Into the Purple Valley

Into the Purple Valley is the second studio album by roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). The album's front cover is listed number 12 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Album Covers.

Into the Purple Valley
Studio album by
Ry Cooder
ReleasedJanuary 1972
Recorded1971
GenreRoots rock, blues, folk, Americana
Length37:06
LabelReprise
ProducerJim Dickinson, Van Dyke Parks and Lenny Waronker
Ry Cooder chronology
Ry Cooder
(1970)		 Into the Purple Valley
(1972)		 Boomer's Story
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Christgau's Record GuideB+[1]
Rolling Stonefavorable link

Track listing

Side One

  1. "How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)" (Agnes "Sis" Cunningham) – 2:25
  2. "Billy the Kid" (Traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder) – 3:45
  3. "Money Honey" (Jesse Stone) – 3:28
  4. "FDR in Trinidad" (Fitz McLean) – 3:01
  5. "Teardrops Will Fall" (Gerry "Dickey Doo" Granahan, Marion Smith) – 3:03
  6. "Denomination Blues" (George Washington Phillips) – 3:58

Side Two

  1. "On a Monday" (Lead Belly) – 2:52
  2. "Hey Porter" (Johnny Cash) – 4:34
  3. "Great Dream from Heaven" (instrumental) (Joseph Spence) – 1:53
  4. "Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All" (Traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder) – 3:52
  5. "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

Billboard charts
Chart Peak
Pop albums 113

References
  1. 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.



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