Riding with the King

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Riding With The King
Studio album by John Hiatt
Released	1983
Recorded	?
Genre	Rock
Length	42:05
Label	Geffen Records
Producer(s)	Nick Lowe, Ron Nagel, and Scott Mathews
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John Hiatt chronology
All of a Sudden (1982)	Riding With the King (1983)	Warming Up to the Ice Age (1985)

Riding With The King was singer-songwriter John Hiatt's sixth album, released in 1983. It was his second of three albums with Geffen Records. When it was released, Ron Nagel and Scott Mathews produced side 1 (tracks 1-6), and Nick Lowe produced side 2 (tracks 7-12). The title track would later be covered by B.B. King and Eric Clapton on a 2000 album of the same name.

[edit] Track listing

• All tracks written by John Hiatt, except where noted

1. "I Don't Even Try" – 3:25
2. "Death By Misadventure" – 3:29 (Hiatt, John Hadley)
3. "Girl On A String" – 3:11
4. "Lovers Will" – 4:00
5. "She Loves The Jerk" – 3:38
6. "Say it With Flowers" – 3:06
7. "Riding With The King" – 4:18
8. "You May Already Be A Winner" – 3:35
9. "Love Like Blood" – 3:55
10. "The Love That Harms" – 2:49
11. "Book Lovers" – 3:04 (Hiatt, I. Wood)
12. "Falling Up" – 3:35

[edit] Personnel

• John Hiatt - Vocals, Guitar
• Martin Belmont - Guitar (Side 2 only)
• Paul Carrack - Keyboards, Background Vocals (Side 2 only)
• Bobby Irwin - Drums (Side 2 only)
• Nick Lowe - Bass guitar, Background Vocals, Production (Side 2 only)
• Scott Mathews - Saxophone, Slide guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Background vocals, Production (Side 1 only)
• Ron Nagel - Production (Side 1 only)