Crossroads (1986 soundtrack)

Crossroads is the soundtrack to the 1986 film starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson.

Crossroads OST
Soundtrack album by Ry Cooder, Steve Vai, Arlen Roth
Released	1986
Studio	Ocean Way, Nashville
Genre	Rock
Length	37:06
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Tom Whalley

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The film was written by John Fusco and directed by Walter Hill and featured an original score by Ry Cooder. Guitarists William Kanengiser, Arlen Roth and Steve Vai perform in the film but are not featured in the soundtrack.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Crossroads"	Ahmad Jamal, Robert Johnson, Traditional	4:24
2.	"Down in Mississippi"	J. B. Lenoir	4:25
3.	"Cotton Needs Pickin'"	Frank Frost, Richard "Shubby" Holmes, John Price, Otis Taylor	2:58
4.	"Viola Lee Blues"	Noah Lewis	3:11
5.	"See You in Hell, Blind Boy"	Ry Cooder	2:10
6.	"Nitty Gritty Mississippi" (not in the movie)	Fred Burch, Don Hill	2:57
7.	"He Made a Woman Out of Me"	Fred Burch, Don Hill	4:12
8.	"Feelin' Bad Blues"	Ry Cooder	4:16
9.	"Somebody's Callin' My Name"	Traditional	1:45
10.	"Willie Brown Blues"	Ry Cooder, Joe Seneca	3:45
11.	"Walkin' Away Blues"	Ry Cooder, Sonny Terry	3:37
Total length:			37:06

Personnel

• Ry Cooder - Guitar, mandolin, vocals
• Otis Taylor - Guitar
• Frank Frost - Harmonica, vocals
• Sonny Terry - Harmonica
• John "Juke" Logan - Harmonica
• Jim Keltner - Drums
• John Price - Drums
• Jim Dickinson - Piano, dolceola
• Van Dyke Parks - Piano
• Alan Pasqua - Synthesizer
• Nathan East - Bass
• Jorge Calderón - Bass
• Richard "Shubby" Holmes - Bass
• Miguel Cruz - Percussion
• George Bohanon - Baritone sax
• Walt Sereth - Soprano sax
• Amy Madigan - Vocals
• Bobby King, Terry Evans, Willie Green Jr - Backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1986/87)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	24