Into the Purple Valley
| Into the Purple Valley | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Country folk[1] | |||
| Length | 37:06 | |||
| Label | Reprise[2] | |||
| Producer | Jim Dickinson, Lenny Waronker[3] | |||
| Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Into the Purple Valley is the second studio album by roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released in 1972.[7][8]
The album's front cover is listed at number 12 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Album Covers.[9] It shows Cooder and his then wife, Susan Titelman, in a Buick convertible at the Warner Bros. film lot in Burbank, California.
Critical reception[edit]
Record Collector wrote that the album "reached deep into tradition, unearthing neglected treasures from America’s past and reshaping them for the post-Woodstock generation."[10]
Track listing[edit]
Side One
- "How Can You Keep On Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)" (Agnes "Sis" Cunningham) – 2:25
- "Billy the Kid" (Traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder) – 3:45
- "Money Honey" (Jesse Stone) – 3:28
- "FDR in Trinidad" (Fitz McLean) – 3:01
- "Teardrops Will Fall" (Gerry "Dickey Doo" Granahan, Marion Smith) – 3:03
- "Denomination Blues" (George Washington Phillips) – 3:58
Side Two
- "On a Monday" (Lead Belly) – 2:52
- "Hey Porter" (Johnny Cash) – 4:34
- "Great Dream from Heaven" (instrumental) (Joseph Spence) – 1:53
- "Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All" (Traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder) – 3:52
- "Vigilante Man" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:15
(Note: "Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All" was actually composed by Fiddlin' John Carson.)
Personnel[edit]
- Ry Cooder – guitars, mandolin, vocals
- Van Dyke Parks – keyboards
- Gloria Jones – vocals
- Claudia Lennear – vocals
- George Bohanon – horns
- Jim Keltner - drums
- John Craviotto – drums
- Joe Lane Davis – horns
- Jim Dickinson – piano
- Chris Ethridge – bass
- Milt Holland – percussion
- Jerry Jumonville – saxophone
- Fritz Richmond – washtub bass
- Donna Washburn – vocals
- Donna Weiss – vocals
- Ike Williams – horns
- Technical
- Mike Salisbury - cover design
- Marty Evans - cover photography
Billboard charts[edit]
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Pop albums | 113[11] |
References[edit]
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 162. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. pp. 527–528.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 267.
- ^ "AllMusic Review by Bob Gottlieb". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 158–159.
- ^ "Artist Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (2nd ed.). Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 211.
- ^ "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Album Covers by 2tec". Discogs Lists. 1991-11-14. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ "COODER BEEN A CONTENDER". Record Collector. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Chart History Ry Cooder". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
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