Tarantula (Ride album)

Tarantula
Studio album by Ride
Released	11 March 1996
Recorded	London, 1995
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Creation
Producer	Richard "Digby" Smith, Paul Motion
Ride chronology
Carnival of Light (1994) Tarantula (1996) OX4 The Best of Ride (2001)
Singles from Tarantula
"Black Nite Crash" Released: 12 February 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(5.4/10)[2]

Tarantula is the fourth studio album by British rock band Ride, released in March 1996 shortly after the band split. The album was deleted from Creation Records' catalogue only one week after its release.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Andy Bell except where noted. All lead vocals performed by Andy Bell except where noted.

Original album
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Black Nite Crash"				2:34
2.	"Sunshine/Nowhere to Run"				4:48
3.	"Dead Man"				3:34
4.	"Walk on Water"				4:20
5.	"Deep Inside My Pocket"	Mark Gardener, Jack Rieley	Gardener	Gardener	5:24
6.	"Mary Anne"				6:49
7.	"Castle on the Hill"				3:17
8.	"Gonna Be Alright"	Loz Colbert	Colbert, Bell		2:52
9.	"The Dawn Patrol"				4:04
10.	"Ride the Wind"	Colbert	Colbert, Gardener, Steve Queralt	Gardener	3:45
11.	"Burnin'"				5:17
12.	"Starlight Motel"				3:33

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Nothing Lasts Forever"				3:31
2.	"Slave"	Gardener	Gardener	Gardener	3:50
3.	"A Trip Down Ronnie Lane"				3:37

References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r232862
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20021005084419/www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/r/ride/tarantula.shtml
3. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-entertainment/music-and-gigs/gig-preview-ride-at-o2-academy-leeds-1-7487373

"Link". Official Ride website. Retrieved 9 December 2005.

External links

• Tarantula at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)