Ride a Rock Horse

Ride a Rock Horse
Studio album by
Roger Daltrey
Released4 July 1975 (1975-07-04)[1]
RecordedNovember 1974–February 1975
StudioRamport and CBS Studios
Genre
Length37:57
LabelTrack (UK), MCA (US)
ProducerRuss Ballard
Roger Daltrey chronology
Daltrey
(1973) 		Ride a Rock Horse
(1975) 		One of the Boys
(1977)
Singles from Ride a Rock Horse
  1. "Get Your Love"
    Released: 30 May 1975[2]
  2. "Walking the Dog"
    Released: August 1975
  3. "Oceans Away"
    Released: January 1976

Ride a Rock Horse is the second solo studio album by English singer Roger Daltrey, released on 4 July 1975 by Track in the UK and MCA in the US.[3] Ride a Rock Horse was recorded during Daltrey's filming commitments for Ken Russell's film Lisztomania. The album's cover, which is photographed and designed by Daltrey's cousin Graham Hughes, depicts the singer as a rampant centaur.[4]

Three singles were issued from Ride a Rock Horse: "Get Your Love", "Walking the Dog" and "Oceans Away". "Get Your Love" peaked at No. 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and "Walking the Dog", a cover of the Rufus Thomas song, peaked at No. 52 on the UK Singles Chart. The album itself peaked at No. 14 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 28 on the US Billboard 200.[5] The song, "Hearts Right", had a music video with graphics and animation by Gerald Scarfe, who would later become known for his work with Pink Floyd.

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  1. ^ Neill, Andrew; Kent, Matthew; Roger Daltrey; Chris Stamp (2009). Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the Who 1958-1978. Sterling. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4027-6691-6. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  2. ^ Neill, Andrew; Kent, Matthew; Roger Daltrey; Chris Stamp (2009). Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere: The Complete Chronicle of the Who 1958-1978. Sterling. p. 262. ISBN 978-1-4027-6691-6. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Roger Daltrey Discography". Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
  4. ^ Roger Daltrey#cite note-27
  5. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 138. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.