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1980 studio album by Ry Cooder
Borderline is an album by
Ry Cooder , released in 1980.
[1]
[2] "
The Way We Make a Broken Heart " is a cover of the
John Hiatt song.
[3]
Critical reception
Robert Christgau wrote that "Cooder's current soul/r&b interests inhibit his songfinding."
[5]
The Globe and Mail wrote that "Borderline" "is a lovely instrumental which features the least slick, most emotional playing by an efficient set of hired guns."
[7]
Track listing
Side one
"
634–5789 " (
Steve Cropper ,
Eddie Floyd ) – 2:56
"
Speedo " (Esther Navarro) – 3:20
"Why Don't You Try Me" (E. Young) – 4:54
"
Down in the Boondocks " (
Joe South ) – 3:21
"Johnny Porter" (Bobby Ray Appleberry, William Cuomo) – 5:21
Side two
"
The Way We Make a Broken Heart " (
John Hiatt ) – 4:28
"Crazy 'Bout an Automobile" (
William R. Emerson ) – 5:03
"The Girls from Texas" (James Lewis,
Jimmy Holiday , Cliff Chambers) – 4:40
"Borderline" (Ry Cooder) – 3:19
"Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (
Will Jennings ,
Nesbert Hooper Jr. ) – 6:08
Charts
Personnel
Source: album cover
Technical
Leslie Morris – production assistant
Lee Herschberg – recording, mixing
Carlos Ruano Llopis – artwork[
citation needed ]
References
^ Plasketes, George (2016). B-Sides, Undercurrents and Overtones: Peripheries to Popular in Music, 1960 to the Present . Taylor & Francis. p. 72.
^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 224.
^ Elliott, Michael (2021). Have a Little Faith: The John Hiatt Story . Chicago Review Press.
^
"Borderline > Overview" . www.allmusic.com. Retrieved July 21, 2010 .
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a
b
"Ry Cooder" . Robert Christgau . Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. pp. 158, 159.
^ McGrath, Paul (24 Jan 1981). "Borderline Ry Cooder". The Globe and Mail . p. F6.
^
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 73.
ISBN
0-646-11917-6 .
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