''James Gang Rides Again'' (alternatively known as simply ''Rides Again'') is the second studio album by American rock band
James Gang
James Gang is an American rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. The band went through a variety of line-up changes until they recorded their first album as a power trio consisting of Joe Walsh (guitars, lead vocals), Tom Kriss (bass), a ...
. The album was released on the label ABC Records. It is the James Gang's first album to feature bassist Dale Peters.
Critical reception
Writing for
AllMusic
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, critic
Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote of the album "With their second album Rides Again, the James Gang came into their own... Walsh's songwriting had improved, giving the band solid support for their stylistic experiments. What ties the two sides of the record together is the strength of the band's musicianship, which burns brightly and powerfully on the hardest rockers, as well as on the sensitive ballads."
Music critic John Swenson named it "one of the most important rock records of the Seventies."
Track listing
On the initial pressings of ''James Gang Rides Again'', a 1:25 electric rendition of
Maurice Ravel's "
Boléro" is interpolated into the song "The Bomber." Ravel's estate threatened suit against both the James Gang and ABC Records for its unauthorized use.
[Refer to ''Both Sides Now''s ABC Records discography Web site (http://bsnpubs.com/abc/abc700.html).] As a result, the track was edited, and the "Boléro" section was removed on most subsequent pressings of the album. The edited song's running time on such pressings is 5:39. Some late 1970s LP pressings included "Boléro" by mistake, and the most recent CD re-issue of ''Rides Again'' contains the full version of "The Bomber," with the "Boléro" section restored.
Personnel
;James Gang
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Joe Walsh
Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: the James Gang, Eagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr ...
– guitars, keyboards, vocals, liner notes
*Dale Peters – bass guitar, acoustic guitar ("Ashes the Rain and I")
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Jim Fox – drums, percussion
;Additional
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Rusty Young –
pedal steel guitar ("There I Go Again")
;Production
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Bill Szymczyk
William Frank Szymczyk (; born February 13, 1943) is an American music producer and technical engineer best known for working with rock and blues musicians, most notably the Eagles in the 1970s. He produced many top albums and singles of th ...
– production, engineer, remastering
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Mike D. Stone - engineer
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Ted Jensen
Ted Jensen (born September 19, 1954) is an American mastering engineer, known for having mastered many recordings, including the Eagles' ''Hotel California'', Green Day's '' American Idiot'' and Norah Jones' ''Come Away with Me''.
Biography
T ...
– remastering
*Dale Peters – liner notes
*Jim Fox – liner notes
*Tom Wright – photography
References
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James Gang albums
1970 albums
ABC Records albums
Albums produced by Bill Szymczyk
Albums recorded at Record Plant (New York City)