Papa's Dream

Papa's Dream is a children's album by Los Lobos with Lalo Guerrero, released in 1995 through Music for Little People/Warner Bros. It features, among others, the Children's Coro of Los Cenzontles Musical Arts Center of San Pablo, California.[3][4][5]

Papa's Dream
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 14, 1995
StudioCRG Studio, Rowland Heights, California
Banquet Sound Studios, Sebastopol
Komotion International, San Francisco, California
GenreChildren's music
Length51:07
LabelMusic For Little People
ProducerLos Lobos, Eugene Rodriguez, Leib Ostrow
Los Lobos with Lalo Guerrero chronology
Just Another Band from East L.A. – A Collection
(1993)
Papa's Dream
(1995)
Colossal Head
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."La Bamba"Traditional / Eugene Rodriguez, Gilberto Gutierrez (additional lyrics)3:05
3."Wooly Bully"Domingo Samudio3:18
5."Buzz, Buzz, Buzz"John Gray, Bobby Day2:34
7."Route 90"Clarence Garlow, Leon René / Lalo Guerrero (new lyrics)3:06
9."Corrido For Papa Lalo"Traditional / Phillip Rodriguez (lyrics)2:53
11."La Bicicleta"Traditional0:50
13."Cielito Lindo"Traditional / E. Rodriguez, Gutierrez, Guerrero (new lyrics)2:45
16."La Mañanita Alegre"Traditional / E. Rodriguez, Gutierrez (new lyrics)2:37
18."El Pato"Traditional / E. Rodriguez (English lyrics)2:27
20."De Colores"Traditional / Guerrero (additional lyrics)2:24
22."La Mañanitas Tapatias"Traditional / Guerrero (English lyrics)2:44
24."La Piñata"Traditional / E. Rodriguez (new lyrics)0:39
26."La, La, La"Clarence Paul3:16
28."La Bamba"Traditional / E. Rodriguez, Gutierrez (new lyrics)2:46
30."Wooly Bully Banda (Reprise)"Samudio1:03
Note

Even numbered tracks 2–14 and odd numbered tracks 15–31 are untitled and narration only.

Personnel

Los Lobos with Lalo Guerrero
Additional musicians
  • Victor Bisetti – percussion
  • Gilberto Gutierrez – jarana, mosquito, zapateado (1)
  • Jimmy Durchslag – trombone (26)
  • Mark Guerrero – backing vocals (28)
  • Hugo Arroyo – vocals (18, 28)
  • Anne Danzer – vocals (26)
  • Victoria Fernandez-McRorie – narration
  • Herman Obregon – narration, backing vocals (22)
  • Carmen Navarro – narration
  • Fauna Dillon-Ostrow – narration
  • Iona Dillon-Ostrow – narration
  • Johanna Perez – narration
  • Kai Ostrow – narration
  • Nancy Esteva – narration
  • Walter Emilio Perez – narration
  • Los Cenzontles Children's Coro – vocals
  • Eugene Rodriguez – choir conductor, backing vocals (3, 28)
Production
  • Los Lobos – producer
  • Eugene Rodriguez – producer
  • Leib Ostrow – producer
  • David Wells – engineer
  • Cesar Rosas – engineer, mixing
  • Phred Cirillo – engineer
  • Michael Prince – mixing
  • Warren Dennis – mixing, mastering
  • Chip Dunbar – mastering
  • Jim Fulton – narration assembly
  • Tanya Mayo – narration coordinator
  • Al Carlos Hernandez – story creation, writing
  • Phillip Rodriguez – story creation, writing
  • Sandy Bassett – art direction, design
  • Rafael Lopez – illustration
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References

  1. Ruhlmann, William. "Papa's Dream – AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  2. Mirkin, Steven (February 17, 1995). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  3. Maria Herrera-Sobek Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions 0313343403 2012 " Papa's Dream. Music for Little People/Warner Bros. Records, 1995"
  4. Colin Larkin The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 2011- 0857125958 p.978 ", with Lalo Guerrero Papa's Dream (Warners 1995), "
  5. Chris Morris Los Lobos: Dream in Blue 029274823X 2015 p.124 "The Chicano star—who of course had his own experience in the children's market with his Las Ardillitas records — became the narrator and centerpiece of Papa's Dream, which mated the music (curated by Eugene Rodriguez) with a script by Phillip Rodriguez and Al Carlos Hernandez. In keeping with its target audience, the narrative was thin but easy to follow: “Papa Lalo” (Guerrero) takes his “sons” (Los Lobos) and “grandkids” the Children's Coro of Los Cenzontles Musical Arts Center of San Pablo) on a “Chicano blimp”... "
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