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Joyride is the fourth album by the singer/songwriter Lida Husik, released in 1995 through Caroline Records.[5][6]

Joyride
Studio album by Lida Husik
Released	March 14, 1995
Recorded	T.T.B. Studios, Wakefield, England Zabriske Point Studios, New York City, NY WGNS Studios, Washington D.C.
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	48:12
Label	Caroline
Producer	Beaumont Hannant, Kurt Ralske, Geoff Turner[1]
Lida Husik chronology
Evening at the Grange (1994) Joyride (1995) Green Blue Fire (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[4]

Production

The album was partly recorded at WGNS Studio, in Washington, D.C.[7]

Critical reception

MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide called the album "one of the lost mini-masterpieces of the '90s."[4] Trouser Press wrote that "between the intricate vocal arrangements, the endless attractive music and Husik’s inventive playing, Joyride is the pinnacle of her pop art."[8] The Washington Post called the album "wispily psychedelic," writing that "there's little tension in its evocation of altered-state bliss."[1] Billboard wrote that "Husik's soft, sensual alto ... rises above the current bumper crop of girly voices."[9] CMJ New Music Monthly called it "a remarkably fluid song-cycle of sublety."[10]

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians

• Sven Abow – drums on "Glorious"
• John Giesecke – drums
• Lida Husik – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, organ, illustrations
• Julius Klepacz – drums on "Strawberries Are Growing in My Garden" and "Persinthia Lawdro & John"
• Mick Murphy – additional vocals on "Strawberries Are Growing in My Garden"
• Jay Spiegel – drums on "Mother Richard, "Midnight of Life" and "Micky Minnie"
• Charles Steck – bass guitar

Production and additional personnel

• Jim De Barros – design
• Richard Brown – production
• John Falls – photography, design
• Beaumont Hannant – production
• Kurt Ralske – production
• Geoff Turner – production

References

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