Borderline (Ry Cooder album)
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| Borderline | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Warner Bros., Burbank, CA | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 43:30 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Ry Cooder | |||
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Borderline is an album by Ry Cooder, released in 1980.[1][2] "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" is a cover of the John Hiatt song.[3]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Robert Christgau | B−[5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
Robert Christgau wrote that "Cooder's current soul/r&b interests inhibit his songfinding."[5] The Globe and Mail wrote that "Borderline" "is a lovely instrumental which features the least slick, most emotional playing by an efficient set of hired guns."[7]
Track listing
Side one
- "634–5789" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd) – 2:56
- "Speedo" (Esther Navarro) – 3:20
- "Why Don't You Try Me" (E. Young) – 4:54
- "Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South) – 3:21
- "Johnny Porter" (Bobby Ray Appleberry, William Cuomo) – 5:21
Side two
- "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" (John Hiatt) – 4:28
- "Crazy 'Bout an Automobile" (William R. Emerson) – 5:03
- "The Girls from Texas" (James Lewis, Jimmy Holiday, Cliff Chambers) – 4:40
- "Borderline" (Ry Cooder) – 3:19
- "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (Will Jennings, Nesbert Hooper Jr.) – 6:08
