The Horses

"The Horses"
Single by Daryl Braithwaite
from the album Rise
A-side	The Horses
B-side	I Can't Wait
Released	March 3, 1991
Format	CD
Genre	Pop
Length	4:16
Label	CBS
Writer(s)	Rickie Lee Jones, Walter Becker
Daryl Braithwaite singles chronology
"Rise" (1990) "The Horses" (1991) "Higher Than Hope" (1991)

"The Horses" is a song written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker. It originally appeared on Jones' 1989 album Flying Cowboys. Whilst not released as a single, the original Rickie Lee Jones version did appear in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire, and was also included on the film's soundtrack.

The song was covered by Daryl Braithwaite on his 1990 album Rise. It was released as a single on March 3, 1991 and reached No. 1 on the Australian charts.^[1] Margaret Urlich provided the female vocals in the song; however, she chose not to appear in the music video due to other work commitments. Model Gillian Mather lip synced Urlich's voice for the video.

In 2013, Australian singer Taylor Henderson recorded a version for his self-titled album.

Track listing

The Australian release, was a 2-track single:

Side A "The Horses" (4:16)
Side B "I Can't Wait" (Written by Daryl Braithwaite, Simon Hussey) (4:12)

In Europe, it was released as a 4-track Maxi single:

1. The Horses (4:16)
2. Let Me Be (5:36)
3. You Could Be Wrong (3:23)
4. I Can't Wait (4:12)

Chart positions

Single

Year-end chart

Chart successions

References