For the Ride Home

For the Ride Home
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 3, 2003
GenrePop rock
Length50:04 (disc 1)
13:15 (disc 2)
LabelHollywood (US)
Producer
Josh Kelley chronology
For the Ride Home
(2003)
Almost Honest
(2005)
Alternative cover
For the Ride Home two-disc re-release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

For the Ride Home is the debut album of singer Josh Kelley. It was re-released in 2004 with different artwork and a bonus disc. The album peaked at #159 on the Billboard 200 album chart and #5 on the Top Heatseekers Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Josh Kelley.

No.TitleLength
1."Amazing"3:45
2."Everybody Wants You"3:56
3."Travelin'"3:00
4."Old Time Memory"4:17
5."Home to Me"4:42
6."Angeles"3:30
7."I Saw You"2:56
8."Small Town Boy"3:13
9."Faces"4:14
10."Follow You"3:22
11."Perfect 10"3:29
12."Amen"4:27
13."Pokerface"4:14
Total length:49:05
Disc Two (2004 re-release only)
No.TitleLength
1."Dying Man"3:56
2."Solid Ground"2:55
3."Small Town Boy" (Acoustic Version)3:14
4."Amazing" (Acoustic Version)3:44
Total length:13:49

For the Short Ride Home

For the Short Ride Home is a digital-only release that includes the four songs from the second disc of the re-release. It was first made available on October 19, 2004.

Singles

Title Chart (2004) Peak
position
"Amazing" US Billboard Hot 100 79
"Amazing" US Adult Top 40 8
"Everybody Wants You" US Adult Top 40 24

Personnel

Bonus disc

  • Josh Kelley – vocals, acoustic guitars, cabasa (2)
  • Dave Yaden – acoustic piano (1, 2), Hammond organ (1, 2)
  • Seth Stuart – acoustic piano (3)
  • John Alagía – additional guitars (1, 2)
  • Ben Peeler – lap steel guitar (1)
  • Tom Freund – bass (1, 2, 4)
  • Matt Johnson – drums (1, 2)

Production

  • Eric Clinger – A&R
  • John Alagía – producer (1–8, 10–13), mixing (1–8, 10–13)
  • Josh Kelley – producer (9), engineer (9), mixing (9)
  • Jeff Juliano – engineer (1–8, 10–13), mixing (1–8, 10–13)
  • Eddie Miller – additional engineer (10)
  • Peter Harding – assistant engineer, additional Pro Tools
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • OK Management Company – management

Bonus disc

  • John Alagía – producer (1, 2), mixing (1, 2)
  • Mark Jackson – producer (3), engineer (3), mixing (3)
  • Michael Baiardi – co-producer (3)
  • Josh Kelley – producer (4), engineer (4), mixing (4)
  • Jeff Juliano – engineer (1, 2), mixing (1, 2)

Charts

Chart performance for For the Ride Home
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 79
US Billboard 200[3] 159

References

  1. ^ For the Ride Home at AllMusic
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 152.
  3. ^ "Josh Kelley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2022.