Into the Purple Valley
Into the Purple Valley | ||||
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Released | January 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Genre | Roots rock, blues, folk, Americana | |||
Length | 37:06 | |||
Label | Reprise[1] | |||
Producer | Jim Dickinson, Lenny Waronker[2] | |||
Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+[4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Into the Purple Valley is the second studio album by roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released in 1972.[6][7]
The album's front cover is listed at number 12 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Album Covers.[citation needed]
Critical reception[]
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."[8]
Track listing[]
Side One
- "How Can You Keep 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: "Billy the Kid" was actually composed by Woody Guthrie, and "Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All" by Fiddlin' John Carson.)
Personnel[]
- Ry Cooder – guitars, mandolin, vocals
- Van Dyke Parks – keyboards
- Gloria Jones – vocals
- Claudia Lennear – vocals
- George Bohanon – horns
- 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
Billboard charts[]
Chart | Peak |
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Pop albums | 113[9] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 2: MUZE. pp. 527–528.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ "COODER BEEN A CONTENDER". Record Collector. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Chart History Ry Cooder". Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
Categories:
- 1972 albums
- Ry Cooder albums
- Albums produced by Lenny Waronker
- Albums produced by Jim Dickinson
- Reprise Records albums
- 1970s rock album stubs