Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels

Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels

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Founded in 1964, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels’ brand of revved-up R&B was extremely influential even though the band’s lifespan lasted only three years. The members first came together when white soul singer William Levise, Jr. joined forces with a local Detroit rock band featuring Jim McCarty (guitar), Johnny Badanjek (drums), and Earl Elliot (bass). William Levise, Jr. changed his name to Billy Lee and the band christened themselves the Rivieras. The band was discovered by songwriter and producer Bob Crewe, and they moved to New York to begin recording sessions. Discovering that there was already a band called the Rivieras, William Levise, Jr. changed his name to Mitch Ryder and the band became the Detroit Wheels. Their first single, 1965’s “I Need Help (Help Help)”, failed to chart, but they hit the Top 10 with their third single, “Jenny Take a Ride”. The band’s first two albums – Take a Ride and Breakout! – were released in 1966. The single “Little Latin Lupe Lu” reached Number 17 on the charts followed by the massive hits “Devil with a Blue Dress On” (Number 4) and “Sock It to Me – Baby” (Number 6). By this time, the band’s membership had changed as more focus was put on vocalist Mitch Ryder. In 1967, Bob Crewe convinced Mitch Ryder to quit the band and pursue a career as a solo blue-eyed soul singer. The band continued as the Detroit Wheels for two singles before splitting up. Jim McCarty became a member of hard rock band before rejoining his Detroit Wheels bandmate Johnny Badanjek in a band called the Rockets. Mitch Ryder released several solo albums but never achieved the same level of fame he had enjoyed with the Detroit Wheels.

Top tracks

14
Devil with the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
03:32
Writer: Blackwell - Long - Marascalco - Stevenson
07
Devil with the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout...!!!
03:06
Writer: Blackwell - Long - Marascalco - Stevenson
06
Jenny Take a Ride
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
03:24
Writer: Crewe - Johnson - Penniman
18
Liberty
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
03:32
Writer: C. Wells - S Cropper - W. Levise
16
Too Many Fishes in the Sea / Three Little Fishes
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
03:02
Writer: Dowell - Holland - Whitfield
10
Baby Jane (Mo Mo Jane)
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
04:00
19
Long Neck Goose
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
03:30
Writer: B. Ezrin - M. Ryder
04
Slow Fizz
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sock It To Me!
03:26
Writer: Bob Crewe - George Woods
04
Medley: Devil with the Blue Dress / Good Golly Miss Molly (Live)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Live in Ann Arbor
05:35
12
I Had It Made
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
02:41
Composers: Mitch Ryder - Bob Crewe - L Russell Brown - Raymond Bloodworth
07
You Get Your Kicks
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
03:09
Composers: Bob Crewe - Gary Knight
02
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
03:11
Composers: Bill Medley
02
Sock It to Me, Baby!
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
03:06
13
Shakin' With Linda
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
03:15
Composers: Isley
05
Shake a Tail Feather
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
02:30
Composers: Andre Williams - Otis Hayes - Verlie Rice
03
Jenny Takes a Ride (Live)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Live in Ann Arbor
06:10
15
Sock It to Me, Baby!
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
03:12
Writer: Browne - Crewe
20
Rock & Roll
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
04:16
Writer: L. Reed
11
Bring It on Home to Me
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
03:34
Writer: Sam Cooke
04
Breakout
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
03:18
Composers: Gary Knight - Herb Bernstein
07
Please, Please, Please
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
03:37
Writer: James Brown - Johnny Terry
02
Come See About Me
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
03:00
Writer: Brian Holland - Eddie Holland - Lamont Dozier

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  • Discography
Albums
Little Latin Lupe Lu
2017 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
17-03-2017
Little Latin Lupe Lu
01
Devil With the Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
03:15
02
Sock It to Me, Baby!
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
03:06
03
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
03:11
Composers: Bill Medley
04
Breakout
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
03:18
Composers: Gary Knight - Herb Bernstein
05
Shake a Tail Feather
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
02:30
Composers: Andre Williams - Otis Hayes - Verlie Rice
06
Let Your Love Light Shine
Mitch Ryder
Little Latin Lupe Lu
03:37
07
You Get Your Kicks
Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels
Little Latin Lupe Lu
03:09
Composers: Bob Crewe - Gary Knight
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Live in Ann Arbor
15-08-2016
Live in Ann Arbor
01
CC Ryder (Live)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Live in Ann Arbor
05:04
02
Gimmie Shelter (Live)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Live in Ann Arbor
06:51
03
Jenny Takes a Ride (Live)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Live in Ann Arbor
06:10
04
Medley: Devil with the Blue Dress / Good Golly Miss Molly (Live)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Live in Ann Arbor
05:35
05
Not Fade Away (Live)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Live in Ann Arbor
05:50
06
Rock and Roll (Live)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Live in Ann Arbor
03:32
07
Sock It to Me Baby (Live)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Live in Ann Arbor
02:32
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The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
℗ 2005 Warner Strategic Marketing
26-04-2005
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
01
Jenny Take a Ride
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
03:25
Writer: Crewe - Johnson - Penniman
02
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
03:11
Composers: Bill Medley
03
Shakin' with Linda
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
03:15
Writer: O'Kelly Isley - Ronald Isley / Composers: Rudolph Isley
04
I Like It Like That
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
02:47
Writer: Allen Toussaint / Composers: Allen Toussaint - Chris Kenner
05
I Had It Made
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
02:42
Writer: William Levise, Jr. / Composers: Bob Crewe - Lawrence Russell Brown - Mitch Ryder - Raymond Bloodworth
06
Breakout
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
03:17
Composers: Gary Knight - Herb Bernstein
07
Shake a Tail Feather
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
The Best of Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
02:30
Composers: Andre Williams - Otis Hayes - Verlie Rice
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All Mitch Ryder Hits
℗ 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
08-02-2005
All Mitch Ryder Hits
01
Devil with the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
All Mitch Ryder Hits
03:15
Writer: Blackwell - Long - Marascalco - Stevenson
02
Jenny Take a Ride
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
All Mitch Ryder Hits
03:23
Writer: Crewe - Johnson - Penniman
03
Joy
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
All Mitch Ryder Hits
03:13
Composers: Lawrence Russell Brown - Mitch Ryder - Ray Bloodworth
04
Breakout
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
All Mitch Ryder Hits
03:18
Composers: Gary Knight - Herb Bernstein
05
In the Midnight Hour
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
All Mitch Ryder Hits
02:30
Writer: Steve Cropper - Wilson Pickett
06
Sock It to Me, Baby!
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
All Mitch Ryder Hits
03:02
Writer: Browne - Crewe
07
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
All Mitch Ryder Hits
03:11
Composers: Bill Medley
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Sock It To Me!
℗ 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
01-01-1967
Sock It To Me!
01
Sock It to Me, Baby!
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sock It To Me!
03:06
Writer: Browne - Crewe
02
I Can't Hide It
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sock It To Me!
02:37
Writer: Bob Crewe - Gary Knight
03
Takin' All I Can Get
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sock It To Me!
03:23
Composers: Bob Crewe - Gary Knight
04
Slow Fizz
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sock It To Me!
03:26
Writer: Bob Crewe - George Woods
05
Walk on By
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sock It To Me!
02:41
Writer: Burt Bacharach - Hal David
06
I Never Had It Better
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sock It To Me!
05:26
Composers: Bob Crewe
07
Shakedown
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sock It To Me!
02:50
Writer: Lawrence Russell Brown - Raymond Bloodworth
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Breakout...!!!
℗ 2004 Warner Strategic Marketing
01-01-1966
Breakout...!!!
01
Walking the Dog
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout...!!!
02:27
Writer: Rufus Thomas
02
I Had It Made
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout...!!!
02:41
Writer: William Levise, Jr. / Composers: Bob Crewe - Lawrence Russell Brown - Mitch Ryder - Raymond Bloodworth
03
In the Midnight Hour
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout...!!!
02:30
Writer: Steve Cropper - Wilson Pickett
04
Ooh Poo Pah Doo
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout...!!!
02:46
Writer: J. Hill
05
I Like It Like That
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout...!!!
02:46
Writer: Allen Toussaint / Composers: Allen Toussaint - Chris Kenner
06
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout...!!!
03:09
Composers: Bill Medley
07
Devil with the Blue Dress On / Good Golly Miss Molly (Medley)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Breakout...!!!
03:06
Writer: Blackwell - Long - Marascalco - Stevenson
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Take A Ride
℗ 2004 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
01-01-1966
Take A Ride
01
Shake a Tail Feather
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
02:31
Composers: Andre Williams - Otis Hayes - Verlie Rice
02
Come See About Me
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
03:00
Writer: Brian Holland - Eddie Holland - Lamont Dozier
03
Let Your Love Light Shine
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
03:36
Writer: David Nixon - Jackie Robinson - James Smalls - Jennings Blackett Jr. - Robert Burton
04
Just a Little Bit
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
02:42
Writer: Earl Washington - John Thornton - Piney Brown - Ralph Bass / Composers: Earl Washington - John Thornton - Ralph Bass - Sylvester Thompson
05
I Hope
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
03:02
Composers: Bob Crewe
06
Jenny Take a Ride
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
03:24
Writer: Crewe - Johnson - Penniman
07
Please, Please, Please
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Take A Ride
03:37
Writer: James Brown - Johnny Terry
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EPs
Sleigh Ride (Acapella) - Single
(P) 2023 Cleopatra Records
31-10-2023
Sleigh Ride (Acapella) - Single
01
Sleigh Ride (Acapella)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sleigh Ride (Acapella) - Single
01:10
Composers: Leroy Anderson - Mitchell Parish
02
Sleigh Ride
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sleigh Ride (Acapella) - Single
02:41
Composers: Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
03
Sleigh Ride (Instrumental)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sleigh Ride (Acapella) - Single
02:41
Composers: Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
04
Sleigh Ride (Sped Up)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sleigh Ride (Acapella) - Single
02:20
Composers: Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
05
Sleigh Ride (Slowed + Reverb)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Sleigh Ride (Acapella) - Single
03:10
Composers: Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
Singles
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
(P) 2023 Cleopatra Records
06-07-2023
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
01
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
02:33
Composers: Bobby Hart - Tommy Boyce
02
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone (Instrumental)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
02:33
Composers: Bobby Hart - Tommy Boyce
Dirty Water
(P) 2023 Cleopatra Records
22-06-2023
Dirty Water
01
Dirty Water
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Dirty Water
02:48
Composers: Ed Cobb
02
Dirty Water (Instrumental)
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Dirty Water
02:48
Composers: Ed Cobb
Devil with a Blue Dress On
(P) 2023 Cleopatra Records
24-01-2023
Devil with a Blue Dress On
01
Devil with a Blue Dress On
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Devil with a Blue Dress On
03:28
Composers: Frederick Long - William Stevenson
Featured in
1960s Pop
2020 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
20-03-2020
1960s Pop
01
Beggin'
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
1960s Pop
02:47
02
Break On Through (To the Other Side)
The Doors
1960s Pop
02:29
03
The Dark End of the Street
Percy Sledge
1960s Pop
02:46
04
Pre-Road Downs
Crosby, Stills & Nash
1960s Pop
02:57
05
Eleanor Rigby
Aretha Franklin
1960s Pop
02:33
06
Land of 1000 Dances
Wilson Pickett
1960s Pop
02:25
Composers: Christopher Kenner
07
Last Train to Clarksville
The Monkees
1960s Pop
02:44
Composers: Bobby Hart - Tommy Boyce
Access the complete album info (30 songs)
America After the British Invasion
2018 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
22-06-2018
America After the British Invasion
01
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
The Monkees
America After the British Invasion
02:26
Composers: Bobby Hart - Tommy Boyce
02
I Fought the Law
The Bobby Fuller Four
America After the British Invasion
02:18
03
Lady Madonna
Fats Domino
America After the British Invasion
02:19
04
I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time
The Third Bardo
America After the British Invasion
02:14
Composers: Rusty Evans - Victoria Pike
05
The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This
Love
America After the British Invasion
03:08
Composers: Arthur Lee
06
Girl, You're Blowing My Mind
Jan & Dean
America After the British Invasion
02:35
07
Funny How Love Can Be
Harpers Bizarre
America After the British Invasion
02:39
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Detroit Legacy Rockers (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
(P) 2009 Cleopatra Records
01-04-2009
Detroit Legacy Rockers (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
01
Love Machine (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
The Miracles
Detroit Legacy Rockers (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
03:02
Composers: William Griffin - Warren Moore
02
Tight Pants (Remastered)
Iggy Pop & The Stooges
Detroit Legacy Rockers (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
02:11
Composers: James Osterberg - James Williamson - Iggy Pop
03
Ooh Baby Baby (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
The Miracles
Detroit Legacy Rockers (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
02:49
Composers: William Robinson - Warren Moore
04
Let It Whip (Live)
The Dazz Band
Detroit Legacy Rockers (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
03:22
Composers: R. Andrews - L. Chancler
05
Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen
Detroit Legacy Rockers (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
02:24
Composers: Eleanore Sheehy - Don Raye - Hughie Prince
06
Operator (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
Gladys Knight & The Pips
Detroit Legacy Rockers (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
02:13
Composers: William Robinson Jr.
07
I Second That Emotion (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
The Miracles
Detroit Legacy Rockers (Re-Recorded / Remastered Versions)
02:45
Composers: William Robinson - Alfred Cleveland
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The In Crowd: Cool 60's Hits
2020 Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group
13-03-2020
The In Crowd: Cool 60's Hits
01
Cool Jerk
The Capitols
The In Crowd: Cool 60's Hits
02:46
Writer: Donald Storball / Composers: Donald Storball
02
Louie Louie
Otis Redding
The In Crowd: Cool 60's Hits
02:07
Writer: Richard Berry / Composers: Richard Berry
03
(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
The Monkees
The In Crowd: Cool 60's Hits
02:26
Writer: Bobby Hart - Tommy Boyce / Composers: Bobby Hart - Tommy Boyce
04
Mony Mony
Tommy James & The Shondells
The In Crowd: Cool 60's Hits
02:51
Writer: Bo Gentry - Bobby Bloom - Ritchie Cordell - Tommy James / Composers: Bo Gentry - Bobby Bloom - Ritchie Cordell - Tommy James
05
Big Bird
Eddie Floyd
The In Crowd: Cool 60's Hits
03:00
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Eddie Floyd / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Eddie Floyd
06
Save Me
Aretha Franklin
The In Crowd: Cool 60's Hits
02:19
Writer: Aretha Franklin - Carolyn Franklin - Curtis Ousley / Composers: Aretha Franklin - Carolyn Franklin - Curtis Ousley
07
Soul Finger
The Bar-Kays
The In Crowd: Cool 60's Hits
02:21
Writer: Ben Cauley - Carl Cunningham - James Alexander - James King - Phalon Jones - Ronnie Caldwell / Composers: Ben Cauley - Carl Cunningham - James Alexander - James King - Phalon Jones - Ronnie Caldwell
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