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Ragged Ass Road (album)

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Ragged Ass Road
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1995
Recorded1995
GenreHeartland rock
Length53:53
LabelCapitol
ProducerTom Cochrane, John Webster
Tom Cochrane chronology
Mad Mad World
(1991)
Ragged Ass Road
(1995)
Songs of a Circling Spirit
(1997)
Singles from Ragged Ass Road
  1. "I Wish You Well"
    Released: October 1995
  2. "Wildest Dreams"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Dreamer's Dream"
    Released: 1996
  4. "Crawl"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Ragged Ass Road is the third solo studio album by Red Rider frontman Tom Cochrane, released in October 1995. The album was named for Ragged Ass Road, a street in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Songs from the album include "I Wish You Well", which became the first Canadian song to debut at #1 on the RPM Canadian Singles Charts, as well as three other Top 20 hits in Canada: "Wildest Dreams" (No. 5 RPM Canadian Charts), "Dreamer's Dream" (No. 4 RPM Canadian Charts) and "Crawl" (No. 11 RPM Canadian Charts). Ragged Ass Road earned two Juno award nominations and achieved Platinum sales status in Canada. The album was produced by Cochrane and John Webster at Metalworks Studios and Ragged Ass Road Studios.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Tom Cochrane unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wish You Well" 4:24
2."Wildest Dreams" 4:12
3."Just Scream" 4:53
4."Paper Tigers" 3:56
5."Crawl"Bill Bell, Cochrane4:15
6."Ragged Ass Road" 4:45
7."Flowers in the Concrete"Annette Ducharme4:02
8."Dreamer's Dream" 4:57
9."Message (Rise Up Again)" 4:33
10."Best Waste of Time"Ducharme4:36
11."Will of the Gun"Ducharme4:46
12."Song Before I Leave" 4:34

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] 167

References

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  1. ^ Ragged Ass Road at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Tom Cochrane ARIA chart history (1988 to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved 16 February 2025 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.