アメリカ音楽の源流を深く掘り下げた彼の姿勢を決定づけた重要作。
フォーク、ブルース、オールドタイム、トラディショナル・ポップといった多様な要素を横断しながら、過去の楽曲に新たな生命を吹き込む解釈力が際立っている。
ノスタルジーにとどまらず、伝承音楽を現在進行形の表現として提示したアルバムであり、ライ・クーダーを“音楽の考古学者”と称される存在へと押し上げた一枚である。アメリカン・ルーツ・ミュージックの奥深さと豊かさを、穏やかに、しかし確かに伝える名盤と言えるだろう。
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- Art Direction [Uncredited] - Ed Thrasher
- Backing Vocals [Uncredited] - Claudia Lennear
- Backing Vocals [Uncredited] - Donna Washburn
- Backing Vocals [Uncredited] - Donna Weiss
- Backing Vocals [Uncredited] - Gloria Jones
- Backing Vocals [Uncredited] - Jim Dickinson
- Bass [Uncredited] - Chris Ethridge (1, 3, 5 and 10)
- Celesta [Uncredited] - Jim Dickinson (6)
- Drums [Uncredited] - Jim Keltner (1, 3, 5 and 10)
- Drums [Uncredited] - John Craviotto (7)
- Engineer [Recording] [Uncredited] - Rudy Hill (2)
- Engineer [Recording] [Uncredited], Mixed By [Engineer, Mixing] [Uncredited] - Lee Herschberg
- Grip [Foreman] [Uncredited] - Owen Crompton
- Harmonium [Uncredited] - Jim Dickinson (10)
- Horns [Uncredited] - George Bohanon (6)
- Horns [Uncredited] - Ike Williams (6)
- Horns [Uncredited] - Jerry Jumonville (6)
- Horns [Uncredited] - Joe Davis (12) (6)
- Lighting [Gaffer] [Uncredited] - Charlie O'Bannon (2)
- Liner Notes - 吉成伸幸
- Liner Notes [Lyrics Translation] - 中川五郎
- Percussion [Uncredited] - Milt Holland (4 to 5)
- Photography By [Uncredited] - Marty Evans
- Piano [Uncredited] - Jim Dickinson (1, 3, 5 and 8)
- Piano [Uncredited] - Van Dyke Parks (10)
- Producer - Jim Dickinson
- Producer - Lenny Waronker
- Producer [Production Assistant] [Uncredited] - Judy Maizel
- Washtub Bass [Uncredited] - Fritz Richmond (4, 7 and 8)
