Into the Purple Valley

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Into the Purple Valley is a 1972 roots-rock and Americana album by Ry Cooder that blends traditional folk, blues, and R&B songs into a distinctive, atmospheric collection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf album
studio album
artist Ry Cooder
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed
describedAs atmospheric collection of traditional American songs
followedBy Boomer’s Story
follows Ry Cooder
genre Americana
blues
folk
rhythm and blues
roots rock
hasCoverArtFeaturing Ry Cooder and wife on the back of a car in a flood scene
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass
electric guitar
mandolin
percussion
slide guitar
hasPart Billy the Kid
Denomination Blues
FDR in Trinidad
Great Dream from Heaven
Hey Porter
How Can You Keep On Moving (Unless You Migrate Too)
Money Honey
On a Monday
Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All
Teardrops Will Fall
Vigilante Man
hasStyle roots-oriented reinterpretations of older material
incorporates traditional R&B songs
traditional blues songs
traditional folk songs
influencedGenre Americana
language English
notableWorkOf Ry Cooder
partOf Ry Cooder discography
performer Ry Cooder
producer Lenny Waronker
Ry Cooder
recordedIn early 1970s
recordLabel Reprise Records
releaseDate 1972

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