Play (Ride EP)

Play
EP by Ride
Released	2 April 1990[1]
Recorded	Blackwing Studios, London
Genre	Shoegaze
Length	14:32
Label	Creation
Producer	Ride
Ride chronology
Ride (1990) Play (1990) Smile (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Play is the second EP by British rock band Ride. It was in the UK singles charts for 3 weeks in April 1990, peaking at #32.

The EP was combined with its predecessor Ride to form the Smile mini-album for the US market in July, 1990. In November, 1992, Smile was released in the UK.

In November 2022, all four songs from “Play” were made available on “4EPs”, a compilation album of Ride’s first four EPs made available together for the first time and packaged as one gatefold album on white vinyl and in CD format. It charted at number 78 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

12" vinyl/CD (CRE 075T/CRESCD 075)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Like a Daydream"	Andy Bell	Bell	Mark Gardener	3:06
2.	"Silver"	Bell	Bell	Bell	4:10
3.	"Furthest Sense"	Gardener	Bell, Loz Colbert, Gardener, Steve Queralt	Gardener	3:24
4.	"Perfect Time"	Gardener	Bell, Colbert, Gardener, Queralt	Gardener and Bell	3:52
Total length:					14:32

Personnel

Ride

• Andy Bell – vocals, guitar
• Mark Gardener – vocals, guitar
• Steve Queralt – bass
•  Loz Colbert – drums

Technical

• Ken Gardner – recording engineer
• Alan Moulder – remix on "Like a Daydream"

References

1. "Play EP | RIDE Digital archive".
2. Play at AllMusic

"Link". Official Ride website. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2005.