Ride into the Sun

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Ride into the Sun
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Studio album by
Brad Mehldau
ReleasedAugust 29, 2025 (2025-08-29)
RecordedJanuary 24–28, 2025
Genre
Length72:50
Label Nonesuch
Producer Brad Mehldau and Dan Coleman
Brad Mehldau chronology
Solid Jackson
(2024)		Ride into the Sun
(2025)

Ride into the Sun is a studio album by American jazz pianist Brad Mehldau. It was recorded on January 24–28, 2025 and released on August 29, 2025. [1] The album includes ten compositions by singer-songwriter Elliott Smith and four of Mehldau's own, which he says are “inspired by, and reflect, Smith’s oeuvre". [1] The title of the album was inspired by the lyrics to Smith's "Colorbars": "Everyone wants me to ride into the sun. But I ain't gonna go down, Laying low again, high on the sound." [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Elliot Smith except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Better Be Quiet Now" 4:03
2."Everything Means Nothing to Me" 5:20
3."Tomorrow Tomorrow (feat. Daniel Rossen)" 4:03
4."Sweet Adeline" 3:22
5."Sweet Adeline Fantasy"Mehldau4:45
6."Between the Bars" 5:02
7."The White Lady Loves You More" 4:41
8."Ride into the Sun: Part I"Mehldau3:20
9."Thirteen" Big Star 4:01
10."Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands" 4:02
11."Somebody Cares, Somebody Understands"Mehldau3:49
12."Southern Belle (feat. Daniel Rossen)" 3:53
13."Satellite" 3:53
14."Colorbars (feat. Chris Thile)" 5:24
15."Sunday" Nick Drake 3:34
16."Ride into the Sun: Conclusion"Mehldau9:38
Total length:72:50

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 "Ride into the Sun by Brad Mehldau". Nonesuch Records Official Website. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ Housh, Frank (August 29, 2025). "Brad Mehldau: Ride into the Sun". All About Jazz. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Brad Mehldau – Ride Into the Sun" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Brad Mehldau – Ride Into the Sun" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2025. 36. hét". MAHASZ . Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Brad Mehldau – Ride Into the Sun". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 20 Jazz-Charts – Oktober 2025" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
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