Rides (album)

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Rides
Rides (album) cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 April 1999
Genre Rock
Length53:58
Label Sony
Producer George Drakoulias
Reef chronology
Glow
(1997)
Rides
(1999)
Getaway
(2000)
Singles from Rides
  1. "I've Got Something to Say"
    Released: 26 March 1999
  2. "Sweety"
    Released: 24 May 1999
  3. "New Bird"
    Released: 30 August 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Evening Post Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Rides is the third album by the Somerset rock group Reef, released in 1999. [3] [4]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart. [5]

Production

Recorded in California, the album was produced by George Drakoulias. [6]

Critical reception

The Guardian deemed the album "a characteristic mixture of bluesy riffs and shrieking, with passages of quasi-metal played off against nearly-ballads with acoustic guitars for added 'sensitivity'." [7] The Sun Herald thought that "Drakoulias's production is workmanlike but it's a frill-free style that sits comfortably with the band's meat 'n' potatoes arrangements." [8]

Track listing

All music composed by Reef; all lyrics composed by Gary Stringer; except where noted.

  1. "New Bird" – 2:33
  2. "I've Got Something to Say" – 4:03
  3. "Wandering" – 4:28
  4. "Metro" – 3:24
  5. "Hiding" – 5:27
  6. "Sweety" – 3:39
  7. "Locked Inside" (lyrics: Jack Bessant, Gary Stringer) – 2:59
  8. "Back in My Place" – 4:11
  9. "Undone and Sober" – 3:59
  10. "Who You Are" – 2:51
  11. "Love Feeder" – 3:38
  12. "Moaner Snap" – 4:02
  13. "Funny Feeling" – 6:10
  14. "Electric Sunday" – 2:29

Singles

Personnel

Reef
Additional members

Charts

Chart performance for Rides
Chart (1999)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 36
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10] 39
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 3

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [12] Silver60,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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