"Ride!" is a song written by Kal Mann and

Dave Appell David Appell (March 24, 1922 – November 18, 2014) was an American musician, musical arranger and record producer born in Philadelphia. Career Appell (pronounced "AP-el") is associated mainly with the Cameo-Parkway Records, Cameo-Parkway reco ...

and performed by

Dee Dee Sharp Dee Dee Sharp (born Dione LaRue; September 9, 1945, in Philadelphia) is an American R&B singer, who began her career recording as a backing vocalist in 1961. Career Although Sharp had been playing the piano from an early age and directed chur ...

. It was featured on the 1963 album ''All the Hits (Volume II)''. The single sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.

Background

The song begins with Dee Dee Sharp yelling : "Let's Pony Again". The male backup singers repeatedly sing the words: "Get It". This song was meant to rejuvenate Chubby Checker's dance hit song from the previous year "Pony Time"(1961).

Chart performance

"Ride!" reached No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 7 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1962.

Other versions

The Orlons The Orlons are an American R&B group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that formed in 1960. The group won gold discs for three of their singles. Career The quartet consisted of lead singer Rosetta Hightower (June 23, 1944 – August 2, 2014), ...

released a version of the song on their 1963 album ''All the Hits by The Orlons''.

References

1962 songs 1962 singles Songs with lyrics by Kal Mann Songs written by Dave Appell Dee Dee Sharp songs Cameo Records singles {{1960s-single-stub