Bop till You Drop
Bop Till You Drop is Ry Cooder's eighth album, released in 1979. The album was the first digitally recorded major-label album in popular music. Bop Till You Drop was recorded on a digital 32-track machine built by 3M.[5][6]
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| Released | July 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | Warner Brothers Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA | |||
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| Length | 39:56 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[4] |
The album consists almost entirely of covers of earlier rhythm and blues and rock and roll classics, including Elvis Presley's "Little Sister" and the 1965 Fontella Bass-Bobby McClure hit "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing", on which Cooder duetted with soul star Chaka Khan. Khan also performed on the only original track on the album, "Down in Hollywood".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Little Sister" | 3:49 | |
| 2. | "Go Home, Girl" | Arthur Alexander | 5:10 |
| 3. | "The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)" | Sidney Bailey | 5:32 |
| 4. | "I Think It's Going to Work Out Fine" |
| 4:43 |
| 5. | "Down in Hollywood" |
| 4:14 |
| 6. | "Look at Granny Run Run" |
| 3:09 |
| 7. | "Trouble, You Can't Fool Me" |
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| 8. | "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing" | Oliver Sain | 4:08 |
| 9. | "I Can't Win" |
| 4:16 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Jimmy Adams – vocals, backing vocals
- Ronnie Barron – organ, guitar, keyboards
- Ry Cooder – guitars, mandolin, vocals, background vocals, producer
- Tim Drummond – bass guitar
- Cliff Givens – vocals, backing vocals
- Rev. Patrick Henderson – organ, keyboards
- Milt Holland – percussion, drums
- Bill Johnson – backing vocals
- Herman E. Johnson – vocals, backing vocals
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Chaka Khan – vocals
- Bobby King – vocals, backing vocals
- David Lindley – guitar, mandolin
- Randy Lorenzo – vocals, backing vocals
- George "Biggie" McFadden – vocals, backing vocals
- Simon Pico Payne – vocals
- Greg Prestopino – vocals, backing vocals
Technical
- Loyd Clifft – assistant engineer
- David Alexander – photography
- Vicki Fortson – production coordination
- Lee Herschberg – engineer
- David Kraai - Technical support
- Penny Ringwood – production coordination
- Mike Salisbury – design
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australian (Kent Music Report) | 7[7] |
| 1979 | Billboard Pop Albums | 62 |
References
- "Bop Till You Drop by Ry Cooder". Rate Your Music. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
- Allmusic review
- 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.
- Rolling Stone review
- Roger Nichols. "I Can't Keep Up With All The Formats II". Archived from the original on 2002-10-20.
The Ry Cooder Bop Till You Drop album was the first digitally recorded pop album
- "1978 3M Digital Audio Mastering System". NewBay Media, LLC. 1 September 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- 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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