Crossroads (1986 soundtrack) explained

Crossroads OST
Type:	Soundtrack
Artist:	Ry Cooder, Steve Vai, Arlen Roth
Cover:	Crossroads_1986_OST.jpeg
Released:	1986
Studio:	Ocean Way, Nashville
Genre:	Rock
Length:	37:06
Label:	Warner Bros. Records
Producer:	Tom Whalley

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.

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.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ry Cooder – Crossroads - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1986, CD). Discogs.
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

   . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 284.