Paradise and Lunch
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| Studio album by Ry Cooder | ||||
| Released | May 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Warner Brothers Studios, North Hollywood, CA and The Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA |
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| Genre | Roots rock, blues, folk, Americana | |||
| Length | 36:51 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Russ Titelman, Lenny Waronker | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) |
Paradise and Lunch is the fourth album by roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released on June 8, 1974 on Reprise Records. The album is composed of cover versions of jazz, blues and roots standards and obscurities recorded at the Warner Brothers Studios. The final track, "Ditty Wah Ditty," showcases a duet between Cooder and jazz pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines. It was produced by Russ Titelman and Lenny Waronker. The album reached #167 on the Billboard 200.
The album also includes Cooder's updated arrangement of bluesman Washington Phillips' "The Tattler" that stands out for its guitar playing. It was subsequently covered by Linda Ronstadt on her 1976 album Hasten Down the Wind. In 1990 the album was released on CD, while a remastered version appeared in 2007.
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