- I, Flathead
Infobox Album
Name = I, Flathead
Type = studio
Artist =Ry Cooder
Released = June 23, 2008
Recorded =
Genre = folk, rock
Length =
Label = Nonesuch
Producer = Ry Cooder
Reviews =
*Billboard [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3id3157507ac80021097c5be471894a901 link]
Last album = "My Name Is Buddy"
(2007)"
This album = "I, Flathead"
(2008)"
Next album ="I, Flathead:The Songs of Kash Buk and the Klowns" is a
concept album byRy Cooder . It is the third in his "Californiatrilogy " that began with "Chávez Ravine" (2005) and was followed by "My Name Is Buddy " (2007).John Kruth, "Three (or Four) Chords and the Truth", "Sing Out! ", 51:3, Autumn 2007] The album is accompanied by a 104 page novella.Reception
Track listing
# "Drive Like I Never Been Hurt" (Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder) - 4:07
# "Waitin' for Some Girl" (Ry Cooder) - 3:48
# "Johnny Cash" (Ry Cooder) - 3:08
# "Can I Smoke I Here?" (Ry Cooder) - 4:19
# "Steel Guitar Heaven" (Ry Cooder) - 3:40
# "Ridin' with the Blues" (Ry Cooder) - 3:01
# "Pink-O Boogie" (Ry Cooder) - 3:05
# "Fernando Sez" (Ry Cooder) - 4:44
# "Spayed Kooley" (Ry Cooder) - 2:09
# "Filipino Dancehall Girl" (Ry Cooder) - 3:54
# "My Dwarf Is Getting Tired" (Ry Cooder) - 3:59
# "Flathead One More Time" (Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Smith) - 3:12
# "5000 Country Music Songs" (Ry Cooder) - 6:41
# "Little Trona Girl" (Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder) - 3:13Credits
Musicians
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Gil Bernal - Sax (Tenor)
*Ron Blake – Trumpet
*Rene Camacho – Bass
*Joachim Cooder – Drums, Timbales
*Ry Cooder – Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, Piano (Electric), Vocals, Producer, Package Design, Laud
*Jesús Guzmán – Arranger, String Arrangements
*Jon Hassell – Trumpet
*Flaco Jiménez – Accordion
*Jim Keltner – Drums
*Martin Pradler – Drums, Piano (Electric), Engineer, Mixing, Package Design
*Francisco Torres – TromboneJuliette Commagere – VocalsProduction
*Production Supervisor,
Karina Benznicki
*Production Coordination,Eli Cane
*Editorial Coordinator,Ronen Givony
*Mastering byStephen Marcussen
*Assistant,Alex Pavlides Artwork
*Cover photo by
Robert Wilson Kellogg Charts
Releases
References
Further reading / listening
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7719791 "Cooder's "Buddy" Revives Tales of Bygone America"] , "
Morning Edition ", NPR,March 6 ,2007
* [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2025903,00.html "From the Dust"] , "The Observer ",March 4 ,2007 External links
*" [http://www.nonesuch.com/mynameisbuddy/ My Name is Buddy] ", site at
Nonesuch Records
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