The Prodigal Son (Ry Cooder album)

"Shrinking Man"
The Prodigal Son
Studio album by Ry Cooder
Released	May 11, 2018
Recorded	2018
Studio	Sage & Sound Recording Studios in East Hollywood and Wireland Studios in Chatsworth, Los Angeles;
Genre	American roots; blues rock;
Length	48:11
Label	Perro Verde; Fantasy;
Producer	Ry Cooder; Joachim Cooder;
Ry Cooder chronology
Singles from The Prodigal Son
	"Shrinking Man"; Released: March 1, 2018; "The Prodigal Son"; Released: March 29, 2018;

The Prodigal Son is a 2018 studio album, the sixteenth to be released by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ry Cooder. The album was released on May 11, 2018 by Concord and Perro Verde labels. The record also produced two singles.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[3]
Blurt	[4]
Financial Times	[5]
The Independent	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
PopMatters	8/10[8]
Record Collector	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Spectrum Culture	[11]

Background

A successor to his 2012 album Election Special, and Cooder's first album in six years, The Prodigal Son seeks a return to the Gospel-infused spirit of his early career. Notably, the album features covers of the songs of the likes of Blind Alfred Reed, the Pilgrim Travelers and the Stanley Brothers alongside three original compositions.[12]

According to Cooder, the album was primarily borne primarily from Cooder's 2015–16 tour alongside bluegrass musicians Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White of The Whites and finds a basis in incorporating elements of some of the white gospel music performed during the tour.[13]

To promote the album, two in-studio video performances were released to the official Ry Cooder YouTube channel, one of "Straight Street"[14] and one of the album's title track.[15][16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ry Cooder and Joachim Cooder, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Straight Street"	James W. Alexander and Jesse Whitaker	4:00
2.	"Shrinking Man"	Ry Cooder	4:07
3.	"Gentrification"		3:13
4.	"Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right"	Blind Willie Johnson and traditional	3:46
5.	"The Prodigal Son"	Traditional	3:48
6.	"Nobody's Fault but Mine"	Blind Willie Johnson and traditional	6:07
7.	"You Must Unload"	Blind Alfred Reed	5:26
8.	"I'll Be Rested When the Roll Is Called"	Blind Roosevelt Graves and traditional	3:11
9.	"Harbor of Love"	Carter Stanley	5:46
10.	"Jesus and Woody"		5:57
11.	"In His Care"	William L. Dawson	3:39
Total length:			48:11

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17]	14
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18]	8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19]	107
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20]	16
French Albums (SNEP)[21]	196
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]	17
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23]	11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[24]	32
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[25]	29
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26]	41
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[27]	34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28]	7
UK Albums (OCC)[29]	10
US Billboard 200[30]	161
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31]	31

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[32]	109

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References

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Mills, Fred (May 11, 2018). "RY COODER - The Prodigal Son". Blurt Magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (May 11, 2018). "Ry Cooder: The Prodigal Son — deft and unshowy musicianship". Financial Times. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
Cobb, Brent (May 9, 2018). "Album reviews: Brent Cobb, Simian Mobile Disco, Jess Williamson, Beach House, Bad Wolves". The Independent. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
Breen, Joe (May 11, 2018). "Ry Cooder: 'The Prodigal Son' review - Balm over brute force". The Irish Times. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
De Stefano, George (May 16, 2018). "Ry Cooder Seeks Comfort in Gospel Music on 'The Prodigal Son'". PopMatters. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
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Ry Cooder - The Prodigal Son (Audio) on YouTube
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[1] "The Prodigal Son by Ry Cooder". Metacritic. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[AM-2] Jurek, Thom. "The Prodigal Son - Ry Cooder | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[AS-3] Horowitz, Hal (May 10, 2018). "Ry Cooder: The Prodigal Son « American Songwriter". American Songwriter. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[BM-4] Mills, Fred (May 11, 2018). "RY COODER - The Prodigal Son". Blurt Magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[FT-5] Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (May 11, 2018). "Ry Cooder: The Prodigal Son — deft and unshowy musicianship". Financial Times. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[6] Cobb, Brent (May 9, 2018). "Album reviews: Brent Cobb, Simian Mobile Disco, Jess Williamson, Beach House, Bad Wolves". The Independent. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[7] Breen, Joe (May 11, 2018). "Ry Cooder: 'The Prodigal Son' review - Balm over brute force". The Irish Times. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[8] De Stefano, George (May 16, 2018). "Ry Cooder Seeks Comfort in Gospel Music on 'The Prodigal Son'". PopMatters. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[RC-9] Stounton, Terry. "The Prodigal Son - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[10] Bernstein, Jonathan; Bernstein, Jonathan (May 11, 2018). "Review: Ry Cooder's 'The Prodigal Son' Is a Roots Refurbishing". Retrieved February 24, 2019.

[11] MONTANARI, DYLAN (June 1, 2018). "Ry Cooder: The Prodigal Son". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved December 5, 2019.

[Badgley-12] Badgley, Aaron (May 18, 2018). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: RY COODER – THE PRODIGAL SON". Spill Magazine. Retrieved February 9, 2019.

[De_Stefano-13] De Stefano, George (May 16, 2018). "Ry Cooder Seeks Comfort in Gospel Music on 'The Prodigal Son'". PopMatters. Retrieved February 9, 2019.

[14] Ry Cooder - Straight Street (Live in studio) on YouTube

[15] Ry Cooder - The Prodigal Son (Audio) on YouTube

[Video-16] "Video". Retrieved February 9, 2019.

[ac_Austria_Ry_Cooder-17] "Austriancharts.at – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_Flanders_Ry_Cooder-18] "Ultratop.be – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_Wallonia_Ry_Cooder-19] "Ultratop.be – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_Netherlands_Ry_Cooder-20] "Dutchcharts.nl – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_France_Ry_Cooder-21] "Lescharts.com – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_Germany4_Ry_Cooder-22] "Offiziellecharts.de – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_Ireland2_Ry_Cooder-23] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Ry Cooder". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_Italy_Ry_Cooder-24] "Italiancharts.com – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_Norway_Ry_Cooder-25] "Norwegiancharts.com – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_Spain_Ry_Cooder-26] "Spanishcharts.com – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_Sweden_Ry_Cooder-27] "Swedishcharts.com – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_Switzerland_Ry_Cooder-28] "Swisscharts.com – Ry Cooder – The Prodigal Son". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[ac_UK2_-29] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

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[32] "Jaaroverzichten 2018". Ultratop. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

Ry Cooder
Solo albums	Ry Cooder (1970) Into the Purple Valley (1972) Boomer's Story (1972) Paradise and Lunch (1974) Chicken Skin Music (1976) Show Time (1977) Jazz (1978) Bop till You Drop (1979) Borderline (1980) The Slide Area (1982) Get Rhythm (1987) Chávez Ravine (2005) My Name Is Buddy (2007) I, Flathead (2008) Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down (2011) Election Special (2012) The Prodigal Son (2018)
Collaborative albums	Jamming with Edward! (1972) Little Village (1992) A Meeting by the River (1993) Talking Timbuktu (1994) Buena Vista Social Club (1997) Mambo Sinuendo (2003) Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall (2008) San Patricio (2010) Live in San Francisco (2013)
Soundtrack albums	Performance (1970) The Long Riders (1980) Southern Comfort (1981) The Border (1982) Streets of Fire (1984) Paris, Texas (1985) Music from Alamo Bay (1985) Blue City (1986) Crossroads (1986) Johnny Handsome (1989) Trespass (1993) Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) Last Man Standing (1996) The End of Violence (1997) Primary Colors (1998) My Blueberry Nights (2007)