For the Ride Home

For the Ride Home
Studio album by Josh Kelley
Released	June 3, 2003
Genre	Pop rock
Length	50:04 (disc 1) 13:15 (disc 2)
Label	Hollywood (US)
Producer	John Alagía Josh Kelley
Josh Kelley chronology
For the Ride Home (2003) Almost Honest (2005)
Alternative cover
For the Ride Home two-disc re-release

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

For the Ride Home is the debut album of singer Josh Kelley. It was re-released in 2004 with different artwork and a bonus disc. The album peaked at #159 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #5 on the Top Heatseekers Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Josh Kelley.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Amazing"	3:45
2.	"Everybody Wants You"	3:56
3.	"Travelin'"	3:00
4.	"Old Time Memory"	4:17
5.	"Home to Me"	4:42
6.	"Angeles"	3:30
7.	"I Saw You"	2:56
8.	"Small Town Boy"	3:13
9.	"Faces"	4:14
10.	"Follow You"	3:22
11.	"Perfect 10"	3:29
12.	"Amen"	4:27
13.	"Pokerface"	4:14
Total length:		49:05

Disc Two (2004 re-release only)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dying Man"	3:56
2.	"Solid Ground"	2:55
3.	"Small Town Boy" (Acoustic Version)	3:14
4.	"Amazing" (Acoustic Version)	3:44
Total length:		13:49

For the Short Ride Home

For the Short Ride Home is a digital-only release that includes the four songs from the second disc of the re-release. It was first made available on October 19, 2004.

Singles

Title	Chart (2004)	Peak position
"Amazing"	US Billboard Hot 100	79
"Amazing"	US Adult Top 40	8
"Everybody Wants You"	US Adult Top 40	24

Personnel

• Josh Kelley – vocals, acoustic guitars, handclaps (1, 3, 7), electric guitars (7), dobro (9), drum programming (11), Rhodes electric piano (13), Wurlitzer electric piano (13)
• Dave Yaden – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 11), Hammond organ (1-3, 5, 6, 10, 11), acoustic piano (4, 8, 12), synthesizers (7), clavinet (11)
• John Alagía – Korg MS2000 (1, 6, 8, 13), electric guitars (1-3, 7, 8), shaker (1-3, 8), tambourine (1-3, 6, 8, 10), orchestrations (1-8, 10-13), backing vocals (2, 4, 12), keyboards (4), string arrangements (4), toy piano (6), accordion (8), jingle bells (11), synthesizers (12), samples (12), EBow (12), vibraphone (12)
• Michael Andrews – banjo, lap steel guitar (10), ukulele (10)
• Ben Peeler – lap steel guitar (5, 6, 8, 11), electric guitars (6, 11-13), banjo (6, 10), synthesizers (8), accordion (8)
• Mark Bryant – mandolin
• Tom Freund – bass (1-4, 6-8, 10-13)
• Matt Johnson – drums (1-4, 6-8, 10-13)

Bonus disc

• Josh Kelley – vocals, acoustic guitars, cabasa (2)
• Dave Yaden – acoustic piano (1, 2), Hammond organ (1, 2)
• Seth Stuart – acoustic piano (3)
• John Alagía – additional guitars (1, 2)
• Ben Peeler – lap steel guitar (1)
• Tom Freund – bass (1, 2, 4)
• Matt Johnson – drums (1, 2)

Production

• Eric Clinger – A&R
• John Alagía – producer (1-8, 10-13), mixing (1-8, 10-13)
• Josh Kelley – producer (9), engineer (9), mixing (9)
• Jeff Juliano – engineer (1-8, 10-13), mixing (1-8, 10-13)
• Eddie Miller – additional engineer (10)
• Peter Harding – assistant engineer, additional Pro Tools
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• OK Management Company – management

Bonus disc

• John Alagía – producer (1, 2), mixing (1, 2)
• Mark Jackson – producer (3), engineer (3), mixing (3)
• Michael Baiardi – co-producer (3)
• Josh Kelley – producer (4), engineer (4), mixing (4)
• Jeff Juliano – engineer (1, 2), mixing (1, 2)

Charts

Chart performance for For the Ride Home

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [2]	79
US Billboard 200 [3]	159

References

1. For the Ride Home at AllMusic
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 152.
3. "Josh Kelley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2022.