The Neighborhood (album)

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The Neighborhood
The Neighborhood - Los Lobos.jpg
Studio album by
Los Lobos
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1990 (1990-09-04)
StudioOcean Way, Los Angeles, California
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
GenreRoots rock
Chicano rock
R&B
Tex-Mex
Heartland rock
Length44:52
LabelSlash Records, WB Records[1]
ProducerLarry Hirsch, Los Lobos[2]
Los Lobos chronology
La pistola y el corazón
(1988) 		The Neighborhood
(1990) 		Kiko
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
Chicago Tribune4/4 stars[3]
Robert Christgau(neither)[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 stars[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide4/5 stars[6]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4.5/5 stars[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[9]

The Neighborhood is the fifth album by the rock band Los Lobos.[10][11] It was released in 1990 and includes contributions from, among others, Levon Helm and John Hiatt.[1][12]

The album peaked at #103 on the Billboard 200 in September 1990.[13]

Production[]

The album followed a period of writer's block, brought on by the success of "La Bamba," and a confusion about what musical direction to go in.[14] The New York Times noted a more prominent blues influence, "in different moods and textures."[15] Some tracks employed session drummers in place of Louie F. Pérez, Jr.[8]

Critical reception[]

AllMusic called the album "a genuine step forward for a great band, as well as the jumping-off point to their most experimental period."[2] Rolling Stone called it "a bringing-it-all-back-home affair [that] finds a spiritual dimension, a sense of wonder in the course of everyday life."[7] The Washington Post wrote that "the album is a bold claim by these second-generation immigrants that they are Americans, and that all of America's culture belongs to them."[1] Trouser Press called the album "exciting, evocative and highly satisfying."[16] The Chicago Tribune called it "East L.A. soul music, played and sung with utter conviction."[3]

Track listing[]

All songs written by David K. Hidalgo and Louie F. Pérez, Jr., except where noted.

  1. "Down on the Riverbed" – 4:05
  2. "Emily" – 3:49
  3. "I Walk Alone" – 3:00
  4. "Angel Dance" – 3:13
  5. "Little John of God" – 2:19
  6. "Deep Dark Hole" – 2:24
  7. "Georgia Slop" (Jimmy McCracklin) – 2:45
  8. "I Can't Understand" (Cesar J.Rosas; Willie Dixon) – 4:00
  9. "The Giving Tree" – 3:07
  10. "Take My Hand" – 4:45
  11. "Jenny's Got a Pony" – 4:03
  12. "Be Still" - 3:34
  13. "The Neighborhood" – 4:07

Personnel[]

  • David K. Hidalgo - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, 6-string bass, tiple, accordion, bajo sexto, violine, Hawaiian steel, koto guitar, drums, percussion
  • Cesar J. Rosas - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bajo-sexto, huapanguera
  • Louie F. Pérez, Jr. - drums, percussion, guitars, jarana, hidalguer
  • Conrad R. Lozano - vocals, fender precision and 5-string bass, guitarron, upright bass
  • Steve M. Berlin - tenor, baritone and soprano saxophones, organ, clavinet, percussion

Additional personnel

Production

  • Larry Hirsch - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Los Lobos - producer
  • Mitchell Froom - producer (track 4)
  • Clark Germain - engineer
  • Stacy Baird - engineer
  • Brian Soucy - assistant engineer
  • Dan Bosworth - assistant engineer
  • Eric Rudd - assistant engineer
  • Joe Schiff - assistant engineer
  • Neal Avron - assistant engineer
  • Tom Nellen - assistant engineer
  • Tchad Blake - engineer (track 4)
  • Julie Last - assistant engineer (track 4)
  • Stephen Marcussen - mastering
  • Terry Robertson-Mota - art direction, design
  • Louie Perez - art visions
  • Carlos Almaraz - paintings
  • Max Aguilera-Hellweg - photography

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Himes, Geoffrey (September 26, 1990). "LOS LOBOS MUSIC AS MELTING POT" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "The Neighborhood - Los Lobos | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Kot, Greg. "Los LobosThe Neighborhood (Slash) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR)Los Lobos' music..." chicagotribune.com.
  4. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Los Lobos". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 327.CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 686.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b McLeese, Don (October 4, 1990). "The Neighborhood".
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 433–434.
  9. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 228–229.
  10. ^ Buckley, Peter (November 2, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Los Lobos | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  12. ^ "Wolf Pack". The New Yorker.
  13. ^ "Los Lobos". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Seeds Yield Album for Los Lobos : Music: 'Neighborhood' band will play San Juan Capistrano Thursday night". Los Angeles Times. October 17, 1990.
  15. ^ Holden, Stephen (November 6, 1990). "Reviews/Music; Los Lobos' Latino Blues (Published 1990)" – via NYTimes.com.
  16. ^ "Los Lobos". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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