The Ride (4Him album)

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The Ride
4Him Ride.jpg
Studio album by
Released1994
Genre Contemporary Christian
Label Benson
Producer
4Him chronology
The Season of Love
(1993)
The Ride
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Ride is the fifth studio album by contemporary Christian group 4Him, released in 1994 on Benson Records. [2] The album reached No. 2 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wings" Mark Harris, Don Koch3:59
2."The Nature of Love"Harris, Steve Camp, Michael Omartian 3:33
3."For Future Generations"Harris, Koch, Dave Clark4:50
4."Shelter in the Rain"Harris, Marty Magehee3:49
5."Between You and Me"Harris, Koch, Peter Wolf 4:34
6."Real Thing"Harris, Koch, Clark4:27
7."Ride of Life"Harris, Koch4:38
8."As Long as My Heart Knows It's You"Harris, Koch, Clark4:17
9."What Do I Know"Billy Simon, Jeff Silvey3:52
10."Love Finds You"Harris, Koch6:00

Personnel

4Him

Musicians

The Nashville String Machine (Tracks 3, 4, 8 & 9)

Choir on "For Future Generations"

Production

Tracks 1, 5 & 10

Tracks 2, 4 & 6

Tracks 3, 7, 8 & 9

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References

  1. Granger, Thom. 4Him: The Ride – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. 4Him: The Ride. Benson Records. 1994.
  3. "4Him: Ride (Top Christian Albums)". Billboard . Archived from the original on March 28, 2019.