My Name Is Buddy

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My Name is Buddy
Studio album by Ry Cooder
Released	March 6, 2007
Genre	folk, rock
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Ry Cooder
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]
Ry Cooder chronology
Chávez Ravine (2005) My Name Is Buddy (2007)

My Name Is Buddy: Another Record by Ry Cooder is a social-political concept album by Ry Cooder. Cooder has described it as the second in a trilogy that began with Chávez Ravine and which he plans to continue with a future album.^[2] The album is packaged in a small booklet that includes a brief story and drawing to accompany each song. Both the songs and the stories relate tales from the viewpoint of the characters, Buddy Red Cat, Lefty Mouse, and Reverand Tom Toad. The liner notes ask listeners/readers to join them as they "Journey through time and space in days of labor, big bosses, farm failures, strikes, company cops, sundown towns, hobos, and trains... the America of yesteryear."

Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Credits 3.1 Musicians 3.2 Production 3.3 Artwork 4 Charts 5 Releases 6 References 7 Further reading / listening 8 External links

[edit] Reception

My Name is Buddy was widely reviewed in the mainstream meadia to a generally favorable reception (earning a score of 76 out of 100 at MetaCritic)^[3] The album was particularly well received, however, in folk music circles, becoming a cover feature in Sing Out! and receiving a nomination for the Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album at the 50th Grammy Awards.^[2][4]

[edit] Track listing

1. "Suitcase in My Hand" (Ry Cooder) - 2:54
   • Ry Cooder (vocal, guitar), Roland White (vocal), Joachim Cooder - drums), Paddy Moloney (whistle, uilleann pipes), Mike Seeger (banjo, fiddle)
2. "Cat and Mouse" (Ry Cooder) - 5:02
   • Ry Cooder (vocal, guitar), van Dyke Parks (piano)
3. "Strike!" (Ry Cooder) - 5:07
   • Ry Cooder (vocals, guitar), Joachim Cooder (drums), Mike Seeger (fiddle, harmonica, jaw harp)
4. "J. Edgar" (Ry Cooder) - 2:37
   • Ry Cooder (vocal, guitar), Mike Seeger (banjo), Pete Seeger (banjo)
5. "Footprints in the Snow" (Traditional with new lyrics by Ry Cooder) - 3:07
   • Ry Cooder (vocal, bajo sexto), Roland White (vocal, mandolin), René Camacho (bass), Joachim Cooder (drums), Flaco Jiménez (accordion), Van Dyke Parks (piano), Mike seeger (fiddle)
6. "Sundown Town" (Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder) - 2:57
   • Terry Evans (vocal), Bobby King (vocal), Ry Cooder (guitar, bass), Jim Keltner (drums)
7. "Green Dog" (Ry Cooder) - 7:33
   • Ry Cooder (vocal, guitar), Juliette Comogere (vocal), Joachim Cooder (drums), Stefan Harris (vibes, marimba), Jacky Terrasson (piano)
8. "The Dying Truck Driver" (Ry Cooder) - 4:56
   • Ry Cooder (vocal, guitar), Roland White (vocal, mandolin), Mike Seeger (harmonica)
9. "Christmas in Southgate" (Ry Cooder) - 3:27
   • Ry Cooder (vocal, bajo sexto), René Camacho (bass), Joachim Cooder (drums), Flaco Jiménez (accordion), Van Dyke Parks (piano), Mike Seeger (fiddle), Roland White (mandolin)
10. "Hank Williams" (Ry Cooder) - 4:09
    • Ry Cooder (vocal, guitar), Joachim Cooder (drums), Mike Elizondo (bass)
11. "Red Cat Till I Die" (Ry Cooder) - 3:08
    • "The original Cardboard Avenue Jaywalkers": Buddy Red Cat (vocal, guitar), Lefty Mouse (fiddle), The Reverand Tom Toad (tambourine)
12. "Three Chords and the Truth" (Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder) - 5:02
    • Ry Cooder (vocal, guitar, bass), Joachim Cooder (drums)
13. "My Name Is Buddy" (Ry Cooder) 3:12
    • Ry Cooder (vocal, mandolin, guitar, bass, keyboard), Joachim Cooder (drums)
14. "One Cat, One Vote, One Beer" (Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Jared Smith) - 4:15
    • Ry Cooder (vocal), Joachim Cooder (keyboard, percussion), Jon Hassell (trumpet)
15. "Cardboard Avenue" (Ry Cooder) - 4:33
    • Ry Cooder (vocal, banjo), Joachim Cooder (percussion), Mike Elizondo (bass), Jim Keltner (drums), Mike seeger (fiddle), Roland White (mandolin)
16. "Farm Girl" (Ry Cooder) - 3:54
    • Ry Cooder (vocal, guitar), Juliette Commagere (vocal), Mike Elizondo (bass), Jim Keltner (drums), Mike Seeger (fiddle), Roland White (mandolin)
17. "There's a Bright Side Somewhere" (Traditional with new lyrics by Ry Cooder) - 4:49
    • Ry Cooder (vocal, guitar), Mike Elizondo (bass), Flaco Jiménez (accordion), Jim Kelter (drums), Paddy Moloney (whistle), Van Dyke Parks (piano), Mike Seeger (fiddle)

[edit] Credits

[edit] Musicians

See track listing above

[edit] Production

• Recorded by Don Smith at sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California
• Additional recording by Sunny D. Levine at Orange Stella Studio, Santa Monica, California and in Beacon, New York; Martin Pradler at Chateau Martin, Los Angeles
• Mixdown by Don Smith and Martin Pradler at Sound City Studios
• Mastering by Martin Pradler
• Production assistant: Aisha Ayers

[edit] Artwork

• Illustrations by Vincent Valdez
• Photographs by Susan Titelman
• Package Design: Martin Pradler and Ry Cooder

[edit] Charts

year	chart	peak
2007	The Billboard 200	168
2007	Billboard ToP Internet Albums	168
2007	European Top 100 Albums

[edit] Releases

year	format	label	catalog #
2007	CD	Nonesuch	79961

[edit] References

1. ^ Thom Jurek, "Review: My Name is Buddy", All Music Guide
2. ^ ^{a b} John Kruth, "Three (or Four) Chords and the Truth", Sing Out!, 51:3, Autumn 2007
3. ^ "Ry Cooder - My Name is Buddy] analysis of reviews from MetaCritic
4. ^ 50th Annual Grammy Awards Nominations List at grammy.com

[edit] Further reading / listening

• "Cooder's Buddy Revives Tales of Bygone America", Morning Edition, NPR, March 6, 2007
• "From the Dust", The Observer, March 4, 2007

[edit] External links

• My Name is Buddy, site at Nonesuch Records