Ride a Rock Horse

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Ride A Rock Horse
Studio album by Roger Daltrey
Released	July 1975
Recorded	November 1974-February 1975, at Ramport and CBS Studios
Genre	Rock music
Label	MCA
Producer	Russ Ballard
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Roger Daltrey chronology
Daltrey (1973) Ride a Rock Horse (1975) One of the Boys (1977)

Ride a Rock Horse is the second solo album by The Who's lead singer, Roger Daltrey. It was first released in 1975. Songs were recorded during Daltrey's filming commitments for Ken Russell's film Lisztomania.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Non-album material 3 Singles 4 Musicians

[edit] Track listing

1. "Come And Get Your Love" (Ballard) - 3:46
2. "Hearts Right" (Paul Korda) - 3:02
3. "Oceans Away" (Goodhand-Tait) - 3:17
4. "Proud" (Ballard) - 4:54
5. "World Over" (Paul Korda) - 3:11
6. "Near To Surrender" (Ballard) - 2:35
7. "Feeling" (Paul Korda) - 4:38
8. "Walking The Dog" (Thomas) - 4:37
9. "Milk Train" (Bugatti/Musker) - 3:21
10. "I Was Born To Sing Your Song" (Neal/Marchand) - 4:36

[edit] Non-album material

1. "You Put Something Better Inside Me" (Rafferty/Egan) (B-side of the 1977 single "One Of The Boys"; this version is an alternate outtake)
2. "Dear John" (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)

[edit] Singles

• "Come And Get Your Love" / "World Over" (released May 1975; did not chart in the UK, and not released in the US)
• "Walking The Dog" / "Proud" (released August 1975; did not chart in the UK, and not released in the US)
• "Come And Get Your Love" / "Hearts Right" (released October 1975; #68 in the US)
• "Oceans Away" / "Feeling" (released January 1976; did not chart in the US, and not released in the UK)

[edit] Musicians

• Russ Ballard (guitar, keyboards)
• Clem Clempson (guitar)
• Dave Wintour (bass guitar)
• Stuart Francis (drums)
• John Barham (string and brass arrangements)
• Paul Korda (Piano and backing vocals)

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