Tracklist

A1	Boomer's Story	4:13
A2	Cherry Ball Blues	4:10
A3	Crow Black Chicken	2:14
A4	Ax Sweet Mama	4:23
A5	Maria Elena	4:30
B1	Dark End Of The Street	3:25
B2	Rally 'Round The Flag	3:34
B3	Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer	3:00
B4	President Kennedy	4:39
B5	Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man	4:30

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Warner Music Group
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
• Licensed From – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Recorded At – Amigo Studios
• Recorded At – Ardent Studios
• Recorded At – Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
• Mastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
• Distributed By – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.

Credits

• Bass – Tommy McClure
• Clarinet – Charles Lawing
• Drums – Jim Keltner, Roger Hawkins
• Guitar, Vocals – Sleepy John Estes (tracks: B4)
• Harmonica – Gene Finney
• Horns – George Bohanon
• Mastered By – Krieg Wunderlich
• Percussion – Milt Holland
• Piano – Randy Newman (tracks: B2)
• Piano, Bass – Jim Dickinson
• Producer – Jim Dickinson, Lenny Waronker

Notes

Strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies

Production and Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab® • Specially Plated and Pressed on 180 grams of High Definition Vinyl • Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve • Heavy Duty Protective Packaging • Mastered from the Original Master Tapes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 821797140515

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MS 2117	Ry Cooder	Boomer's Story ‎(LP, Album)	Reprise Records	MS 2117	US	1972
MS 2117	Ry Cooder	Boomer's Story ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Reprise Records	MS 2117	US	1975
REP 44 224, K 44 224	Ry Cooder	Boomer's Story ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Reprise Records, Reprise Records	REP 44 224, K 44 224	Europe	Unknown
REP 44 224, REP 44224	Ry Cooder	Boomer's Story ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Reprise Records, Reprise Records	REP 44 224, REP 44224	Europe	Unknown
44 224	Ry Cooder	Boomer's Story ‎(LP, Album)	Reprise Records	44 224	France	1972

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Boomer's Story Adapted By – Ry CooderWritten-By – Traditional	4:13
A2	Cherry Ball Blues Written-By – Skip James	4:10
A3	Crow Black Chicken Written-By – Lawrence Wilson	2:14
A4	Ax Sweet Mama Written-By – Sleepy John Estes	4:23
A5	Maria Elena Written-By – Lorenzo Barcelata	4:30
B1	Dark End Of The Street Written-By – Chips Moman, Dan Penn	3:25
B2	Rally 'Round The Flag Written-By – George F. Root	3:34
B3	Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer Written-By – Harold Adamson, Jimmie McHugh*	3:00
B4	President Kennedy Written-By – Sleepy John Estes	4:39
B5	Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man Written-By – Traditional	4:30

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Warner Communications
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Credits

• Producer – Jim Dickinson, Lenny Waronker

Notes

Label variation: rim text has a 91505 zip code, does not say STEREO at 6 o’clock, slightly different layout from other 91505 version(s)

Does NOT have a photo/credit insert.

Textured cover.

Back cover: Reprise Records, a Division of Warner Bros Records Inc. 4000 Warner Blvd., Burbank, Calif. 91505 • 44 East 50th Street, New York 10022 • Made in U.S.A. © 1972 – Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Labels: A Warner Communications Company.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 31,506
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 31,507
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): MS.2117 A 31506-1A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): MS 2117B 31507-1B
• Other (Price, on spine): 0598

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MS 2117	Ry Cooder	Boomer's Story ‎(LP, Album)	Reprise Records	MS 2117	US	1972
MS 2117	Ry Cooder	Boomer's Story ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Reprise Records	MS 2117	US	1975
REP 44 224, K 44 224	Ry Cooder	Boomer's Story ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Reprise Records, Reprise Records	REP 44 224, K 44 224	Europe	Unknown
REP 44 224, REP 44224	Ry Cooder	Boomer's Story ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Reprise Records, Reprise Records	REP 44 224, REP 44224	Europe	Unknown
44 224	Ry Cooder	Boomer's Story ‎(LP, Album)	Reprise Records	44 224	France	1972