Released June 23, 2008 | Length 53:08 I, Flathead(2008) San Patricio(2010) Release date 23 June 2008 | |
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Recorded at Little Pink Studio, L.A. Genres Blues, Folk music, Tejano music, Americana, Roots rock, Country rock, Western swing Nominations Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album Similar Ry Cooder albums, Roots rock albums, Other albums |
I, Flathead: The Songs of Kash Buk and the Klowns is the fourteenth studio album by Ry Cooder. It is the final concept album by Ry Cooder. It is the third in his "California trilogy" that began with Chávez Ravine (2005) and My Name Is Buddy (2007).
Contents
The Deluxe Edition of the album is accompanied by a 104-page hardback book which included a CD in paper pocket, a novella (on 97 pages) and song lyrics. That story even subtitled "The Songs of Kash Buk and the Klowns." It's told about beatnik, salt-flats racer, and country musician Kash Buk, his band the Klowns, the girls, the strange and wonderful extraterrestrial visitor called Shakey, and the Passenger who pursues him, and other characters.
The title is a play on the Isaac Asimov novel "I, Robot", but the flathead in question is the Ford Flathead engine.
Track listing
- "Drive Like I Never Been Hurt" (Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder) - 4:07
- "Waitin' for Some Girl" (Ry Cooder) - 3:48
- "Johnny Cash" (Ry Cooder) - 3:08
- "Can I Smoke In Here?" (Ry Cooder) - 4:19
- "Steel Guitar Heaven" (Ry Cooder) - 3:40
- "Ridin' with the Blues" (Ry Cooder) - 3:01
- "Pink-O Boogie" (Ry Cooder) - 3:05
- "Fernando Sez" (Ry Cooder) - 4:44
- "Spayed Kooley" (Ry Cooder) - 2:09
- "Filipino Dancehall Girl" (Ry Cooder) - 3:54
- "My Dwarf Is Getting Tired" (Ry Cooder) - 3:59
- "Flathead One More Time" (Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder, Jared Smith) - 3:12
- "5000 Country Music Songs" (Ry Cooder) - 6:41
- "Little Trona Girl" (Ry Cooder, Joachim Cooder) - 3:13
Musicians
Production
Recorded & mixed by Martin Pradler
Artwork
Songs
1Drive Like I Never Been Hurt4:08
2Waitin' for Some Girl3:49
3Johnny Cash3:09