling"Korda4:38
8."Walking the Dog"Rufus Thomas4:37
9."Milk Train"Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker3:21
10."I Was Born to Sing Your Song"Chris Neal, Donny Marchand4:36

Non-album material

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  1. "You Put Something Better Inside Me" (Gerry Rafferty, Joe Egan) (B-side of the 1977 single "One of the Boys"; this version is an alternate outtake)
  2. "Dear John" (David Courtney) (B-side of the 1977 single "Written On The Wind"; the liner notes to the reissue CD state that this was an outtake from the Ride a Rock Horse sessions)
  3. "Oceans Away (alternate version)" (Goodhand-Tait)

Personnel

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Technical
  • John Jansen, Will Reid-Dick - engineer
  • Graham Hughes - photography, art direction

Charts

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Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 10
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 46
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 14
US Billboard 200[9] 28

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[10] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 4 July 1975 (1975-07-04)[1] Polydor Records stereo LP Polydor 2442 135
United States 26 July 1975 (1975-07-26)[1] MCA Records stereo LP MCA 2147

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Neill, Andrew; Kent, Matthew; Roger Daltrey; Chris Stamp (2009). Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the Who 1958-1978. Sterling. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4027-6691-6. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. ^ Neill, Andrew; Kent, Matthew; Roger Daltrey; Chris Stamp (2009). Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the Who 1958-1978. Sterling. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-4027-6691-6. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Roger Daltrey Discography". Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
  4. ^ Roger Daltrey#cite note-27
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 138. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4041a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "Roger Daltrey | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Roger Daltrey Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "British album certifications – Roger Daltrey – Ride a Rock Horse". British Phonographic Industry.
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