By the Light of the Moon (album)

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By the Light of the Moon
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1987
StudioSunset Sound, Los Angeles, California
GenreChicano rock, roots rock
Length40:29
LabelSlash, Warner Bros.
ProducerT-Bone Burnett, Los Lobos
Los Lobos chronology
How Will the Wolf Survive?
(1984)
By the Light of the Moon
(1987)
La Pistola y El Corazón
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[2]
Orlando Sentinel4/5 stars[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 stars[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10[5]
The Village VoiceA−[6]

By the Light of the Moon is the third album by the Mexican American rock group Los Lobos.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Time One Night"Hidalgo, Pérez4:48
2."Shakin' Shakin' Shakes"Rosas, Burnett4:13
3."Is This All There Is?"Hidalgo, Pérez4:00
4."Prenda Del Alma"traditional3:21
5."All I Wanted to Do Was Dance"Hidalgo, Pérez, Burnett3:57
6."Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)"Rosas3:35
7."The Hardest Time"Hidalgo, Pérez3:12
8."My Baby's Gone"Rosas3:41
9."River of Fools"Hidalgo, Pérez2:55
10."The Mess We're In"Hidalgo, Pérez3:01
11."Tears of God"Hidalgo, Pérez3:46
Total length:40:29

Charts[]

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 62

Credits[]

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.[8]

Personnel[]

Los Lobos

Session members

Production

  • T-Bone Burnett, Los Lobos – production
  • Bernie Grundmanmastering
  • 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

References[]

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "By the Light of the Moon – Los Lobos". AllMusic. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  3. ^ Duffy, Thom (March 1, 1987). "Los Lobos". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 24, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 181. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ By the Light of the Moon (booklet). Los Lobos. Slash Records. 1987.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)



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