The Ride is a studio album by Los Lobos. It was released on May 4, 2004, by Hollywood / Mammoth Records. It features numerous guest musicians, including Bobby Womack, Tom Waits, Rubén Blades, Dave Alvin, Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples, and Garth Hudson. The album contains new material and also new versions of earlier Los Lobos songs.
Track listing
Personnel
The specific contributions of the members of Los Lobos are not mentionedon the album, but this is the usual:
David Hidalgo – vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho
Louie Pérez – vocals, guitar, drums, jarana
Cesar Rosas – vocals, guitar, bajo sexto
Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass, guitarron
Steve Berlin – keyboards, woodwinds
Additional musicians
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion on all tracks
Victor Bisetti – additional percussion
Little Willy G. – vocals (3) Dave Alvin – vocals (5) Bobby Womack – vocals (6) Tom Waits – vocals (7) Martha Gonzalez – vocals (7) Rubén Blades – vocals (9) Richard Thompson – vocals (10) Elvis Costello – vocals (11) Mavis Staples – vocals (12) Elfego Buendia – vocals (1) Alejandro Flores – quinta guapanguera, requinto (1) Emmanuel de Real – jarana, keyboards (1) Joselo Rangel – guitar (1) Garth Hudson – keyboards (1, 11, 13) Mitchell Froom - keyboards (2) Greg Leisz - pedal steel guitar (2, 5, 11) Rev. Charles Williams - piano (6), organ (6), clavinet (12) Francisco Torres - trombone (7) Alberto Salas - piano (9) Lonnie Jordan - organ (12)