Santa Ana Winds (album)

Santa Ana Winds was produced by Goodman.[7][8] Emmylou Harris and Kris Kristofferson contributed to the album.[9] The album cover was shot at El Mirage Lake.[10]

"Face on the Cutting Room Floor" had been recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.[11] "You Better Get It While You Can (The Ballad of Carl Martin)" was recorded at Chicago's WFMT studio, with Jethro Burns on mandolin.[10]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[12]
Robert Christgau	B[13]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[9]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[14]

Robert Christgau called the album "a fitting testament to a likable artist who often went soft around the edges."[13] The Chicago Tribune deemed it "a fittingly eclectic monument to one of the funniest, most intelligent and most courageous performers who ever picked up a guitar."[11]

AllMusic wrote that the album "is closer to a country album than anything else Goodman would ever make, and the sad tales of 'The Face on the Cutting Room Floor', 'Fourteen Days', and "'The One That Got Away' are the ones that carry the most weight."[12] Reviewing a reissue, DownBeat praised the "jazz-infused reading" of "The Big Rock Candy Mountain".[15] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide considered it to be Goodman's "best collection, produced just the way his music ought to be."[14]