Midnight Ride (album)

Midnight Ride
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 6, 1966
Recorded1966
GenreRock and roll[1]
Length29:08
LabelColumbia
ProducerTerry Melcher
Paul Revere & the Raiders chronology
Just Like Us!
(1966)
Midnight Ride
(1966)
The Spirit of '67
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Midnight Ride is the fifth studio album by American rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders. The album featured the U.S. top five single "Kicks" and also includes "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone," which became a U.S. Top 20 hit for The Monkees in 1967. [2][3]

The album is unique in the band's discography in that it contains songwriting credits by all five bandmembers.[4] Stylistic changes, combined with arguments over which group members were to get their songs included on the band's albums, resulted in lead guitarist Drake Levin quitting the group following the release of Midnight Ride.[4] The album also marked the end of the band's relationship with the Brill Building music publishing house, where "Kicks" and "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" were written.[5]

  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ "Paul Revere & the Raiders - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  3. ^ "The Monkees - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  4. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Midnight Ride - Review". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 2009-09-11.
  5. ^ Dominic, Serene. "Phoenix Music - Paul Revere and the Raiders". Phoenix New Times (New Times Media). Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2009-09-11.