Ride or Die (album)

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Ride or Die
Devon Allman.Ride or Die.cover.png
Studio album by
Devon Allman
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)
RecordedMay 2016
Studio
  • Sound Stage, Nashville
  • Switchyard, Nashville
Genre Blues rock
Length48:13
Label Ruf Records
Producer
Devon Allman chronology
Ragged & Dirty
(2014)
Ride or Die
(2016)

Ride or Die is the third solo album by Devon Allman, released in 2016. The core lineup consisted of Tom Hambridge (drums), Tyler Stokes (guitars) and Steve Duerst (bass). Additional artists included Ron Holloway (saxophone), Bobby Yang (strings) and Kevin McKendree (keyboard). [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Recording, production

Ride or Die was recorded at Nashville’s Sound Stage Studios and Switchyard Studios in May, 2016. It was produced by Devon Allman, and co-produced, mixed and mastered by Tom Hambridge. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Say Your Prayers"Devon Allman, Tyler Stokes3:16
2."Find Ourselves"Allman, Stokes3:13
3."Galaxies"Allman, Stokes4:57
4."Lost"Allman, Stokes4:32
5."Shattered Times"Tom Hambridge, Richard Fleming3:33
6."Watch What You Say"Allman, Stokes4:20
7."Vancouver"Allman4:15
8."Pleasure & Pain"Allman4:09
9."Hold Me"Allman2:27
10."Live From the Hear"Allman4:50
11."Butterfly Girl"Allman4:35
12."A Night Like This" (cover: The Cure) Robert Smith 4:21

Personnel

Charts

Ride or Die debuted at #1 on Billboard's Blues Albums the week of October 8, 2016. [4] [5]

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