"Ride on the Rhythm", is a song recorded by American DJ and record producer

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, released on August 13, 1991, by Atlantic Records. It features American singer Marc Anthony when he was still a freestyle musician.

Legacy

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, and for Marc Anthony, who picked up his first number one single on the '' Billboard''

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chart. The track also featured backing rap vocals from

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on keyboards and co-production, The Basement Boys (the production team behind Crystal Waters and

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) on piano and Luis Vega, Sr. on saxophone. This would also be the last single that Marc Anthony worked under freestyle genre before he signed on with RMM to start his career as a salsero singer.

Track listings

; 12" vinyl (US promo, 1991) *A1. "Ride on the Rhythm" (Kenlou Rhythm Mix) – (7:08) *A2. "Ride on the Rhythm" (Radio Mix Funky) – (4:05) *B1. "Ride on the Rhythm" (Masters At Work Dub) – (6:16) *B2. "Ride on the Rhythm" (The Ride) – (6:39) *B3. "Ride on the Rhythm" (A cappella) – (0:30) ; 12" maxi CD (US, 1992) *1. "Ride on the Rhythm" (Radio Mix Funky) – (4:06) *2. "Ride on the Rhythm" (Funky '92 Re-Edit) – (7:25) *3. "Ride on the Rhythm" (Kenlou Rhythm Mix) – (7:09) *4. "The Masters at Work" (One Take Tito Mix) – (5:11)

Chart performance

The single reached number one on the '' Billboard''

chart in the United States during the week ending October 5, 1991 and stayed there for only one week.

Reception

John Bush of

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felt the song was worth the cost of the album and calling it a "effortless dancefloor stormer". When the Night Is Over > ReviewAllmusic

References

External links

Track listing at Discogstrack featured
on

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