Colossal Head Explained

Colossal Head
Type:	Album
Artist:	Los Lobos
Cover:	Colossal Head - Los Lobos.jpg
Released:	March 19, 1996
Studio:	Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Funk rock,^[1] roots rock,^[2] avant-pop, Latino rock, blues rock
Length:	42:55
Label:	WB Records
Producer:	Mitchell Froom, Tchad Blake, Los Lobos
Prev Title:	Papa's Dream
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	This Time
Next Year:	1999

Colossal Head is the eighth studio album by the rock band Los Lobos. It was released in 1996 on Warner Bros. Records.

Personnel

Los Lobos

• David Hidalgo – vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho
• Louie Pérez – vocals, guitar, drums, jarana
• Cesar Rosas – vocals, guitar, bajo sexto
• Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass, guitarron
• Steve Berlin – keyboards, horns

Additional musicians

• Victor Bisetti – drums, percussion^[3]
• Pete Thomas – drums^[3]
• Efrain Toro – percussion^[3]
• Yuka Honda – keyboards, samples^[3]

Production

• Mitchell Froom – producer
• Tchad Blake – producer, engineer
• Los Lobos – producer
• John Paterno – engineer
• Tom Recchion – art direction, design
• Jim Douglas – photographer

Notes and References

1. Book: Holly. George-Warren. Patricia. Romanowski. 2001. 3rd. The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Oxford University Press. 0-7432-9201-4. 580.
2. Weingarten . Marc . Los Lobos: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles CA . Los Angeles Times . October 13, 1997 . November 29, 2020.
3. Web site: Los Lobos – Colossal Head . softshoe-slim.com . August 22, 2019 .