Take a Ride

by Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels

Take a Ride cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: February 1966
  • Label: New Voice
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 36:50
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Bob Crewe

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Driven by the frantic, sweat-soaked hit medley 'Jenny Take a Ride', this debut album defines the relentless, hyper-charged blue-eyed soul of the Detroit scene. Mitch Ryder's raspy, Little Richard-inspired screams front a blisteringly tight R&B band, performing a mix of high-speed covers and originals. The record perfectly captures the raw, kinetic energy that paved the way for the MC5 and The Stooges.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, guitars, vocal, soulful, belting

Tracklist

  1. Shake a Tail Feather (2:31)
  2. Come See About Me (3:00)
  3. Let Your Love Light Shine (3:36)
  4. Just a Little Bit (2:42)
  5. I Hope (3:02)
  6. Jenny Take a Ride (3:24)
  7. Please, Please, Please (3:37)
  8. I'll Go Crazy (aka I Go Crazy) (2:10)
  9. I Got You (I Feel Good) (2:35)
  10. Sticks and Stones (2:39)
  11. Bring It on Home to Me (3:34)
  12. Baby Jane (Mo-Mo Jane) (4:00)

Credits

  • Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels - primary artist
  • Andre Williams - written-by
  • Otha Hayes - written-by
  • Verlie Rice - written-by
  • Holland-Dozier-Holland - written-by
  • David Nixon - written-by
  • Jackie Robinson - written-by
  • James Smalls - written-by

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