By the Light of the Moon (album)
By the Light of the Moon is the third album by the Mexican American rock group Los Lobos.
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| Released | January 19, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Chicano rock, roots rock | |||
| Length | 40:29 | |||
| Label | Slash, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | T-Bone Burnett, Los Lobos | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Orlando Sentinel | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[5] |
| The Village Voice | A−[6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "One Time One Night" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Shakin' Shakin' Shakes" | Rosas, Burnett | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Is This All There Is?" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Prenda Del Alma" | traditional | 3:21 |
| 5. | "All I Wanted to Do Was Dance" | Hidalgo, Pérez, Burnett | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)" | Rosas | 3:35 |
| 7. | "The Hardest Time" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 3:12 |
| 8. | "My Baby's Gone" | Rosas | 3:41 |
| 9. | "River of Fools" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 2:55 |
| 10. | "The Mess We're In" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Tears of God" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 40:29 | ||
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[7]
Personnel
Los Lobos
- David Hidalgo – lead vocals, guitars, accordion, six-string bass, lap steel, violin, hidalguera, percussion
- Cesar Rosas – lead vocals, guitars, bajo sexto, mandolin, vihuela
- Conrad Lozano – Fender electric bass, acoustic bass, guitarrón, vocals
- Louie Pérez – drums, guitars, tenor longneck plectrum, hidalguera
- Steve Berlin – tenor and baritone saxophones, harmonica
Session members
- Alex Acuña – percussion
- T-Bone Burnett – vocals
- Mickey Curry – drums
- Anton Fier – drums
- Mitchell Froom – keyboards
- Ron Tutt – drums
Production
- T-Bone Burnett, Los Lobos – production
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Larry Hirsch – recording, mixing
- David Glover, Mike Kloster, Stephen Shelton, Jimmy Preziosi, Doug Schwartz, Tony Chiappa, Magic Moreno – assistant recording
- Mark Linett – remixing ("Is This All There Is?")
Artwork and design
- Jeff Price, Jeri McManus – art direction
- Lendon Flanagan – photography
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References
- Deming, Mark. "By the Light of the Moon – Los Lobos". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
- Duffy, Thom (March 1, 1987). "Los Lobos". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- Considine, J. D. (2004). "Los Lobos". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 495–96. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- Christgau, Robert (February 24, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- By the Light of the Moon (booklet). Los Lobos. Slash Records. 1987.CS1 maint: others (link)
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