Chávez Ravine - A Record by Ry Cooder / Nonesuch Audio CD / 7559-79877-2

UPC 075597987720

Chávez Ravine: A Record by Ry Cooder is the twelfth studio album by Ry Cooder. It is the first concept album and historical album by Ry Cooder which tells the story of Chávez Ravine, a Mexican-American community demolished in the 1950s in order to build public housing. The housing was never built. Ultimately the Brooklyn Dodgers built a stadium on the site as part of their move to Los Angeles.

Label:	Nonesuch – 7559-79877-2
Format:	CD, Album
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Genre:	Latin, Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Folk, Latin Jazz, Folk Rock

Tracklist:

Poor Man's Shangri-La

Written-By – Gene Aguilera, Ry Cooder, William Garcia

5:28
2		Onda Callejera Written-By – David Hidalgo, William Garcia

3:51
3		Don't Call Me Red Written-By – Ry Cooder

4:58
4		Corrido De Boxeo Written-By – Lalo Guerrero

3:21
5		Muy Fifí Written-By – Joachim Cooder, Juliette Commagere, William Garcia

4:03
6		Los Chucos Suaves Written-By – Lalo Guerrero

3:10
7		Chinito Chinito Written-By – Diaz, Felguerez

4:52
8		3 Cool Cats Written-By – Jerry Lieber And Mike Stoller

3:14
9		El U.F.O. Cayó Written-By – Jared Smith, Joachim Cooder, Juliette Commagere, Ry Cooder

8:21
10		It's Just Work For Me Written-By – Ry Cooder

5:58
11		In My Town Written-By – Ry Cooder

5:41
12		Ejercito Militar Written-By – Rita Arvizu

3:16
13		Barrio Viejo Written-By – Lalo Guerrero

4:42
14		3rd Base, Dodger Stadium Written-By – Joe Kevany, Ry Cooder, William Garcia

5:51
15		Soy Luz Y Sombra Music By – Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, William Garcia

3:23

Accordion – Flaco Jimenez (tracks: 4, 12, 13)
Artwork [Background Housing Plans] – Robert C. Imbrecht
Artwork [Pogo Cartoon] – Walt Kelly
Artwork, Illustration [Front cover and Jewel case insert] – Michael C. McMillen
Bass – Jared Smith (tracks: 7, 8, 15), Mike Elizondo (tracks: 1 to 5, 9, 10, 12 to 14)
Bongos – Jim Keltner (tracks: 3)
Coordinator [Editorial] – Robert Edridge-Waks
Coordinator [Production] – Eli Cane
Design [Package] – Tracey Shiffman
Drum Programming – Sunny D. Levine (tracks: 11)
Drums – Jim Keltner (tracks: 1, 6, 8)
Edited By [Digital] – Martin Prader
Guitar – David Hidalgo (tracks: 15), Ledward Kaapana (tracks: 2, 13, 14)
Keyboards – Jared Smith (tracks: 9)
Management – Macklam/Feldman Management
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Don Smith
Percussion, Drums – Joachim Cooder (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 8, 10, 12 to 15)
Piano – Chucho Valdés (tracks: 5), Jacky Terrasson (tracks: 11), Joe Rotondi (tracks: 2, 4, 6 to 8, 14)
Producer, Guitar, Organ, Vocals – Ry Cooder
Production Manager [Supervisor] – Karina Beznicki
Recorded By – Rail Jon Rogut
Recorded By [Additional] – Don Smith, Jerry Boys, Sunny Levine
Recorded By [Assistant] – Okhi Kim, Pete Martinez
Tenor Saxophone – Gil Bernal (tracks: 2, 6, 8, 14)
Translated By [Song Translations By] – Chuy Varela, William Garcia
Trumpet – Jon Hassell (tracks: 3)
Trumpet, Organ – Mike Bolger (tracks: 2, 7, 8, 14)
Vocals – Carla Commagere (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 8), Don Tosti (tracks: 9), Ersi Arvizu (tracks: 5, 12, 15), Jacob Garcia (tracks: 5), Juliette Commagere (tracks: 1 to 3, 7 to 9, 15), Little Willie G. (tracks: 2, 5, 8, 15), Michael Guerra (5), Rosella Arvizu (tracks: 12), Rudy Salas (tracks: 8)
Vocals, Guitar – Lalo Guerrero (tracks: 4, 6, 13)
Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele – Bla Pahinui (tracks: 14)