Paradise and Lunch is the fourth album by roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released on June 8, 1974 on Reprise Records.[6][7] The album is composed of cover versions of jazz, blues and roots standards and obscurities recorded at the Warner Brothers Studios.[6] The final track, "Ditty Wah Ditty," showcases a duet between Cooder and jazz pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines.[8] It was produced by Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker.[9] The album reached #167 on the Billboard 200.[10]
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| Released | June 1974 | |||
| Studio | Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood, CA and The Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA | |||
| Genre | Roots rock, blues, folk, Americana | |||
| Length | 36:51 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Russ Titelman, Lenny Waronker | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| Tattler on YouTube | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide | [4] |
| Tom Hull | B−[5] |
The album also includes Cooder's updated arrangement of bluesman Washington Phillips' "The Tattler" that stands out for its guitar playing.[11] It was subsequently covered by Linda Ronstadt on her 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind and by David Soul on his 1977 album Playing To An Audience of One.[12]
In 1990 the album was released on CD,[13] while a remastered version appeared in 2007.[14] It was newly remastered from the original master tapes for a high-resolution SACD in 2017.[15]
Track listing edit
Side One
- "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
Side Two
- "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 edit
- Ry Cooder - guitars, mandolin, 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"[16]
- George Bohanon - horn arrangement
- Nick DeCaro - string arrangement
- Technical
- Russ Titelman, Lenny Waronker - production
- Judy Maizel, Trudy Portch - production coordination
- Lee Herschberg - engineer, mixing
- Bobby Hata, John Neal - assistant engineer
- Susan Titelman (Ry Cooder's wife and Russ Titelman's sister) – cover paintings and photography
Chart positions edit
| Year | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Billboard Pop albums | 167 |
References edit
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007.
- ^ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (Editors). The Rolling Stone Record Guide, 1st edition, Random House/Rolling Stone Press, 1979, p. 84/598.
- ^ Hull, Tom (April 1975). "The Rekord Report: First Card". Overdose. Retrieved June 26, 2020 – via tomhull.com.
- ^ a b "Ry Cooder - Paradise And Lunch (original)". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ "Ry Cooder Biography". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone Magazine. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ Allmusic.com review by Brett Hartenbach
- ^ Lefsetz, Bob. "Welcome To My World - "Ry Cooder Primer"". rhino.com. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1974-06-22). Billboard Magazine (print). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 62.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Deep Cuts: Ry Cooder's Funky Fingerstyle". www.premierguitar.com. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ Moon, Tom (2008). "Paradise and Lunch | 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die". www.1000recordings.com. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ "Ry Cooder - Paradise And Lunch (CD release)". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ "Ry Cooder - Paradise And Lunch (remaster)". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ "Ry Cooder - Paradise And Lunch (Hybrid Super Audio CD release)". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ^ Moon, Tom (August 28, 2008). 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. Workman Publishing. ISBN 978-0761-1538-56 – via Google Books.
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