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After Ry Cooder issued 2012's bitingly observant Election Special with its indictments of the GOP, Mitt Romney, and the Koch Brothers in a meld of sounds that included folk, blues, and roots rock, fans wondered where, if anyplace, he'd go next.
But he was silent.
Prodigal Son, his debut album for Fantasy, takes him back to the beginning when he recorded old blues, gospel, folk, and swing tunes that reflected the musical past as illumination for the historical present.
Co-produced with son Joachim -- who also contributes drums and percussion -- Cooder takes control; he plays guitars, bass, banjo, mandolin, and keyboards in a program of eight covers and three fine originals.
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| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Straight Street | Ry Cooder | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Shrinking ManRy Cooder | Ry Cooder | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | GentrificationJoachim Cooder, Ry Cooder | Ry Cooder | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger RightBlind Willie Johnson | Ry Cooder | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The Prodigal SonTraditional | Ry Cooder | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Nobody's Fault But MineBlind Willie Johnson | Ry Cooder | Play | 06:12 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | You Must UnloadAlfred Reed | Ry Cooder | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | I'll Be Rested When the Roll Is CalledBlind Roosevelt Graves | Ry Cooder | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Harbor of LoveCarter Stanley | Ry Cooder | Play | 05:49 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Jesus and WoodyRy Cooder | Ry Cooder | Play | 05:59 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | In His CareWilliam Dawson | Ry Cooder | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Cooder | Arranger, Composer, Drums, Percussion, Producer |
| 2 | Paloma Seychelle Cooder | Photography |
| 3 | Ry Cooder | Arranger, Banjo, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mandolin, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 4 | William Dawson | Arranger, Composer |
| 5 | Terry Evans | Vocals |
| 6 | Robert Francis | Bass |
| 7 | Blind Roosevelt Graves | Composer |
| 8 | Jon Gray | Assistant |
| 9 | Aubrey Haynie | Violin |
| 10 | Blind Willie Johnson | Composer |
| 11 | Bobby King | Vocals |
| 12 | Arnold McCuller | Vocals |
| 13 | Martin Pradler | Engineer, Mastering, Mixing |
| 14 | Al Quattrocchi | Package Design, Photography |
| 15 | Alfred Reed | Composer |
| 16 | Frederick Simpson | Cover Photo |
| 17 | Jeff Smith | Package Design |
| 18 | Carter Stanley | Composer |
| 19 | Traditional | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |