James Gang Rides Again
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- This article is about the James Gang album. "Rides Again" is also the name of an album release by Lazy Lester
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| Studio album by James Gang | ||
| Released | October 18, 1970 | |
| Recorded | November 1969 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 30:58 | |
| Label | MCA | |
| Producer(s) | Bill Szymczyk | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| James Gang chronology | ||
| Yer' Album (1969) |
James Gang Rides Again (1970) |
Thirds (1971) |
James Gang Rides Again is the second album by American band James Gang, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music). This was the first album after Dale Peters replaced Tom Kriss.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by Joe Walsh, except where noted.
- "Funk #49" (Fox, Peters, Walsh) – 3:54
- "Asshtonpark" (Fox, Peters, Walsh) – 2:01
- "Woman" (Fox, Peters, Walsh) – 4:37
- "The Bomber: Closet Queen/Bolero/Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Fox, Guaraldi, Peters, Walsh) – 7:04
- "Tend My Garden" – 5:45
- "Garden Gate" – 1:36
- "There I Go Again" – 2:51
- "Thanks" – 2:21
- "Ashes, the Rain and I" (Peters, Walsh) – 5:00
[edit] Personnel
- Joe Walsh: All guitars, keyboards, piano, percussion, vocals.
- Dale Peters: Bass guitars, guitars, keyboards, percussion, vocals.
- Jim Fox: Drums, percussion, keyboards, organ, piano, vocals.
[edit] Production
- Producer: Bill Szymczyk
- Engineer: Bill Szymczyk
- Remastering: Bill Szymczyk and Ted Jensen
- Liner notes: Dale Peters, Jim Fox and Joe Walsh
[edit] Miscellanea
A sidelight to this album is The Bomber track. The original song was in three parts: One, "Closet Queen" (Reprised at the end), second was "Bolero" (An electric guitar solo rendition of part of Ravel's orchestral piece of the same name), and third, "Cast Your Fate To The Wind", a guitar and bass duet adaptation of the Vince Guaraldi song. The length of the full medley was 7:04. The first pressing of the album and the 8 track cartridge got in the stores and was selling, when Ravel's publishers objected, as only full orchestral versions were sanctioned by the Ravel estate. James Gang backed off; from then on the album's The Bomber track had only "Closet Queen" and "Cast Your Fate To The Wind". However, in 1995, the full-length version of The Bomber resurfaced with the release of the "Look What I Did! The Joe Walsh Anthology" CD set .
