Released 1 June 1998 Let It Ride
(1998) Going for Gold
(1999) Release date 1 June 1998 | Length 50:39 Artist Shed Seven Label Polydor Records | |
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Recorded 1996–1998, Olympic Studios, London; Ric Rac Sound Studio, Leeds; RAK Studios, London Genres Rock music, Alternative rock Producers Stephen Street, Chris Sheldon Similar A Maximum High, Truth Be Told, Going for Gold, Change Giver, Where Have You Been Ton | ||
Let It Ride is the third studio album by the British rock band Shed Seven, released in June 1998 via Polydor Records, and was the band's first LP to be written solely by Rick Witter (lyrics) and Paul Banks (music).
Contents
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- Reception
- Album
- Singles
- Track listing
- UK version
- Japanese version
- Shed Seven
- Additional musicians
- Songs
- References
The album features Clint Boon of the Oldham-based band, Inspiral Carpets, on keyboards, and Heather "Lady Galadril" Findlay, of the fellow York-based band, Mostly Autumn, on vocals.
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Reception
Let It Ride garnered a mixed reception upon release. At the time the Shed's were deemed to be taking on a 'new', punchier sound following first hearings of their comeback single, "She Left Me on Friday", with various reviewers drawing comparisons to both Black Grape and Blur. The NME, who labelled the song "the most fiendishly clever Blur parody ever", went on to liken the album's sound to that of both The Rolling Stones and The Stone Roses in their lukewarm review;
Writing for The Guardian in June 1998, Caroline Sullivan saw Let It Ride as an improvement on the band's previous album, stating that "it aspires to bigger things, and almost gets there [whilst] singer Rick Witter has even acquired a raspiness that complements the beefy music".
Album
Let It Ride spent a total of 7 weeks in the UK album chart, peaking at number 9 on 13 June 1998, giving the band their second consecutive Top 10 album release.
Singles
It spawned four UK hit singles for the band with "Chasing Rainbows", "She Left Me on Friday", "The Heroes" and "Devil in Your Shoes (Walking All Over)" all placing in the Top 40 of the Singles Chart. "She Left Me on Friday" was the most successful of the four, peaking at number 11 on 14 March.
Track listing
All tracks written by Witter/Paul Banks.
UK version
Japanese version
The Japanese album release, along with a different album cover, featured a different running order with 2 additional bonus tracks, "Slinky Love Theme" and "Happy Now", which were to be found as b-sides on the UK single releases of "The Heroes" and "Devil in Your Shoes (Walking All Over)", respectively.
Shed Seven
Additional musicians
Songs
1Return6:28
2Let It Ride5:00
3The Heroes5:44