Ride (Jamie Walters album)

Ride is the second album by the American pop singer-songwriter, actor Jamie Walters. It was released on June 24, 1997, through Atlantic Records.

Ride
Studio album by Jamie Walters
Released	June 24, 1997
Recorded	Tyrell Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Length	46:42
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Steve Tyrell
Jamie Walters chronology
Jamie Walters (1994) Ride (1997) Believed (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Reckless"	Kevin Savigar Stephanie Tyrell Steve Tyrell	4:09
2.	"Fly On Sweet Angel"	Jamie Walters Savigar Tyrell Tyrell	4:21
3.	"I'd Do Anything for You"	Walters Savigar Tyrell Tyrell	4:21
4.	"Winona"	Matthew Sweet	4:02
5.	"In Between"	Walters Tyrell	3:59
6.	"The Other Side"	Walters Savigar	4:23
7.	"Nobody But You"	Walters Savigar Tyrell Tyrell	4:47
8.	"Long Way Down"	Walters Michael Landau Tyrell Tyrell	4:10
9.	"Dog on a Chain"	Barry Coffing Walters Savigar Tyrell Tyrell	4:01
10.	"You"	Walters Reb Beach Tyrell	4:45
11.	"The Great Escape"	Walters	3:38

Personnel

• Jamie Walters – lead vocals, guitars (tracks: 2 to 5, 10, 11)
• Steve Tyrell – production, keyboards

Additional musicians

• Michael Landau – guitars (inc. solo on 2, 4 to 6, 10, 11)
• Tim Pierce – guitars
• John Pierce – bass (track 1)
• Leland Sklar – bass (tracks: 2, 3, 6 to 11)
• Jack Daley – bass (tracks: 4, 5)
• Mike Finnigan – keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 4), backing vocals (tracks: 5, 7, 10, 11)
• Jim Cox – keyboards (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 9, 10)
• Kevin Savigar – keyboards (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9), drum programming (tracks: 3, 6, 9)
• Alex Brown – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 7)
• Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 7)
• Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 7)
• Zach Throne – backing vocals (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 8, 9)
• Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums (tracks: 3, 6, 7)
• Gary Mallaber – drums (tracks: 1, 10, 11)
• Russ Kunkel – drums (tracks: 2, 8, 9)
• Cindy Blackman – drums (tracks: 4, 5)

Other personnel

• Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements, conductor
• Thomas Bricker – artwork
• Doug Sax, Nilesh Patel – mastering
• Chris Lord-Alge, Barry Coffing, Jack Daley – mixing
• Kevin Williamson – A&R
• Andrea Forshee – album coordinator
• Joe Fischer, Robbie McPherson, Stephanie Fink – production assistant
• Tina Bilao, Jill Greenberg – photography

In popular culture

The song "Reckless" was performed by Walters on the season 6 episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 called "Ray of Hope" in 1996. Walters returned to the show later that year and performed the song "The Great Escape" on the episode "Lost in Las Vegas" from season 7.

Tour

Walters toured the US and Europe in support of Ride. The performances consisted of only Walters and Zach Throne on acoustic guitars. There were also some dates in Europe with a full band.