Paradise and Lunch
Paradise and Lunch is the fourth album by roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released on June 8, 1974 on Reprise Records.[4][5] The album is composed of cover versions of jazz, blues and roots standards and obscurities recorded at the Warner Brothers Studios.[4] The final track, "Ditty Wah Ditty," showcases a duet between Cooder and jazz pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines.[6] It was produced by Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker.[7] The album reached #167 on the Billboard 200.[8]
The album also includes Cooder's updated arrangement of bluesman Washington Phillips' "The Tattler" that stands out for its guitar playing.[9] It was subsequently covered by Linda Ronstadt on her 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind.[10] In 1990 the album was released on CD,[11] while a remastered version appeared in 2007.[12]
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
Personnel
- Ry Cooder - guitars, mandolin, bass, vocals
- Milt Holland – drums, percussion
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Russ Titelman, Chris Ethridge – 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 Titelman, 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
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Peak |
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| 1974 | Billboard Pop albums | 167 |
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