''The Naked Ride Home'' is the twelfth album by American singer-songwriter
Jackson Browne
Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States.
Emerging as a precocious teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles, he h ...
, released in 2002 (see
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). It peaked at number 36 on
The Billboard 200
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chart. The single "The Night Inside Me" reached number 25 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
As of February 2004 the album had sold 139,000 copies in United States according to Nielsen Soundscan.
Guests included
Keb' Mo'
Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician and five-time Grammy Award winner. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link ...
and
Greg Leisz
Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, lap steel and pedal steel guitar.
Biography
Leisz grew up in the garage band cu ...
.
Reception
Mark Deming, writing for
AllMusic
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, remarked that "the craft of Browne's songwriting is still strong, and his performances are pin-sharp and passionate, but unfortunately the very real strengths of ''The Naked Ride Home'' only make its flaws all the more glaring – namely, that Browne's muse hasn't taken him anyplace new and interesting in some time, and even though it's clear he still takes the arts of songwriting and recording very seriously, the results lack the depth or the impact of his earlier work."
James Hunter, writing for ''
Rolling Stone
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'', felt that the album delivered "a varied midtempo dependability that turns richer and more resonant upon re-listenings," and that it was "looser, warmer and more live-sounding than Browne's recent work – yet still as passionately crafted and sung ... he is the sound of unfrantic L.A. cool engaged with the long view."
Track listing
All songs written by Jackson Browne,
Mark Goldenberg
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Biography Early career
Raised in Chicago, Illin ...
, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick and Jeff Young, except where noted:
#"The Naked Ride Home" (Browne) – 5:56
#"The Night Inside Me" – 4:38
#"Casino Nation" – 6:57
#"For Taking the Trouble" (Browne) – 4:25
#"Never Stop" – 4:56
#"Walking Town" – 6:20
#"About My Imagination" – 6:10
#"Sergio Leone" – 7:57
#"Don't You Want to Be There" (Browne) – 7:35
#"My Stunning Mystery Companion" (Browne) – 4:53
Personnel
* Jackson Browne – lead vocals, acoustic piano,
Fender Rhodes
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, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Jeff Scott Young – acoustic piano,
Wurlitzer electric piano
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,
Hammond organ
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, synthesizers, harmony vocals
*
Mark Goldenberg
Mark Goldenberg (born April 10, 1952) is an American guitarist and songwriter, noted for his session work and composition of successful songs for Linda Ronstadt, the Pointer Sisters, and others.
Biography Early career
Raised in Chicago, Illin ...
– electric guitar, hi-string guitar (4)
*
Greg Leisz
Gregory Brian Leisz ( ; born September 18, 1949) is an American musician. He is a songwriter, recording artist, and producer. He plays guitar, dobro, mandolin, lap steel and pedal steel guitar.
Biography
Leisz grew up in the garage band cu ...
– acoustic guitar (1), 12-string electric guitar (1)
* Kevin Moore (
Keb' Mo'
Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician and five-time Grammy Award winner. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link ...
) –
slide guitar
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(4)
*
Val McCallum
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Career
McCallum has toured with, and served as a studio musician for many well-known musicians. He toured with Jackson Browne, and McCallum's musical resume ...
– rhythm acoustic guitar (7)
* Kevin McCormick – bass guitar, rhythm electric guitar (7)
* Mauricio "Fritz" Lewak – drums,
cajón
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(4)
*
Luis Conte
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– percussion
* Fernando Pullam – trumpet (9)
* Jennifer Gross – harmony vocals (3, 6)
* Kipp Lennon – harmony vocals (3, 6)
* Alethea Mills – harmony vocals (4), choir vocals (9)
* Chavonne Morris – harmony vocals (4), choir vocals (9)
* Jimmy Burney – choir vocals (9)
*
Marc Cohn
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– harmony vocals (9)
* Fred Martin – choir arrangements (9)
Production
* Producers – Jackson Browne and Kevin McCormick
* Engineer – Paul Dieter
* Assistant Engineers – Sebastian Haimerl, Mark Johnson, Bil Lane and Rich Tosi.
* Mixing –
Bob Clearmountain
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* Mix Assistant – Kevin Harp
* Mastered by
Bob Ludwig
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at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).
* Technical Director – Ed Wong
* Artwork – Dustin Stanton
* Cover Photo – Nels Israelson
* Booklet Photos –
Dianna Cohen and Nels Israelson
* Management – Cree Clover and Donald Miller
Charts
Album – ''
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References
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Jackson Browne albums
2002 albums
Elektra Records albums
Albums recorded at Groove Masters Studios