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Borderline
Rock · 1980 · 10 tracks

Borderline

Ry Cooder

Roots-rock fusion where Stax-style soul meets the dusty grit of the American Southwest. Tight, rhythmic, and soaked in analog warmth.

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It's like a soul revue that got lost in a Texas border town and decided to stay.

A soulful, rhythmic journey that feels both expertly polished and authentically dusty.

Borderline · vs · Ry Cooder
Road Trip+1.7σ

Road Trip saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)
2:56
02
Speedo
3:18
03
Why Don’t You Try Me
4:50
04
Down in the Boondocks
3:19
05
Johnny Porter
5:17
06
The Way We Make a Broken Heart
4:27
07
Crazy ’bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know)
5:02
08
The Girls From Texas
4:36
09
Borderline
3:18
10
Never Make Your Move Too Soon
6:04
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sharp, metallic sting of the slide guitar cutting through the soulful groove of 634-5789.
The locked-in rhythmic tension between Jim Keltner's drums and the hand percussion on Johnny Porter.
The weary, lived-in vocal harmonies that elevate the title track into a border-town lament.
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