Ride with Me (album)

Ride with Me
Ride with Me
Studio album by Vanessa S.
Released	August 25, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	R&B
Label	BMG
Vanessa S. chronology

Ride with Me is the debut studio album by German recording artist Vanessa S. It was released by BMG on August 25, 2003, in German-speaking Europe, following her participation in the debut season of reality talent show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, where she had finished fourth. Incorporating elements of dance pop and contemporary R&B, Vanessa worked with several collaborators on the album, including Polish hip hop producer DJ Tomekk and his protégés Trooper Da Don and Said as well as rappers GERM and Ferris MC.^[1]

The album received lukewarm reviews from critics, with laut.de comparing its sound unfavorably to Jennifer Lopez's early albums while praising Vanessa's vocal performance.^[1] A moderate commercial success, Ride with Me debuted and peaked at number 30 on the German Albums Chart.^[2] Its release was preceded by the top five single "Ride Or Die (I Need You)" and followed by the top thirty entry "Fiesta" as well as the double-A single "Ey Ey Ey"/"Back to Life". However, lackluster sales in excess of 30,000 copies resulted into the termination of her recording contract with BMG in 2004, making Ride with Me her only album with the label.^[3]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fiesta" (featuring Ferris MC)	Roland Spremberg Paule Klink Sascha Reimann Markus Brosch	3:17
2.	"I Ain't No Saint"	Nick Nice Pontus Söderqvist J. Sim	3:19
3.	"Ride With Me (I Know You)" (featuring GERM)	Luckz K-L Dopson Gottfridsson GERM	3:47
4.	"Too Bad"	Ina Wolf Martin Frainer Petra Bonmassar	3:07
5.	"Back to Life"	Nellee Hooper Simon Law Caron Wheeler Beresford Romeo	3:47
6.	"Ey Ey Ey" (featuring Said)	DJ Tomekk Thomas Schmidt Said Ahmed	2:56
7.	"Shining"	Stephan Browarczyk Mirko von Schlieffen Ivo Mohring Christoph Brüx Alex Prinz	3:51
8.	"Dirty Calypso"	Magnus McKenzie Mats Ymell Taylor Mittleman	2:47
9.	"Shine Through the Night" (featuring Trooper Da Don)	DJ Tomekk Yasmin Kaldirem Thomas Schmidt	4:04
10.	"Dance for Me"	Johan Ahlgren Alex Brown	3:46
11.	"What I'm Gonna Do"	K-L Dopson Fathead Luchz	3:17
12.	"Girl Next Door" (featuring Trooper Da Don)	Phil Fuldner M. Jaxon Bellina Big'N'Nasteez Leo Traunstein	3:35
13.	"One Single Tear"	Leif Larson Cornelia Dahlgren Johan Ramström	3:38
14.	"Ride Or Die (I Need You)" (Trooper Da Don featuring Vanessa S.)	Taylor DJ Tomekk Yasmin Kaldirem Thomas Schmidt Thomas Kuklicz	3:25

Charts[edit]

Chart (2003)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[2]	30

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Engelen, Alexander. "Die Viertplatzierte bei DSDS versucht sich als deutsche J.Lo". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved September 28, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Offiziellecharts.de – Vanessa S. – Ride With Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
^ Schlinger, Knut. "BMG trennt sich von "Superstars"". Musikwoche.de (in German). Retrieved September 28, 2018.

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[laut-1] Engelen, Alexander. "Die Viertplatzierte bei DSDS versucht sich als deutsche J.Lo". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved September 28, 2018.

[geralb-2] "Offiziellecharts.de – Vanessa S. – Ride With Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 22, 2018.

[bmg-3] Schlinger, Knut. "BMG trennt sich von "Superstars"". Musikwoche.de (in German). Retrieved September 28, 2018.

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