Ballad of Easy Rider

~ Release by The Byrds (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

Copyright: ℗ 1990, 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

Annotation last modified on 2026-01-27 02:46 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Ballad of Easy Rider
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Ballad of Easy Rider (on 1969-06-18)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan
lyricist and composer:
Roger McGuinn
publisher:
Dwarf Music
32:04
2Fido
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
drums (drum set):
Gene Parsons (on 1969-08-05)
recording of:
Fido (on 1969-08-05)
writer:
John York (The Byrds bassist)
42:40
3Oil in My Lamp
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
lead vocals:
Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist) (on 1969-07-01)
cover recording of:
Give Me Oil in My Lamp (catch‐all for arrangements) (on 1969-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
43:13
4Tulsa County
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
vocals:
Roger McGuinn (on 1969-07-23)
samples from:
Ballad of Easy Rider by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1969-10-29)
cover recording of:
Tulsa County (on 1969-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Pamela Polland
32:49
5Jack Tarr the Sailor
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
recording of:
Off to Sea Once More (aka Going to Sea No More) (on 1969-07-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 644)
43:31
6Jesus Is Just Alright
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
cover recording of:
Jesus Is Just Alright (on 1969-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
Arthur Reynolds
publisher:
Alexis Music, Inc., Artists Music, Inc. and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
22:10
7It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
recording of:
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (on 1969-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1965-01)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1965 until 1993) and Special Rider Music (from 1993 to present)
44:53
8There Must Be Someone (I Can Turn To)
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
samples from:
Ballad of Easy Rider by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1969-10-29)
cover recording of:
There Must Be a Someone (I Can Turn to) (on 1969-07-02)
writer:
Rex Gosdin and Vern Gosdin (Country singer and songwriter)
3:29
9Gunga Din
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
recording of:
Gunga Din (on 1969-07-24)
writer:
Gene Parsons
33:03
10Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
cover recording of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (on 1969-06-19)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1948)
composer:
Martin Hoffman (in 1958)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
arrangement of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (original poem)
33:50
11Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
samples from:
Ballad of Easy Rider by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1969-10-29)
cover recording of:
Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins (on 1969-08-26)
writer:
Zeke Manners and Scott Seely
1:41
12Way Behind the Sun
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
samples from:
Ballad of Easy Rider by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1969-10-29)
cover recording of:
Way Behind the Sun (on 1969-06-23)
writer:
Terry Cox (UK rock drummer), Bert Jansch, John Renbourn and Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
2:57
13Mae Jean Goes to Hollywood
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
samples from:
Ballad of Easy Rider by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1969-10-29)
recording of:
Mae Jean Goes to Hollywood (on 1969-07-28)
writer:
Jackson Browne (American singer-songwriter)
2:44
14Oil in My Lamp (alternate)
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
samples from:
Ballad of Easy Rider by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1969-10-29)
recording of:
Give Me Oil in My Lamp (catch‐all for arrangements) (on 1969-06-19)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:02
15Tulsa County (alternate)
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
samples from:
Ballad of Easy Rider by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1969-10-29)
cover recording of:
Tulsa County (on 1969-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Pamela Polland
3:39
16Fiddler a Dram (Moog Experiment)
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
samples from:
Ballad of Easy Rider by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1969-10-29)
cover recording of:
Fiddler a Dram (on 1969-06-24)
lyricist and composer:
Lowell Levinger
3:10
17Ballad of Easy Rider (long version)
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
samples from:
Ballad of Easy Rider by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1969-10-29)
recording of:
Ballad of Easy Rider (on 1969-06-18)
additional lyricist:
Bob Dylan
lyricist and composer:
Roger McGuinn
publisher:
Dwarf Music
2:26
18Build It Up
engineer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
associate producer:
Jerry Hochman (engineer)
producer:
Terry Melcher
samples from:
Ballad of Easy Rider by The Byrds (American rock band) (on 1969-10-29)
instrumental recording of:
Build It Up (on 1969-06-23)
writer:
Gene Parsons and Clarence White (US bluegrass and country-rock guitarist)
5:34