In December 1970, “Reprise” label released the self – titled, debut Ry Cooder album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Van Dyke Parks and Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

• Ry Cooder– vocals, guitar, mandolin, bass guitar
• Van Dyke Parks– piano, arranger
• Chris Ethridge – bass guitar
• Richie Hayward – drums guitar
• Roy Estrada – bass guitar
• Max Bennett – bass guitar
• Milt Holland – drums, percussion
• John Barbata – drums
• Bobby Bruce – violin
• Gloria Jones- backing vocals
• Judy Betz – production assistant
• Lee Herschberg – engineer, mixing
• Doug Botnick – engineer
• Thaddeus James Lowe – engineer
• Rudy Hill – engineer
• Bob Kovach – engineer
• Kirby Johnson – conductor, orchestrator
• Airstream– photograph of the 1937 trailer pictured on the front of the album sleeve
• Frank Bez – photograph of the Airstream trailer
• Susan Titelman – Ry Cooder photograph on the back of the album sleeve
• Ed Thrasher- art direction

Track listing:

1. Alimony – Brenda Jones, Welton Young, Robert Higginbotham
2. France Chance – Joe Callicott
3. One Meat Ball – Louis Singer, Hy Zaret
4. Do Re Mi – Woody Guthrie
5. My Old Kentucky Home (Turpentine & Dandelion Wine) – Randy Newman
6. How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? – Alfred Reed
7. Available Space – Ry Cooder
8. Pigmeat – Huddie Ledbetter
9. Police Dog Blues – Arthur Blake
10. Goin’ to Brownsville – John Estes
11. Dark Is the Night – Blind Willie Johnson