Borderline (Ry Cooder album)

Borderline
Studio album by Ry Cooder
Released	October 1980
Recorded	Warner Bros. Recording Studio, Burbank, CA
Genre	Roots rock
Length	43:30
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ry Cooder
Ry Cooder chronology
Bop Till You Drop (1979) Borderline (1980) The Slide Area (1982)

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]

Borderline is the ninth album by Ry Cooder and was released in 1980 by the Warner Bros.

Track listing

Side one

1. "634-5789" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd) – 2:56
2. "Speedo" (Esther Navarro) – 3:20
3. "Why Don't You Try Me" (Billy Young) – 4:54
4. "Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South) – 3:21
5. "Johnny Porter" (Bobby Ray Appleberry) – 5:21

Side two

1. "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" (John Hiatt) – 4:28
2. "Crazy 'Bout an Automobile" (Billy Emerson) – 5:03
3. "The Girls from Texas" (Cliff Chambers, Jimmy Holiday, James Lewis) – 4:40
4. "Borderline" (John Hiatt) – 3:19
5. "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (Stix Hooper, Will Jennings) – 6:08

Personnel

• Ry Cooder – guitar, vibes, vocals
• Jim Keltner – drums
• George "Baboo" Pierre – percussion
• Tim Drummond – bass
• Reggie McBride – bass
• William D. Smith – piano, organ, vocals
• John Hiatt – guitar, vocals
• Jesse Harms – synthesizer
• Bobby King – vocals
• Willie Green Jr. – vocals

References

1. "allmusic ((( Borderline > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-07-21.

Source: Ry Cooder "Borderline" album cover