Earlier this year, Los Lobos were joined by a gaggle of impressive guest artists and admirers on The Ride. On Ride This, they return the favor by covering seven of their favorite tracks by said friends, including pieces from Tom Waits, Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello and others. The band deftly rearranges the dynamics of each song — at one high point supersizing the main riff of Thompson's "Shoot Out the Lights"; the often exquisite results reveal new dimensions in every cut.

“Oh Sherrie”

Steve Perry's girlfriend Sherrie Swafford was actually in the studio when Perry began writing this song--his lone Top Ten hit as a solo act--with two co-writers. The trio began at midnight one night with just "Oh, Sherrie!" and "hold on, hold on." Three hours later, they had a complete song. Swafford, however, had to wait until the next day to hear it. "Sherrie actually got tired and went to bed," Perry said. She also appeared in the video, but their relationship did not hold on for long.