Bop till You Drop
Bop till You Drop is Ry Cooder's eighth album, released in 1979. The album was the first digitally recorded major-label album in popular music. Bop till You Drop was recorded on a digital 32-track machine built by 3M.[5][6]
The album consists almost entirely of covers of earlier rhythm and blues and rock and roll classics, including Elvis Presley's "Little Sister" and the 1965 Fontella Bass-Bobby McClure hit "Don't Mess Up a Good Thing", on which Cooder duetted with soul star Chaka Khan. Khan also performed on the only original track on the album, "Down in Hollywood".
Track listing
Personnel
- Jimmy Adams – vocals, backing vocals
- David Alexander – photography
- Ronnie Barron – organ, guitar, keyboards
- Loyd Clifft – assistant engineer
- Ry Cooder – bass, guitar, mandolin, vocals, background vocals, producer
- Tim Drummond – bass
- Vicki Fortson – production coordination
- Cliff Givens – vocals, backing vocals
- Rev. Patrick Henderson – organ, keyboards
- Lee Herschberg – engineer
- David Kraai - Technical support
- Milt Holland – percussion, drums
- Bill Johnson – backing vocals
- Herman E. Johnson – vocals, backing vocals
- Jim Keltner – drums
- Chaka Khan – vocals
- Bobby King – vocals, backing vocals
- David Lindley – guitar, mandolin
- Randy Lorenzo – vocals, backing vocals
- Reggie McBride – bass
- George "Biggie" McFadden – vocals, backing vocals
- Simon Pico Payne – vocals
- Greg Prestopino – vocals, backing vocals
- Penny Ringwood – production coordination
- Mike Salisbury – design
Charts
Album
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