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James Gang Rides Again by  ReleasedJuly 1970RecordedNovember 1969Studio Length35:09 chronology
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James Gang Rides Again (alternatively known as simply Rides Again) is the second studio album by American rock band . The album was released on the label ABC Records. It is the James Gang's first album to feature bassist Dale Peters.

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Writing for , critic  wrote of the album "With their second album Rides Again, the James Gang came into their own... Walsh's songwriting had improved, giving the band solid support for their stylistic experiments. What ties the two sides of the record together is the strength of the band's musicianship, which burns brightly and powerfully on the hardest rockers, as well as on the sensitive ballads." Music critic John Swenson named it "one of the most important rock records of the Seventies."

Track listing

All tracks are written by , except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length1.""Fox, Peters, Walsh3:542."Asshtonpark"Fox, Peters, Walsh2:013."Woman"Fox, Peters, Walsh4:374."The Bomber: Closet Queen"/ ""/ ""Fox, Peters, Walsh, , 7:045."Tend My Garden" 5:456."Garden Gate" 1:367."There I Go Again" 2:518."Thanks" 2:219."Ashes the Rain and I"Peters, Walsh5:00

On the initial pressings of James Gang Rides Again, a 1:25 electric rendition of 's "" is interpolated into the song "The Bomber." Ravel's estate threatened suit against both the James Gang and ABC Records for its unauthorized use. As a result, the track was edited, and the "Boléro" section was removed on most subsequent pressings of the album. The edited song's running time on such pressings is 5:39. Some late 1970s LP pressings included "Boléro" by mistake, and the most recent CD re-issue of Rides Again contains the full version of "The Bomber," with the "Boléro" section restored.