Ride!

1962 single by Dee Dee Sharp

"Ride!"

Single by Dee Dee Sharp
from the album  All the Hits (Volume II)
B-side| "The Night"
Released| October 1962 (1962-10)
Genre|

* Soul[1]
* bossa nova[1]

Length| 2:24
Label| Cameo
Songwriter(s)| Kal Mann, Dave Appell[2]
Dee Dee Sharp singles chronology
| "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)"
(1962)  | "Ride!"
(1962)  | "Do the Bird"
(1963)

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"Ride!" is a song written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell and performed by Dee Dee Sharp. It was featured on the 1963 album All the Hits (Volume II).[3] The single sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.[4]

## Background

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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

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"Ride!" reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1962.[5] In Canada it reached No. 15.[6]

## Other versions

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* The Orlons released a version of the song on their 1963 album All the Hits by The Orlons.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "This Is My Prayer: The Birth of Soul". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 161\. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
2. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
3. ^ "Dee Dee Sharp, All the Hits (Volume II)". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
4. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 152. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
5. ^ "Dee Dee Sharp, "Ride!" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 7, 2019.
6. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - November 26, 1962".
7. ^ "The Orlons, All the Hits by The Orlons". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved March 7, 2019.

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