After Dark (Cruzados album)

After Dark is the second and last album by Los Angeles chicano rock band Cruzados, released in 1987. This album is lesser known to its 1985 preceder, as is the line-up for the band, which features guitarist Marshall Rohner in the place of Steven Hufsteter. The album featured fewer elements of blues, and featured more acoustic songs ("Small Town Love", "Time for Waiting") and even experimented with pop-rock ("I Want Your World to Turn") and folk rock ("Road of Truth"). The album's songwriting was also mainly done by rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist Tito Larriva, with help from bassist Tony Marsico on a few songs.

After Dark
Studio album by Cruzados
Released	1987
Recorded	Ocean Way, The Complex, Baby-O, Record One, Summa, Rock Steady, Music Grinder Studios, and Studio One
Genre	Rock, chicano rock
Length	38:09
Label	Arista
Producer	Greg Ladanyi, Waddy Wachtel Rodney Mills Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg
Cruzados chronology
Cruzados (1985) After Dark (1987) Unreleased Early Recordings (2001)

A year after the album was released, the band split up.

Track listing

All songs written by Tito Larriva, except where noted.

1. "Small Town Love" (Larriva, Tony Marsico) – 3:57
2. "Bed of Lies" (Larriva, L. Stewart) – 3:36
3. "Road of Truth" (Larriva, Marsico) – 3:08
4. "Last Ride" (Marshall Rohner, Larriva, Marsico) – 3:57
5. "Time for Waiting" – 3:57
6. "Young and on Fire" – 3:06
7. "Summer's Come, Summer's Gone" – 3:36
8. "I Want Your World to Turn" (Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg) – 4:13
9. "Chains of Freedom" – 3:47
10. "Blue Sofa (Still a Fool)" – 4:58

Personnel

• Marshall Rohner – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Tito Larriva – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
• Tony Marsico – bass, backing vocals
• Charlie Quintana – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Don Henley – backing vocals on "Small Town Love"
• Paul Butterfield – harmonica on "Road of Truth"
• J.D. Souther – backing vocals on "Road of Truth"
• E.G. Daily – backing vocals on "Time for Waiting"
• Andy Williams – backing vocals on "Summer's Come, Summer's Gone"
• David Williams – backing vocals on "Summer's Come, Summer's Gone"
• Frank Marsico – marimba on "I Want Your World to Turn"
• Pat Benatar – backing vocals on "I Want Your World to Turn"
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
• Paul Fox – keyboards
• Charles Judge – keyboards
• Tom Kelly – keyboards
• Jim Lang – keyboards
• Jai Winding – keyboards
• Jerry Peterson – saxophone on "Blue Sofa (Still a Fool)"
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar
• Charlo Crossley – backing vocals
• David Lasley – backing vocals
• Ross Garfield – drum technician

Production

• Waddy Wachtel – mixing, producer
• Rodney Mills – engineering, producer
• Greg Ladanyi – engineering, mixing, producer
• George Tutko – engineering
• Tom Kelly – producer
• Billy Steinberg – producer
• Brendan O'Brien – additional engineering
• Barry Conley – additional engineering
• Shep Lonsdale – additional engineering
• Dennis Kirk – additional engineering
• Sharon Rice – additional engineering
• Mark Ettel – additional engineering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• David Gerber – managing
• Moshe Brahka – photography
• Maude Gilman – art direction