"Ride On, Baby" is a song by English

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. It was written by

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and

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in 1965. It was first released as a single by

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in October 1966 and reached No. 31 on the British charts. The Rolling Stones' own version appeared a few months later on ''

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,'' an album released only in the US in June 1967. It was recorded during the ''

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'' sessions in December 1965.

Personnel

According to authors Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon, except where noted: The Rolling Stones *

vocals *

backing vocals, lead guitar, autoharp *

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rhythm guitar, harpsichord,

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(inaudible) * Bill Wyman bass * Charlie Watts drums,

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Additional musician *

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piano

Chris Farlowe version

British singer

recorded a version of "Ride On, Baby", produced by Mick Jagger, which was released in October 1966, almost 9 months before the Rolling Stones version. Despite the success of its predecessor " Out of Time", which reached number one, "Ride On Baby" did not even breach the top twenty, peaking at number 31 for two weeks in late 1966. It became his penultimate single release to reach the top 40, the later being "

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" in 1967. The track is included on his album ''

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* * {{Authority control 1966 singles 1966 songs Baroque pop songs The Rolling Stones songs Songs written by Jagger–Richards Immediate Records singles Chris Farlowe songs