Bop till You Drop
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| Studio album by Ry Cooder | ||||
| Released | July 1979[1] | |||
| Recorded | Warner Brothers Recording Studios, North Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 39:56 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
| Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[4] |
Bop till You Drop is Ry Cooder's eighth album, released in 1979. The album was the first digitally recorded major-label album in popular music. Bop till You Drop was recorded on a digital 32-track machine built by 3M.[5][6]
The album consists almost entirely of covers of earlier rhythm and blues and rock and roll classics, including Elvis Presley's "Little Sister" and the 1965 Fontella Bass-Bobby McClure hit "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing", on which Cooder duetted with soul star Chaka Khan. Khan also performed on the only original track on the album, "Down in Hollywood".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Little Sister" | 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" |
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4:43 |
| 5. | "Down in Hollywood" |
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4:14 |
| 6. | "Look at Granny Run Run" |
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3:09 |
| 7. | "Trouble, You Can't Fool Me" |
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| 8. | "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing" | Oliver Sain | 4:08 |
| 9. | "I Can't Win" |
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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
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak |
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| 1979 | Billboard Pop Albums | 62 |
References
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- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Roger Nichols I Can’t Keep Up With All The Formats II "The Ry Cooder Bop Till You Drop album was the first digitally recorded pop album"
- ↑ Mix online 1978 3M Digital Audio Mastering System "Among the notable early pop releases cut on the 3M system included Ry Cooder’s Bop Till You Drop"
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