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The Naked Ride Home (2002)

Where the lyrics of The Naked Ride Home take you, and where it was really made.

This twelfth Jackson Browne album peaked at number 36 on the Billboard 200, yet it had sold 139,000 copies in the United States by February 2004.

Key places

Recorded at Groove Masters, Santa Monica (2002)

Recording site Groove Masters — The album was recorded at Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California. The studio is the recording location credited for this album. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• The Naked Ride Home: twelfth album by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne
• Released in 2002; the Korean-language reference gives the release date as 24 September 2002
• Ten tracks, most credited to Browne together with Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Lewak, Kevin McCormick and Jeff Young
• Producers: Jackson Browne and Kevin McCormick
• Mixed by Bob Clearmountain; mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME)
• Guests include Keb' Mo' and Greg Leisz

Background

• Label credits differ by source: Elektra Records in the Italian reference, Warner Music Group in Discogs
• The Italian reference lists the CD as released by Elektra Records in September 2002
• Discogs notes a standard jewel case with a 14-page fold-out booklet containing lyrics, credits and photographs

Recording

• Recorded at Groove Masters in Santa Monica, California
• Recording engineer Paul Dieter; assistant engineers Sebastian Haimerl, Mark Johnson, Bil Lane and Rich Tosi
• Mixing by Bob Clearmountain with mix assistant Kevin Harp
• Personnel: Jackson Browne on lead vocals, piano, Fender Rhodes and guitars; Jeff Scott Young on keyboards; Mark Goldenberg on electric guitar
• Mauricio Lewak on drums; Luis Conte on percussion
• Keb' Mo' plays slide guitar on track 4, For Taking the Trouble

Cover

• Cover photo by Nels Israelson
• Booklet photos by Dianna Cohen and Nels Israelson
• Artwork by Dustin Stanton

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Clyde Jackson Browne, born October 9, 1948 in Heidelberg, Germany, is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter and political activist.
• He began as a teenage songwriter in mid-1960s Los Angeles and became a staff writer for Elektra's publishing company, Nina Music, before he was eighteen.
• His songs were recorded early by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Joan Baez, Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, the Byrds and others.
• He signed with David Geffen's Asylum Records in 1971 and released his self-titled debut album in 1972, which included "Doctor My Eyes" and "Rock Me on the Water".
• Running on Empty (1977), recorded on tour, is his signature work and his biggest commercial success, peaking at number 3 on the album chart.
• Hold Out (1980) was his only number 1 album on the US pop albums chart.
• "Somebody's Baby" from the Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack became his biggest hit, peaking at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, inducted by Bruce Springsteen.
• Rolling Stone ranked him 37th on its 2015 list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.

Activism

• Browne co-founded the antinuclear organization Musicians United for Safe Energy in March 1979.
• He performed frequently at benefits in the 1980s and campaigned for causes including Farm Aid and Amnesty International.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• AllMusic (Mark Deming): the craft of Browne's songwriting is still strong, and the performances are sharp and passionate
• AllMusic: the album's real strengths make its flaws more glaring, since Browne's muse has not taken him anywhere new and interesting in some time
• AllMusic: the results lack the depth or impact of his earlier work, even though he still treats songwriting and recording seriously
• Rolling Stone (James Hunter): a varied midtempo dependability that grows richer and more resonant on re-listening
• Rolling Stone: the album sounds looser, warmer and more live than Browne's recent work, yet is still passionately crafted
• Hunter describes Browne as an unhurried L.A. cool figure engaged with the long view

Records

• Billboard 200 peak: number 36
• Adult Contemporary chart: The Night Inside Me, single, number 25
• United States sales: 139,000 copies as of February 2004, according to Nielsen SoundScan

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album peaked at number 36 on The Billboard 200 chart.
• The Italian reference credits the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with performing La forza del destino by G. Verdi on Sergio Leone, conducted by Lamberto Gardelli.
• Discogs lists Warner Music Group as the record company, while the Italian reference names Elektra Records.
• The US sales figure of 139,000 copies is from Nielsen SoundScan data as of February 2004.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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