Ry Cooder – Borderline (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1980

Borderline is an LP by Ry Cooder from 1980 released on the Warner Bros. Records label.

About this album

Borderline is a strong showcase for Ry Cooder’s roots-rock vision, balancing blues, country and R&B with his distinctive slide guitar and easy authority. Released in 1980, the album draws on American song traditions rather than self-penned confession, with Cooder reworking material such as 634-5789 and Down In The Boondocks alongside originals like The Way We Make A Broken Heart and Borderline. The result is a set that feels studied but never academic, rooted in craftsmanship, character and deep musical knowledge. It sits comfortably in the part of Cooder’s catalogue that made him such an admired interpreter of the American songbook.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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