Ride This – The Covers EP is an EP by Los Lobos, released August 3, 2004 by Hollywood Records. It is a companion piece to the album The Ride, released three months earlier, which featured numerous guest musicians. On Ride This, Los Lobos covers songs by seven of these artists, namely Tom Waits, Bobby Womack, Elvis Costello, Rubén Blades, Richard Thompson, 1960s Chicano rock band Thee Midniters, and the Blasters.
Reception
AllMusic rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that "Los Lobos honor the spirit of the originals while putting their own spin on the material". Giving the same rating, Rolling Stone felt similarly, writing: "The band deftly rearranges the dynamics of each song ... the often exquisite results reveal new dimensions in every cut."
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the EP liner notes.
Los Lobos
David Hidalgo
Louie Pérez
Cesar Rosas
Conrad Lozano
Steve Berlin
Additional musicians
Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion
Victor Bisetti – percussion
Production
Los Lobos – producer
Robert Carranza – engineer (1, 2, 5, 6), mixing (1, 2, 5, 6) Dave McNair – engineer (3, 4), mixing(3, 4), mastering Michael Comstock – engineer (3, 4) Cesar Rosas – engineer (4) Dan Gale – engineer (7) Louie Perez – art direction Al Quattrocchi – art direction Jeff Smith – art direction Tornado Design – design, photography Max Aguilera-Hellweg – photography