Cooder, Ry - I Can't Win Lyrics

The best.

Audio nectar

Outrageous gospel vocals and superlative backing! How can it be so many years have gone by since I listened to this! <3 Thank You! Life is good!

this one sets my inner self on fire just the soul r and b gospel with a touch of doo wop with the helpless Lover praying his lover might change and be true and good to him but no it wont work out feeling of sadness. IT kind of feels so sad sad good

First ever album recorded digitally. 1979.

Love this

Makes me feel..........

Check out Joey Landreths cover of this beautiful classic........in fact, just check out Joey period....another level artist!

We went to see him last night, and this tune was the encore. Good choice for that purpose, too, because it calms people down and makes them content with the show as is. Somewhere, locked in that Winnipeg boy, is a voice perfect for blue-eyed soul. Met up at the soundcheck earlier and he let me try his guitars. Fuggedaboudit. I might use that gauge of string to hold down a circus tent. On my guitars, not so much. I can't bench press quite that much with just my fingers!

Totally agree wonderful album this track is a pure gem just outstanding singing Declan

The hamiltones😄

It isn't the Hamiltone's my friend ,much too early it's Bobby king n co

Seeing this legend in concert later this year, I have loved his music for years but will be my first time seeing him live, can't wait!

is it me or does he look like a young Trump

Specsavers probably looks like a pieshop to you doughnut.

I don't always win but I don't stop fighting

got this classic when it was first published on vinyl and cassette ,wore them both out pure class .

First ever album recorded digitally! It souunds amazing.

Beautiful. Really gorgeous. Haven't heard this in ages. Thank you.

こんなに心にくる音楽はないね。最初にきいた時ry のゴスペルもいいなぁと思いました。

Have been listening to this amazing music since the 70's. A true classic artist that survives age no matter what - !!!

Seriously good vocal mixing

Great vocals

Another level here..truly a masterpiece...this album and Borderline are Soul. Thank you Ry.x

Bobby King has the voice of an angel.

l'une des chansons préférées de mon papa <3

Just one gem after another on this Lp

An absolute Gem of a song, listening to the radio all morning and nothing but trash on it then this comes on, talk about a Diamond in the rough.

fantastic memories

NON POSSO VINCERE,SENZA DI TE ,AMORE MIO,SEI IL MIO OSSIGENO,SEI IL MOTIVO DELLA MIA VITA,GRAZIE DI ESISTERE

Well we can't always win -but there is always new music - take "juliette and the dream travellers".

Does anyone have a copy of Ry with Gabby Pahinui's Hawai'ian orchestra?
That album is a total blast. Its as weird in its own way as The Good Captain (beefheart) with the original magic band.
Lost it and a load of other stuff to gf vengeance an age ago. Never found it anywhere since.

Boviss1 “Ipo lei manu 1974” you tube

Faithful to this particular song since the "album" first came out. Love all the songs.

GREAT TRACK

Oh God I'm having such a wonderful night listening to great music. This is definitely up there with my all time favourites. What fantastic singing, guitar playing, lyrics and music. Thank you Ry Cooder and all who were involved in producing this beautiful song. Declan

So beautyfull!

stunning ry

I was evicted from my rented Edmonton home for playing this album on a really big stereo in 1979. My English Quad amps wouldn't clip and the quality was so good that I really felt compelled to entertain the neighbours!

I used to do the same but it would appear that my neighborhood was cooler than yours cos no one ever complained 💕💕💕💕👌

It was bermondsey incidentally .

First DDD album -

One of the best live acts I've seen. Vocals excellent.

Pure classic. BTW, if i remember right, this record was one of the first digitally recorded in the days when vinyl and tape still dominated.

The first digital recording by a major label and it was a really good album too.

Anyone know what the bit rate of the master was?

billybassman21 I have the LP and the backside of the album cover says it was recorded on "3M multi-track digital equipment"..."samples sound at a rate of 50,000 times a second"..."not treated with any equalizing or limiting during final transfer to disc." So there.

@billybassman21 The bit rate itself would be 1600 kbps. But if you're asking about bit depth, that would be 16 bits, recorded using a combination of 12-bit and 8-bit converters.

https://www.mixonline.com/technology/1978-3m-digital-audio-mastering-system-377974

Cooder e il primo disco dell'era digitale edito dalla Warner Bros! ENJOY!!

20yrs since i owned this and havent heard it since,tears of joy,sun,surf and love to you all.

Thank you. One of the greatest recordings ever made, and all but unknown.

I love this whole album, but this song is the best!

Those close harmony vocals hmmmmm ... close to heaven

Love the whole album! Thanks for posting.

I WAITING SO LONG TIME FOR THIS SONG ! thanks for upload my friend ...diamond, hymn +++++

love this,my old man use to sing this aswell,great album