Paradise and Lunch

Paradise and Lunch is the fourth album by roots rock legend Ry Cooder, released in 1974. The album contains a mix of jazz, blues and roots music led by Cooder's guitar and is considered by many the crowning achievement of Ry Cooder's career. The final track, "Diddy Wah Diddy," showcases a memorable duet between Cooder and legendary jazz pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines.

[edit] Track listing

"Tamp 'Em Up Solid" (traditional) – 3:19
"Tattler" (Washington Phillips, Ry Cooder, Russ Titelman) – 4:14
"Married Man's a Fool" (Blind Willie McTell) – 3:10
"Jesus on the Mainline" (traditional) – 4:09
"It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack, Shirley Womack) – 4:49
"Fool for a Cigarette/Feelin' Good" (Sidney Bailey, J. B. Lenoir, Jim Dickinson) (medley) – 4:25
"If Walls Could Talk" (Bobby Miller) – 3:12
"Mexican Divorce" (Burt Bacharach, Bob Hilliard) – 3:51
"Ditty Wah Ditty" (Arthur Blake) – 5:42

[edit] Personnel

Milt Holland – drums, percussion
Jim Keltner – drums
Russ Titelman, Chris Etheridge – electric bass
Ronnie Barron – piano, organ
Red Callender, John Duke – bass
Plas Johnson – alto saxophone
Oscar Brashear – cornet
Bobby King, Gene Mumford, Bill Johnson, George McCurn, Walter Cook, Richard Jones, Russ Titleman, Karl Russell – voices
Earl Hines - piano on "Ditty Wah Ditty"
- George Bohanon - horn arrangement
- Nick DeCaro - string arrangement
Susan Titleman (Ry Cooder's wife) – cover paintings and photography