In January 1972, “Reprise” label released “Into the Purple Valley”, the second Ry Cooder studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by Jim Dickinson, Van Dyke Parks and Lenny Waronker. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album cover at number 12 on its list of the “100 Greatest Album Covers”.
Personnel:
- Ry Cooder – guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals
- Jim Dickinson– piano
- Van Dyke Parks– keyboards
- Gloria Jones– vocals
- Claudia Lennear– vocals
- Donna Washburn – vocals
- Donna Weiss– vocals
- Chris Ethridge– bass
- Fritz Richmond– bass
- John Craviotta – drums
- Milt Holland– percussion
- Jerry Jumonville – saxophone
- George Bohanon– horns
- Joe Lane Davis – horns
- Ike Williams – horns
Track listing:
- How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too) – Agnes “Sis” Cunningham
- Billy the Kid – traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder
- Money Honey – Jesse Stone
- FDR in Trinidad – Fitz Maclean
- Teardrops Will Fall – Dickey Doo, Marion Smith
- Denomination Blues – George Washington Phillips
- On a Monday – Lead Belly
- Hey Porter – Johnny Cash
- Great Dream from Heaven – Joseph Spence
- Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us Al – traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder
- Vigilante Man – Woody Guthrie
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