Into the Purple Valley

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Into the Purple Valley is the second studio album by roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). The album's front cover is listed number 12 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Album Covers.

Track listing

Side One

1. "How Can You Keep Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)" (Agnes "Sis" Cunningham) – 2:25
2. "Billy the Kid" (Traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder) – 3:45
3. "Money Honey" (Jesse Stone) – 3:28
4. "FDR in Trinidad" (Fitz Maclean) – 3:01
5. "Teardrops Will Fall" (Dickey Doo, Marion Smith) – 3:03
6. "Denomination Blues" (George Washington Phillips) – 3:58

Side Two

1. "On a Monday" (Lead Belly) – 2:52
2. "Hey Porter" (Johnny Cash) – 4:34
3. "Great Dream from Heaven" (Joseph Spence) – 1:53
4. "Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All" (Traditional; arranged by Ry Cooder) – 3:52
5. "Vigilante Man" (Woody Guthrie) – 4:15

Personnel

• Ry Cooder – guitar, bass, mandolin, vocals
• Van Dyke Parks – keyboards
• Gloria Jones – vocals
• Claudia Lennear – vocals
• George Bohanon – horns
• John Craviotta – drums
• Joe Lane Davis – horns
• Jim Dickinson – piano
• Chris Ethridge – bass
• Milt Holland – percussion
• Jerry Jumonville – saxophone
• Fritz Richmond – bass
• Donna Washburn – vocals
• Donna Weiss – vocals
• Ike Williams – horns

Billboard charts

Chart	Peak
Pop albums	113