Slow Ride
1975 single by Foghat
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| Single by Foghat | ||||
| from the album Fool for the City | ||||
| B-side | "Save Your Loving (For Me)" | |||
| Released | December 1975 | |||
| Recorded | Suntreader Studios, Sharon, Vermont | |||
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| Label | Bearsville | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Peverett | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Jameson | |||
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| "Slow Ride" on YouTube | ||||
"Slow Ride" is a song by the English rock band Foghat. It was the lead single from their fifth studio album, Fool for the City (1975), released on Bearsville Records. In 2009, it was named the 45th "Best Hard Rock" song of all time by VH1.[3][4][5]
There are five versions of the song. The original LP version from Fool for the City lasts 8 minutes and 14 seconds. The single version, found in several compilations, was truncated to 3:56 with a fade-out ending. The 1977 live version is 8:21, the King Biscuit Flower Hour Foghat version is 10:37 and the 2007 live version is 9:44.
According to drummer Roger Earl, the song was created during a jam session with then new bassist Nick Jameson.[6]
Nick had a cassette player and he would record whatever we played there. As I recall it, the whole song was written – the middle part and the bass part and the ending were all Nick's ideas. Basically, Nick wrote the song, but we just jammed on it, and Nick cut the stuff up so it made sense as far as the song goes. And then Dave [Peverett, the band's then guitarist and vocalist] said, 'I've got some words.' That's how that came about (laughs).
The song is the band's highest charting Billboard single[7] and remains a staple of classic rock.[8]
Chart history
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References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Foghat – Slow Ride". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ Kestrel. "VH1's Top 100 Best Hard Rock Songs of All Time". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "spreadit.org music". Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "VH1's Top 100 Best Hard Rock Songs of All Time". www.progarchives.com. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "100 Best Hard Rock Songs Ever (According to VH1)". Stereogum. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Perry, Shawn. "The Roger Earl Interview". Vintage Rock. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Foghat". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Staff, Ultimate Classic Rock. "Top 100 Classic Rock Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "RPM Top Singles" (PDF). RPM. 24 (25). Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada. 20 March 1976. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Foghat Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 14 & 15, January 08 1977". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
External links
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- Roger Earl
- Bryan Bassett
- Rodney O'Quinn
- Scott Holt
- Dave Peverett
- Rod Price
- Tony Stevens
- Nick Jameson
- Craig MacGregor
- Erik Cartwright
- Kenny Aaronson
- Rob Alter
- Eric Burgeson
- Brett Cartwright
- Jeff Howell
- Phil Nudelman
- Billy Davis
- Dave Crigger
- Charlie Huhn
- Foghat (1972)
- Foghat (Rock and Roll) (1973)
- Energized (1974)
- Rock and Roll Outlaws (1974)
- Fool for the City (1975)
- Night Shift (1976)
- Foghat Live (1977)
- Stone Blue (1978)
- Boogie Motel (1979)
- Tight Shoes (1980)
- Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce (1981)
- In the Mood for Something Rude (1982)
- Zig-Zag Walk (1983)
- Return of the Boogie Men (1994)
- Road Cases (1998)
- Family Joules (2003)
- Live II (2006)
- Last Train Home (2010)
- Under the Influence (2016)
- Sonic Mojo (2023)
- "What a Shame" / "Hole to Hide In" (Jun 72)
- "I Just Want to Make Love to You" / "Hole to Hide In" (Sep 72)
- "What a Shame" / "Helping Hand" (Apr 73)
- "Long Way to Go" / "Ride, Ride, Ride" (Feb 74)
- "That'll Be the Day" / "Wild Cherry" (May 74)
- "Step Outside" / "Maybellene" (Jul 74)
- "Slow Ride" / "Save Your Lovin' for Me" (Dec 75)
- "Fool for the City" / "Take It or Leave It" (Jun 76)
- "Drivin' Wheel" / "Night Shift" (Nov 76)
- "I'll Be Standing By" / "Take Me to the River" (Mar 77)
- "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (live) / "Fool for the City" (live) (Jan 78)
- "Stone Blue" / "Chevrolet" (May 78)
- "Sweet Home Chicago" / "High on Love" (Sep 78)
- "Third Time Lucky" (First Time I Was a Fool)" / "Love in Motion" (Nov 79)
- "Third Time Lucky" (First Time I Was a Fool)" / "Somebody's Been Sleepin' in My Bed" (Mar 80)
- "Stranger in My Home Town" / "Be My Woman" (Jul 80)
- "Wide Boy" / "Love Zone" (Jul 81)
- "Live Now - Pay Later" / "Love Zone" (Aug 81)
- "Slipped, Tripped, Fell in Love" / "And I Do Just What I Want" (Oct 82)
- "Seven Day Weekend" / "That's What Love Can Do" (Jul 83)
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