''Ride'' is the second album by the American pop singer-songwriter, actor

Jamie Walters James Leland Walters Jr. (born June 13, 1969) is an American actor and singer, best known for his roles on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and '' The Heights'' and singing lead vocal on " How Do You Talk to an Angel". Career Walters was born in Boston ...

. It was released on June 24, 1997, through Atlantic Records.

Track listing

Personnel

– lead vocals, guitars (tracks: 2 to 5, 10, 11) *

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– production, keyboards

Additional musicians

* Michael Landau – guitars (inc. solo on 4 to 6) *

Tim Pierce Tim Pierce (born 1959 in Albuquerque) is an American session guitarist. He has worked for artists such as Joe Cocker, Crowded House, Goo Goo Dolls, Michael Jackson, Beth Hart, Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Collins, and the ...

– guitars (inc. solo on 2, 10, 11) * Bob Mann – bass, keyboards (track 1) *

Leland Sklar Leland Bruce Sklar (born May 28, 1947) is an American bassist and session musician. Sklar rose to prominence as a member of James Taylor's backing band, which coaleced into a group in its own right, The Section. This group of musicians so frequ ...

– bass (tracks: 2, 3, 6 to 11) * Jack Daley – bass (tracks: 4, 5) *

Mike Finnigan Michael Kelly Finnigan (April 26, 1945 – August 11, 2021) was an American keyboard player and vocalist, his speciality being the B3 Hammond organ. Working primarily as a freelance studio musician and touring player, he played with a wide va ...

– keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 4), backing vocals (tracks: 5, 7, 10, 11) * Jim Cox – keyboards (tracks: 5, 6, 7, 9, 10) * Kevin Savigar – keyboards (tracks: 1, 2, 7, 9), drum programming (tracks: 3, 6, 9) * Alex Brown – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 7) * Marlena Jeter – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 7) * Mortonette Jenkins – backing vocals (tracks: 1, 5, 7) * Zach Throne – backing vocals (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 8, 9) *

Abe Laboriel Jr. Abraham Laboriel Jr. (born March 23, 1971) is an American session drummer. He is the son of Mexican bass guitarist Abraham Laboriel, nephew of Mexican rocker Johnny Laboriel, and brother of record producer, songwriter, and film composer Mateo ...

– drums (tracks: 3, 6, 7) *

Gary Mallaber Gary Mallaber (born October 11, 1946 in Buffalo) is a Los Angeles session drummer, percussionist and singer. He attended Lafayette High School, where he and Bobby Militello, along with other musicians, were mentored by saxophonist Sam Scam ...

– drums (tracks: 1, 10, 11) *

Russ Kunkel Russell Kunkel (born September 27, 1948) is an American drummer who has worked as a session musician with many popular artists, including Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Buffett, Harry Chapin, Rita Coolidge, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Dan F ...

– drums (tracks: 2, 8, 9) * Cindy Blackman – drums (tracks: 4, 5)

Other personnel

* Paul Buckmaster – string arrangements, conductor * Thomas Bricker – artwork * Doug Sax, Nilesh Patel – mastering * Chris Lord-Alge, Barry Coffing, Jack Daley – mixing * Kevin Williamson – A&R * Andrea Forshee – album coordinator * Joe Fischer, Robbie McPherson, Stephanie Fink – production assistant * Tina Bilao, Jill Greenberg – photography

In popular culture

The song "Reckless" was performed by Walters on the season 6 episode of ''

Beverly Hills, 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to by its short title, ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for ...

'' called "Ray of Hope" in 1996. Walters returned to the show later that year and performed the song "The Great Escape" on the episode "Lost in Las Vegas" from season 7.

Tour

Walters toured the US and Europe in support of ''Ride''. The performances consisted of only Walters and Zach Throne on acoustic guitars. There were also some dates in Europe with a full band.

Notes

1997 albums Atlantic Records albums Jamie Walters albums {{1990s-pop-rock-album-stub