RY COODER – BOP TILL YOU DROP LP – Nr MINT A2/B1 UK 1979 ORIG

Ry Cooder – Bop Till You Drop
(Warner Bros Records  1979  K56691)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges and a little rubbing top & bottom

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Ryland Peter “Ry” Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.

Bop till You Drop is Ry Cooder’s ninth album, released in 1979.

Track listing

1. “Little Sister” (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 3:49
2. “Go Home, Girl” (Arthur Alexander) – 5:10
3. “The Very Thing That Makes You Rich (Makes Me Poor)” (Sidney Bailey) – 5:32
4. “I Think It’s Going to Work Out Fine” (Rose Marie McCoy, Sylvia McKinney) – 4:43
5. “Down in Hollywood” (Cooder, Tim Drummond) – 4:14
6. “Look at Granny Run Run” (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman) – 3:09
7. “Trouble, You Can’t Fool Me” (Frederick Knight, Aaron Varnell) – 4:55
8. “Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing” (Oliver Sain) – 4:08
9. “I Can’t Win” (Lester Johnson, Clifton Knight, Dave Richardson) – 4:16

Personnel

• Jimmy Adams – vocals, backing vocals
• David Alexander – photography
• Ronnie Barron – organ, guitar, keyboards
• Loyd Clifft – assistant engineer
• Ry Cooder – bass, guitar, mandolin, vocals, background vocals, producer
• Tim Drummond – bass
• Vicki Fortson – production coordination
• Cliff Givens – vocals, backing vocals
• Rev. Patrick Henderson – organ, keyboards
• Lee Herschberg – engineer
• David Kraai – Technical support
• Milt Holland – percussion, drums
• Bill Johnson – backing vocals
• Herman E. Johnson – vocals, backing vocals
• Jim Keltner – drums
• Chaka Khan – vocals
• Bobby King – vocals, backing vocals
• David Lindley – guitar, mandolin
• Randy Lorenzo – vocals, backing vocals
• Reggie McBride – bass
• George “Biggie” McFadden – vocals, backing vocals
• Simon Pico Payne – vocals
• Greg Prestopino – vocals, backing vocals
• Penny Ringwood – production coordination
• Mike Salisbury – design