Side 1

1. "Alimony" (Tommy Tucker) - 2:11
2. "France Chance" (Joe Callicott) - 2:45
3. "One Meat Ball" (Louis Singer, Hy Zaret
   Hy Zaret
   Hy Zaret was an American Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer best known as the co-author of the 1955 hit "Unchained Melody", one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century.-Biography:...
   
   ) - 2:27
4. "Do Re Mi
   Do Re Mi (Woody Guthrie song)
   "Do Re Mi" is a folksong by American songwriter Woody Guthrie. The song deals with the experiences and reception of Dust Bowl migrants when they arrive in California...
   
   " (Woody Guthrie
   Woody Guthrie
   Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
   
   ) - 3:03
5. "Old Kentucky Home" (Randy Newman
   Randy Newman
   Randall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
   
   ) - 1:45
6. "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
   How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
   "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" is an American folk song originally recorded on December 4, 1929 in New York City. It was written, composed, and performed by Blind Alfred Reed, accompanying himself on the violin. The song tells of hard times during the Great Depression...
   
   " (Alfred Reed
   Blind Alfred Reed
   Blind Alfred Reed was an American folk, country, and old-time musician. He was one of the artists who recorded at the Bristol Sessions in 1927, alongside more famous names such as Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family...
   
   ) - 2:45

Side 2

1. "Available Space" (Ry Cooder) - 2:11
2. "Pigmeat" (Huddie Ledbetter) - 3:07
3. "Police Dog Blues" (Arthur Blake) - 2:43
4. "Goin' to Brownsville" (John Estes
   Sleepy John Estes
   John Adam Estes , best known as Sleepy John Estes or Sleepy John, was a American blues guitarist, songwriter and vocalist, born in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.-Career:...
   
   ) - 2:43
5. "Dark Is the Night" (Blind Willie Johnson
   Blind Willie Johnson
   "Blind" Willie Johnson was an American singer and guitarist, whose music straddled the border between blues and spirituals....
   
   ) - 2:48

Musicians

• Van Dyke Parks
  Van Dyke Parks
  Van Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his contributions as a lyricist on the Beach Boys album Smile....
  
   - Piano
• Ry Cooder
  Ry Cooder
  Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder is an American guitarist, singer and composer. He is known for his slide guitar work, his interest in roots music from the United States, and, more recently, his collaborations with traditional musicians from many countries.His solo work has been eclectic, encompassing...
  
   - Guitar, Mandolin, Bass
• Chris Ethridge
  Chris Ethridge
  Chris Ethridge is an American country rock bass guitarist. He was a member of the International Submarine Band and The Flying Burrito Brothers, and co-wrote several songs with Gram Parsons.-Career:...
  
   - contribution not specified in sleeve notes - Bass
• Richie Hayward
  Richie Hayward
  Richie Hayward was a drummer best known as a founding member and drummer in the band Little Feat. He performed with several bands and worked as a session player...
  
   - contribution not specified in sleeve notes - Drums
• Roy Estrada
  Roy Estrada
  Roy Estrada is an American musician and backing vocalist, best known for his bass guitar work with Frank Zappa and for co-founding Little Feat.-Biography:With drummer Jimmy Carl Black and Ray Collins, Estrada was an original member of Frank Zappa's...
  
   - contribution not specified in sleeve notes - Bass
• Milt Holland
  Milt Holland
  Milt Holland was an American drummer, percussionist, ethnic musicologist, and writer in the Los Angeles music scene who pioneered the use of African, South American, and Indian percussion styles in jazz, pop and film music, traveling extensively on those continents to collect instruments and to...
  
   - contribution not specified in sleeve notes - Drums, Percussion
• John Barbata
  John Barbata
  John Barbata is an American drummer, born in Passaic, New Jersey, active especially in pop and pop/rock bands in the 1960s and 1970s, both as a band member and as a session drummer.-Biography:...
  
   - contribution not specified in sleeve notes - Drums
• Max Bennett
  Max Bennett (musician)
  Max Bennett is an American jazz bassist and session musician.Bennett grew up in Kansas City and Oskaloosa, Iowa, and went to college in Iowa. His first professional gig was with Herbie Fields in 1949, and following this he played with Georgie Auld, Terry Gibbs, and Charlie Ventura...
  
   - contribution not specified in sleeve notes - Bass
• Bobby Bruce - contribution not specified in sleeve notes - Violin

Production

• Van Dyke Parks
  Van Dyke Parks
  Van Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, author and actor. Parks is perhaps best known for his contributions as a lyricist on the Beach Boys album Smile....
  
   - Producer; Arranger on "One Meat Ball"
• Lenny Waronker
  Lenny Waronker
  Lenny Waronker is a record producer for Warner Bros. Records.-Career:He produced recording sessions for Nancy Sinatra, The Everly Brothers, Van Dyke Parks, The Beau Brummels, Harpers Bizarre, Randy Newman, Ry Cooder, Arlo Guthrie, Maria Muldaur, Gordon Lightfoot, Rickie Lee Jones, James Taylor, ...
  
   - Producer
• Judy Betz - Production Assistant
• Lee Herschberg - Engineer, Mix-down
• Doug Botnick - Engineer
• Jim Lowe - Engineer
• Rudy Hill - Engineer
• Bob Kovacs - Engineer
• Kirby Johnson - Conductor, Orchestrator

Other Credits

• Airstream
  Airstream
  Airstream is a brand of luxury recreational vehicle manufactured in Jackson Center, Ohio, USA. It is currently a division of Thor Industries. The company, which now employs fewer than 400, is the oldest in the industry. Airstream trailers are easily recognized for their distinctive rounded...
  
   - for the 1937 trailer pictured on the front of the album sleeve
• Frank Bez - for the photo of the Airstream trailer (photographed at dry lake El Mirage)
• Susan Titelman - for the photo of Ry Cooder on the back of the album sleeve
• Ed Thrasher - for art direction

Billboard charts

Billboard charts

The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs or albums in the United States. The results are published in Billboard magazine...