The Long Ride

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The Long Ride
The Long Ride Jack Elliott.jpg
Studio album by
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1999
Genre Folk
Label High Tone [1]
Producer Roy Rogers [2]
Ramblin' Jack Elliott chronology
Friends of Mine
(1998)		The Long Ride
(1999)		 Best of the Vanguard Years
(2000)

The Long Ride is an album by the American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 1999. [3] It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Traditional Folk Album" category. [4]

Contents

Guests include Dave Van Ronk, Tom Russell, and Maria Muldaur.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Bobby Reed of No Depression wrote that the "duet renditions of old folk tunes are the real meat of this Americana meal ... Elliott’s limited vocal range and spare guitar playing, along with the song’s running time of 7-and-a-half minutes, make for a long, rocky close to this uneven album." [6]

Track listing

  1. "Connection" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 3:09
  2. "Cup of Coffee" (Ramblin' Jack Elliott) – 6:16
  3. "Ranger's Command" (Woody Guthrie) – 3:30
  4. "Pony" (Tom Waits) – 3:23
  5. "St. James Infirmary" (Joe Primrose, Traditional) – 3:20
  6. "Picture from Life's Other Side" (Traditional) – 5:03
  7. "East Virginia Blues" (Carter, Traditional) – 3:59
  8. "The Sky Above and the Mud Below" (Tom Russell) – 6:15
  9. "Take Me Back and Try Me One More Time" (Ernest Tubb) – 3:27
  10. "Now He's Just Dust in the Wind" (Elliott, Roy Rogers) – 4:33
  11. "True Blue Jeans" (Elliott, Rogers) – 2:31
  12. "Diamond Joe" (Traditional) – 3:17
  13. "With God on Our Side" (Bob Dylan) – 7:30

Personnel

Production notes:

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References

  1. ↑ "Ramblin' Jack Elliott - The Long Ride". www.countrystandardtime.com.
  2. ↑ "RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT "The Long Ride" Hightone". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "Ramblin' Jack Elliott". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ "The Long Ride". AllMusic . Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  6. ↑ Reed, Bobby (November–December 1999). "Review: The Long Ride". No Depression .
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