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A1	Earthquake Voice – Ry Cooder, Willie Greene Jr.	1:03
A2	Across The Borderline Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Bobby King, Sam Samudio, Willie Greene Jr.Lead Vocals – Freddy Fender	2:54
A3	Maria Guitar – Ry Cooder	1:06
A4	Texas Bop Vocals – Jim Dickinson	2:22
A5	Highway 23 Guitar – Ry Cooder	1:54
A6	Palomita Vocals – Sam Samudio	2:48
A7	Rio Grande	1:46
B1	Too Late Vocals – John Hiatt	3:12
B2	No Quiero Vocals – Sam Samudio	2:41
B3	Skin Game Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Bobby King, John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Sam Samudio, Willie Greene Jr.Vocals – John Hiatt	6:05
B4	El Scorcho	1:12
B5	Building Fires Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – John HiattVocals, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Brenda Patterson	4:18
B6	Nino Guitar – Ry Cooder	1:46

Companies, etc.

• Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Pinckneyville

Credits

• Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Nick DeCaro
• Bass – Tim Drummond
• Drums – Jim Keltner
• Guitar – John Hiatt, Ry Cooder
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Mixed By – Mark Ettel
• Music Consultant [Musical Consultants] – Eric Harry, Flaco Jimenez
• Organ – Sam "The Sham" Samudio*
• Percussion – Ras Baboo
• Piano – Jim Dickinson
• Producer – Ry Cooder
• Producer [Production Assistant] – Leslie Morris
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Allen Sides
• Written-By – Jim Dickinson (tracks: A2, A4, B1, B3, B5), John Hiatt (tracks: A2, B1, B3, B5), Ry Cooder (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A6, B1, B3, B4, B6), Sam Samudio (tracks: A6, B2)

Notes

Different from other US issue. Recognisable on label. Side 1, instead of side ONE and between brackets:
(MCA2885)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout, mostly etched): MCA 2885-AM3 ◈-P-◈
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 runout, mostly etched): MCA 2886-AM3 ◈-P-◈ 1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BSR 6105	Ry Cooder	The Border ‎(LP, Album)	Backstreet Records	BSR 6105	US	1982
204 447, 204.447	Ry Cooder	The Border ‎(LP, Album)	Backstreet Records, Backstreet Records	204 447, 204.447	Europe	1982
BSRC 6105	Ry Cooder	The Border ‎(Cass, Album)	Backstreet Records	BSRC 6105	US	1982
LAE-441	Ry Cooder	The Border ‎(LP, Album)	Backstreet Records	LAE-441	Mexico	1982
MCF 3133	Ry Cooder	The Border ‎(LP, Album)	Backstreet Records	MCF 3133	UK	1982