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Borderline (Ry Cooder album)

Borderline is an album by Ry Cooder, released in 1980. "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" is a cover of the John Hiatt song.

Critical reception

Robert Christgau wrote that "Cooder's current soul/r&b interests inhibit his songfinding." The Globe and Mail wrote that "Borderline" "is a lovely instrumental which features the least slick, most emotional playing by an efficient set of hired guns."

Track listing

Side one

  1. "634–5789" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd) – 2:56
  2. "Speedo" (Esther Navarro) – 3:20
  3. "Why Don't You Try Me" (E. Young) – 4:54
  4. "Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South) – 3:21
  5. "Johnny Porter" (Bobby Ray Appleberry, William Cuomo) – 5:21

Side two

  1. "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" (John Hiatt) – 4:28
  2. "Crazy 'Bout an Automobile" (William R. Emerson) – 5:03
  3. "The Girls from Texas" (James Lewis, Jimmy Holiday, Cliff Chambers) – 4:40
  4. "Borderline" (Ry Cooder) – 3:19
  5. "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (Will Jennings, Nesbert Hooper Jr.) – 6:08

Charts

Personnel

<small>Source: album cover</small>

Technical

  • Leslie Morris – production assistant
  • Lee Herschberg – recording, mixing
  • Carlos Ruano Llopis – artwork

References