Street Signs (album)

Street Signs is an album by Latin funk rock band Ozomatli, released in 2004 by Real World Records and Concord Records. Street Signs was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[1]

Street Signs
Studio album by Ozomatli
Released	June 22, 2004
Genre	Funk, jazz, Latin, rock, hip hop, world fusion
Length	51:38
Label	Real World, Concord
Producer	Don Corleon, Daniel Lewis, Ozomatli, K. C. Porter, Jason Roberts, T-Ray
Ozomatli chronology
Embrace the Chaos (2001) Street Signs (2004) Live at the Fillmore (2005)
Singles from Street Signs
"Saturday Night" Released: August 18, 2005 "Santiago" Released: October 25, 2005

This album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2005. The song "Saturday Night" was featured in the video games Madden NFL 2005,[2] MX vs. ATV Unleashed,[3] and Sleeping Dogs in addition as the soundtrack to Turbo and the trailer for the 2010 comedy Hot Tub Time Machine.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	(B)[5]
PopMatters	(favorable)[6]

Street Signs was awarded the Grammy for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album in 2005,[7] as well as a Latin Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in the same year.[8]

Track listing

1. "Believe" (Andy Mendoza, Ozomatli, J. Smith-Freeman) – 5:02
2. "Love & Hope" (JB Eckl, Ozomatli, K. C. Porter) – 4:24
3. "Street Signs" (Ozomatli, Smith-Freeman) – 3:45
4. "(Who Discovered) America?" (Eckl, Porter, Jason Roberts, Asdru Sierra) – 4:35
5. "Who's to Blame" (Don Corleon, Daniel Lewis) – 3:13
6. "Te Estoy Buscando" (Ozomatli) – 3:50
7. "Saturday Night" (Ozomatli, Smith-Freeman) – 3:59
8. "Déjame en Paz" (Ozomatli) – 3:29
9. "Santiago" (Ozomatli) – 5:10
10. "Ya Viene el Sol (The Beatle Bob Remix)" (Ozomatli) – 3:39
11. "Doña Isabelle" (Ozomatli, Eddie Palmieri) – 1:05
12. "Nadie Te Tira" (Ozomatli) – 4:47
13. "Cuando Canto" (Ozomatli) – 4:40

Japanese bonus track[9]

14. "Como Canto (Live)"

Personnel

Ozomatli

• Wil-Dog Abers – bass, orchestral arrangement, percussion arrangement, vocals
• Ulises Bella – keyboards, saxophone, melodica, requinto, vocals
• Sheffer Bruton – trombone
• Mario Calire – drums
• DJ Spinobi – turntables
• Jabu – rap
• Raúl Pacheco – guitar, jarana, tres, vocals
• Justin Porée – percussion, rap, remixing
• Asdru Sierra – acoustic guitar, piano, trumpet, vocals
• Jiro Yamaguchi – percussion, tabla, orchestral arrangement, percussion arrangement, vocals

Additional musicians

• Beatle Bob – introduction on "Ya Viene el Sol (The Beatle Bob Remix)"
• Chali 2na – rap on "Who's to Blame"
• Cut Chemist – turntables
• Forte Music City of Prague Orchestra – strings on "Believe"
• Hassan Hakmoun – vocals on "Believe"
• David Hidalgo – arpa jarocha, requinto
• Paul Livingstone – sitar
• Walter Miranda – piano
• Eddie Palmieri – piano on "Doña Isabelle" and "Nadie Te Tira"
• Greg Poree – acoustic guitar
• K. C. Porter – Hammond organ
• Les Yeux Noirs – strings on "Believe" and "Love & Hope"

Technical personnel

• John Burk – executive producer, A&R
• Robert Carranza – engineer
• Chali 2na – producer
• Don Corleon – producer
• Chris Dunn – A&R
• Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer
• Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer, remixing
• John Hanes – digital audio editor, remixing
• Mary Hogan – A&R
• Christian Lantry – photography
• Christopher Lennertz – orchestral arrangement
• Daniel "Blaxxx" Lewis – producer
• Bob O'Connor – A&R
• Ozomatli – producer, engineer, remixing
• K. C. Porter – producer
• Seth Presant – engineer
• Anton Pukshansky – Engineer
• Jason Roberts – programming, producer
• Tim Roberts – assistant
• Bob Salcedo – engineer
• T-Ray – producer
• Ken Takahashi – engineer

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	125[10]
U.S. Billboard Latin Albums	2[10]
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums	2[10]
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers	2[10]
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums	7[10]

References

1. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
2. "Madden NFL 2005: Soundtrack Revealed - Xbox". TeamXbox. 1 July 2004. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
3. "MX vs. ATV Unleashed Blowout - PlayStation 2 Preview at IGN". IGN. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
4. Leggett, Steve. "Review: Street Signs". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
5. Endelman, Michael (25 June 2004). "Music Capsule Review: Street Signs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
6. Wheeland, Matthew (14 July 2004). "Ozomatli: Street Signs". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
7. McDermott, Tricia (13 February 2005). "2005 Grammy Award Winners". CBS News. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
8. Amter, Charlie (3 November 2005). "Latin Grammys Shake Things Up". E!. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
9. "Street Signs (Bonus Track)". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
10. "Ozomatli - Street Signs". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2009.