Borderline (Ry Cooder album)

Borderline is an album by Ry Cooder, released in 1980. "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" is a cover of the John Hiatt song.

Critical reception
Robert Christgau wrote that "Cooder's current soul/r&b interests inhibit his songfinding." The Globe and Mail wrote that "Borderline" "is a lovely instrumental which features the least slick, most emotional playing by an efficient set of hired guns."

Side one

 * 1) "634–5789" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd) – 2:56
 * 2) "Speedo" (Esther Navarro) – 3:20
 * 3) "Why Don't You Try Me" (E. Young) – 4:54
 * 4) "Down in the Boondocks" (Joe South) – 3:21
 * 5) "Johnny Porter" (Bobby Ray Appleberry, William Cuomo) – 5:21

Side two

 * 1) "The Way We Make a Broken Heart" (John Hiatt) – 4:28
 * 2) "Crazy 'Bout an Automobile" (William R. Emerson) – 5:03
 * 3) "The Girls from Texas" (James Lewis, Jimmy Holiday, Cliff Chambers) – 4:40
 * 4) "Borderline" (Ry Cooder) – 3:19
 * 5) "Never Make Your Move Too Soon" (Will Jennings, Nesbert Hooper Jr.) – 6:08

Personnel
Source: album cover
 * Ry Cooder – guitar, vibes, vocals
 * Jim Keltner – drums
 * George "Baboo" Pierre – percussion
 * Tim Drummond – bass
 * Reggie McBride – bass
 * William D. Smith – piano, organ, vocals
 * John Hiatt – guitar, vocals
 * Jesse Harms – synthesizer
 * Bobby King – vocals
 * Willie Greene, Jr. – vocals

Technical

 * Leslie Morris – production assistant
 * Lee Herschberg – recording, mixing
 * Carlos Ruano Llopis – artwork