El Rayo-X Explained

El Rayo-X
Type:studio
Artist:David Lindley
Cover:David Lindley - El Rayo-X.jpg
Released:April 1981
Recorded:1981
Studio:Record One, Los Angeles
Genre:Rock
Length:39:31
Label:Asylum[1]
Producer:Jackson Browne and Greg Ladanyi
Next Title:Win This Record!
Next Year:1982

El Rayo-X is David Lindley's debut studio album, released in 1981.[2] [3] The album spent 18 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 83 on July 16, 1981.[4]

Reception

The album generally received favorable reviews.Boo Browning, of The Washington Post, wrote:In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald stated:

Track listing

Side 1
  1. "She Took Off My Romeos" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) – 3:00
  2. "Bye Bye Love" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) – 2:50
  3. "Mercury Blues" (K. C. Douglas, Bob Geddins) – 3:33
  4. "Quarter of a Man" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) – 3:45
  5. "Ain't No Way" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) – 3:42
  6. "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) – 2:44
Side 2
  1. "El Rayo-X" (Jorge Calderón, David Lindley) – 2:53
  2. "Your Old Lady" (Elmo Glick, O'Kelly Isley, King Curtis) – 4:14
  3. "Don't Look Back" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 3:55
  4. "Petit Fleur" (Solomon Feldthouse, Nancy Lindley) – 3:11
  5. "Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues" (Huey "Piano" Smith) – 2:14
  6. "Pay the Man" (David Lindley, George "Baboo" Pierre) – 3:30

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Awards and Charts

Billboard charts

Year Chart Single Peak
1981 Pop Albums 83
1981 Mainstream rock Mercury Blues 34

RPM charts

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hatlo, Jim. Hot Licks. January 1, 1989. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780881889109. Google Books.
  2. Web site: David Lindley And His 'El Rayo-X'. Boo. Browning. May 15, 1981. www.washingtonpost.com. June 24, 2021.
  3. Book: Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Pete. Prown. Harvey P.. Newquist. December 28, 1997. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780793540426. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Billboard 200 - David Lindley. June 14, 2021.
  5. Web site: RPM Magazine - August 29, 1981 - page 8.