Into the Purple Valley
| Into the Purple Valley | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Country folk | |||
| Length | 37:06 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Jim Dickinson, Lenny Waronker | |||
| Ry Cooder chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+ |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Into the Purple Valley is the second studio album by roots rock musician Ry Cooder, released in 1972.
The album's front cover is listed at number 12 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Album Covers. It shows Cooder and his then wife, Susan Titelman, in a Buick convertible at the Warner Bros. film lot in Burbank, California.