The Horses

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"The Horses"
Daryl Braithwaite The Horses.jpg
Single by Daryl Braithwaite
from the album Rise
B-side"I Can't Wait"
Released28 January 1991[1]
GenrePop
Length4:16
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Rickie Lee Jones, Walter Becker
Producer(s)Simon Hussey
Daryl Braithwaite singles chronology
"Rise"
(1990) 		"The Horses"
(1991) 		"Higher Than Hope"
(1991)

"The Horses" is a song written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker. It was originally performed by Jones on her 1989 album, Flying Cowboys. While not released as a single, the original version did appear in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire and was also included on the film's soundtrack. The song was covered in 1990 by Daryl Braithwaite; his version reached No. 1 in Australia, and by 2021 had been certified nine-times platinum.

Daryl Braithwaite version[]

The song was covered by Daryl Braithwaite on his 1990 album Rise. It was released as a single in January 1991[1] and reached No. 1 on the Australian Singles Chart in May. "The Horses" has been certified nine-times platinum in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association.[2] Margaret Urlich provided the female vocals on the recording but chose not to appear in the music video due to other work commitments. A model, Gillian Mather, lip-synced Urlich's voice for the music video.

In May 2016, while celebrating the 25th anniversary of the song peaking at No. 1 in Australia, Braithwaite said: "I would never have thought that 25 years down the track, 'The Horses' – a song that I heard quite by accident and then recorded, would be liked by so many people for so many different reasons. And for this I am eternally grateful. I am sure that Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker could never imagine how endearing the song would and has become."[3][4]

In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100", the "most Australian" songs of all time, Daryl Braithwaite's version of "The Horses" was ranked number 14.[5]

Track listing[]

US single

  1. "The Horses" - 4:51
  2. "Just My Baby" - 4:49
  3. "Ghetto of My Mind" - 6:16

Australian CD single

  1. "The Horses" − 4:16
  2. "I Can't Wait" − 4:12

European maxi single

  1. "The Horses" − 4:16
  2. "Let Me Be" − 5:36
  3. "You Could Be Wrong" − 3:23
  4. "I Can't Wait" − 4:12

Personnel[]

  • Daryl Braithwaite – vocals
  • John Watson – drums
  • Scott Griffiths – keyboards, piano
  • Jef Scott - acoustic & electric guitar
  • Tommy Emmanuel – electric guitar
  • Alex Pertout – shaker, sleigh bells, vibraslap, tambourine
  • Jeremy Alsop – bass
  • Simon Hussey - keyboards
  • Margaret Urlich – backing vocals

Charts[]

"The Horses" was released in January 1991. It made its ARIA chart debut at No. 38 on 3 March before peaking at No. 1 on 19 May. The song spent 23 weeks in the Australian top 50.[6]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[2] 9× Platinum 630,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 28/01/91 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 53)". ARIA. Retrieved 17 July 2017 – via Imgur.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Happy 25th, Daryl Braithwaite's Horses!". www.auspop.com.au. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Daryl Braithwaite 'The Horses' Celebrates 25th Anniversary". www.noise11.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Here Are The Songs That Made Triple M's 'Ozzest 100'". Musicfeeds. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Australian-charts.com – Daryl Braithwaite – The Horses". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1991". ARIA. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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