Riding with the King is singer-songwriter John Hiatt's sixth album, released in 1983.

Ron Nagle and Scott Mathews (credited as "Scott Matthews") produced side one of the album at The Pen in San Francisco, with Mathews himself playing all instruments (except guitar) and providing all the background vocals.

I finally figured out what I was all about and found three or four styles I liked to work in", Hiatt observed about the album.

"[2] The album's title track was taken from an odd dream Scott Mathews had, although he was never credited as a co-writer.

"Love Like Blood" was subsequently covered by Feargal Sharkey on his second album Songs From The Mardi Gras.