El Rey (The Wedding Present album) explained

El Rey
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Wedding Present
Cover:	TheWeddingPresent_ElRey.jpg
Released:	May 20, 2008 (US), May 26, 2008 (UK)
Recorded:	January 2008
Studio:	Electrical Audio, The Laundry Room
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	45:32
Label:	Manifesto (US), Vibrant (UK)
Producer:	Steve Albini, The Wedding Present, Pete Magdaleno
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Valentina
Next Year:	2012

El Rey is the seventh studio album by The Wedding Present. It was released in the US on May 20, 2008, by Manifesto Records, and on May 26, 2008, in the UK by Vibrant Records/Pinnacle Records. The album was the band's first album since 2005's Take Fountain. El Rey was preceded by the first single "The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend" as a digital download only.

Production

The Wedding Present arranged new material at Swing House and Cole Studios, both in Hollywood, California, and at Q10 in Glenrothes, Scotland. El Rey was produced by Steve Albini, the band, and Pete Magdaleno. Sessions were held in January 2008 at Electrical Audio in Chicago, Illinois, with Albini handling recording. Additional overdubs were done at The Laundry Room in Los Angeles, California, with Magdaleno handling recording, assisted by Ulysses Noriega. Albini mixed the album at Electrical Audio; Castro sequenced the album, before it was mastered by John Golden at Golden Sounds in Ventura, California, with assistance from JJ Golden.

Track listing

Track listing per booklet.

1. "Santa Ana Winds" (Gedge, Castro) - 3:56
2. "Spider-Man on Hollywood" (Gedge, McConville) - 3:30
3. "I Lost the Monkey" (Gedge, Cleave) - 3:50
4. "Soup" (Gedge, Ramsay) - 3:49
5. "Palisades" (Gedge, Castro) - 3:51
6. "The Trouble with Men" (Gedge, Ramsay) - 5:22
7. "Model, Actress, Whatever..." (Gedge, Castro) - 3:58
8. "Don't Take Me Home Until I'm Drunk" (Gedge, McConville) - 3:07
9. "The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend" (Santa Monica and La Brea Version) (Gedge, Castro) - 4:34
10. "Boo Boo" (Gedge, Castro) - 6:23
11. "Swingers" (Gedge, Cleave) - 3:05
12. "Back for Good" (Exclusive Bonus Track) - 4:41 - iTunes Store only, cover of a Take That track

Personnel

Personnel per booklet.^[1] The Wedding Present

• David Gedge – lead vocals, guitars, mellotron
• Christopher McConville – guitars, Hammond organ, mellotron
• Terry de Castro – bass guitar, backing vocals, Hammond organ, lead vocals (track 11)
• Graeme Ramsay – drums, percussion, mellotron

Production and design

• Steve Albini – recording, mixing, producer
• The Wedding Present – producer
• Pete Magdaleno – producer, additional overdub recording
• Ulysses Noriega – additional overdub assistant
• Terry de Castro – sequenced
• John Golden – mastering
• JJ Golden – mastering assistant
• Egelnick and Webb – sleeve design
• J. Antoinette McMillan – photography

Notes and References

1. El Rey. The Wedding Present. 2008. booklet. Vibrant Records. VIB CD 01.