Sing Along with Los Straitjackets explained

Sing Along with Los Straitjackets
Type:	studio
Artist:	Los Straitjackets
Cover:	SingAlongWith.jpg
Released:	September 25, 2001
Genre:	Instrumental rock, surf rock, garage rock, rock and roll
Label:	Yep Roc^[1]
Producer:	R. S. Field, Mark Linett, Los Straitjackets
Prev Title:	Damas y Caballeros!
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Encyclopedia of Sound
Next Year:	2001

Sing Along with Los Straitjackets is the fourth studio album by American instrumental rock band Los Straitjackets.^{[2] [3]} It was released on September 25, 2001, by Yep Roc Records.

Contrary to their instrumental work of previous and subsequent years, Sing Along with... contains vocal contributions from singers on thirteen cover versions, including Big Sandy (of Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys), Raul Malo (of The Mavericks) and Mike Campbell (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers).^[4]

Personnel

Los Straitjackets

• Danny Amis  - guitar, production
• Eddie Angel  - guitar, production
• Pete Curry  - bass, production
• Jimmy Lester  - drums, percussion, production

Guest musicians

• Nick Lowe  - bass on "Shake That Rat"
• Mark Lindsay  - saxophone on "Treat Her Right"
• Chris Carmichael  - string section, string arrangement

Additional personnel

• R. S. Field  - production
• Mark Linett  - production, engineering, mastering
• Jake Guralnik  - executive production
• Jim DeMain  - engineering, mastering
• Johnny Bartlett  - artwork, design
• Bill Crump  - photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: Los Straitjackets: Sing Along with Los Straitjackets. September 24, 2001. PopMatters.
2. Web site: TrouserPress.com :: Los Straitjackets. www.trouserpress.com.
3. Book: Homer, Sheree. Dig That Beat!: Interviews with Musicians at the Root of Rock 'n' Roll. May 11, 2015. McFarland. 9780786474462. Google Books.
4. Web site: Hearing Voices. Brian. Baker. Cleveland Scene.