2006 studio album by Los Lobos
The Town and the City is the twelfth studio album released by rock band Los Lobos in 2006, to generally positive critical reception. The title of the album was taken from the debut novel by Jack Kerouac . The album explores themes of longing, disillusionment, and loneliness in the Mexican-American immigration experience.
Track listing [ edit ] All tracks are written by David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez , except where noted
Title Writer(s) 1. "The Valley" 4:33 2. "Hold On" 4:30 3. "The Road to Gila Bend" 4:41 4. "Chuco's Cumbia" Cesar Rosas 3:32 5. "If You Were Only Here Tonight" 2:55 6. "Luna" Hidalgo, Pérez, Luis R. Tórres 3:26 7. "Two Dogs and a Bone" 2:27 8. "Little Things" 4:49 9. "The City" 4:20 10. "Don't Ask Why" 5:25 11. "No Puedo Más" Rosas 4:59 12. "Free Up" Hidalgo, Pérez, Eddie Gorodetsky 3:47 13. "The Town" 4:49
Personnel [ edit ] David Hidalgo – vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho Louie Pérez – vocals, guitar, drums, jarana Cesar Rosas – vocals, guitar, bajo xexto Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass, guitarron Steve Berlin – keyboards, horns Additional musicians Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion Production Los Lobos – producer Robert Carranza – engineer, mixing (3, 4, 11, 12) Mark Johnson – engineer Richard Barron – engineer David Hidalgo – engineer Jed Burtoft – assistant engineer Tchad Blake – mixing (except 3, 4, 11, 12) Stephen Marsh – mastering Stephanie Villa – mastering assistant Louie Perez – art direction Al Quattrocchi – art direction Jeff Smith – art direction David Snow – creative direction Tornado Design – design Jaime Hernandez – illustration James Minchin III – photography References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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