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Los Lonely Boys (album)

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Released
  
March 30, 2004

Label
  
Or Music, Epic

Teenage Blues (1998)
  
Los Lonely Boys (2004)

Length
  
55:19

Producer
  
John Porter

Genre
  
Chicano rock Blues rock Tex-Mex

Los Lonely Boys is the eponymous debut album by the American rock trio Los Lonely Boys, released originally by Or Music, and re-released in 2004 by Epic Records. It features their breakthrough single "Heaven", a number one hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. The album was certified 2× Platinum by the RIAA on February 22, 2005.

Contents

The song "Heaven" appears on the music game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol and is also playable in Guitar Hero On Tour.

Recording

When recording this album, the mastering engineer was told "not to make this a loud record". It is one of the few modern albums that was not compressively mastered.[1]

Track listing

All songs composed by Henry, Jojo, and Ringo Garza; co-writers in parentheses.

  1. "Señorita" – 4:10
  2. "Heaven" – 3:47
  3. "Crazy Dream" – 4:47
  4. "Dime Mi Amor"– 3:26
  5. "Hollywood" – 4:16
  6. "More Than Love" – 3:20
  7. "Nobody Else" (Kevin Wommack) – 4:42
  8. "Onda" – 8:55
  9. "Real Emotions" (Wommack) – 4:04
  10. "Tell Me Why" (Phil Roy) – 3:24
  11. "Velvet Sky" (Wommack) – 4:41
  12. "La Contestación" (Jim Tullio) – 5:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

Los Lonely Boys

  • Henry Garza - guitar, vocals
  • Jojo Garza - bass, vocals
  • Ringo Garza - drums, vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • Willie Nelson - acoustic guitar ("La Contestación")
  • John Porter - acoustic guitar ("More Than Love", "Velvet Sky", "La Contestación")
  • Diego Simmons - percussion
  • Reese Wynans - piano, organ

    • References

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