Cold Fact is the debut album from singer-songwriter Rodriguez. It was released in the United States on the Sussex label in March 1970. In 1971 the album was released in South Africa by A&M Records. In 1976, several thousand copies of Cold Fact were found in a New York warehouse and sold out in Australia in a few weeks. It went to No. 23 on the Australian album charts in 1978, staying on the charts for 55 weeks.

Track-listing:

• 1. Sugar Man
• 2. Only Good For Conversation
• 3. Crucify Your Mind
• 4. This Is Not a Song, Its an Outburst
• 5. Hate Street Dialogue
• 6. Forget It
• 7. Inner City Blues
• 8. I Wonder
• 9. Like Janis
• 10. Gomorrah (A Nursery Rhyme)
• 11. Rich Folks Hoax
• 12. Jane S. Piddy