Into the Purple Valley

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Into the Purple Valley
Studio album by Ry Cooder
Released	1971
Genre	Rock
Length	37:06
Label	Reprise
Producer	Jim Dickinson, Van Dyke Parks and Lenny Waronker
Professional reviews
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Ry Cooder chronology
Ry Cooder (1970) Into the Purple Valley (1971) Boomer's Story (1972)

Into the Purple Valley is the second album by roots rock legend Ry Cooder, released in 1971 (see 1971 in music).

[edit] Track listing

1. "How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)" ( Agnes "Sis" Cunningham) – 2:25
2. "Billy the Kid" (traditional) – 3:45
3. "Money Honey" (Jesse Stone) – 3:28
4. "F.D.R. in Trinidad" (Fitz Maclean) – 3:01
5. "Teardrops Will Fall" (Dickey Doo, Marion Smith) – 3:03
6. "Denomination Blues" (George Washington Phillips) – 3:58
7. "On a Monday" (Leadbelly) – 2:52
8. "Hey Porter" (Johnny Cash) – 4:34
9. "Great Dream from Heaven" (Joseph Spence) – 1:53
10. "Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All" (traditional) – 3:52
11. "Vigilante Man" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:15

[edit] Personnel

• Ry Cooder - guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals
• Van Dyke Parks - keyboards
• Gloria Jones - vocals
• Claudia Lennear - vocals
• George Bohannon - horns
• John Craviotta - drums
• Joe Lane Davis - horns
• Jim Dickinson - piano
• Chris Ethridge - bass
• Milt Holland - percussion
• Jerry Jumonville - saxophone
• Fritz Richmond - bass
• Donna Washburn - vocals
• Donna Weiss - vocals
• Ike Williams - horns

[edit] Billboard charts

Chart	Peak
Pop albums	113