The Ride (Los Lobos album) explained
The Ride is a studio album by Los Lobos.[1] It was released on May 4, 2004, by Hollywood / Mammoth Records. It features numerous guest musicians, including Bobby Womack, Tom Waits, Rubén Blades, Dave Alvin, Richard Thompson, Elvis Costello, Mavis Staples, and Garth Hudson. The album contains new material and also new versions of earlier Los Lobos songs.[2]
Personnel
The specific contributions of the members of Los Lobos are not mentionedon the album, but this is the usual:
- 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, woodwinds
- Additional musiciansCredits adapted from the album's liner notes.
- Production
- Los Lobos – producer
- Robert Carranza – engineer, mixing
- Seth McLain – engineer
- Jeff Hooper – engineer
- Tom Waits – engineer
- Joe Ross – engineer
- Mat Lejeune – engineer
- Emmanuel de Real – engineer
- Luis Román – engineer
- Chris Holmes – mixing assistant
- Robert Hadley – mastering
- Louie Perez – art direction
- Al Quattrocchi – art direction
- Jeff Smith – art direction
- Tornado Design – design, photography
- Max Aguilera-Hellweg – photography
Notes and References
- Web site: Los Lobos The Ride. exclaim.ca.
- Chris Morris Los Lobos: Dream in Blue 2015 -029274823X Page 139 "Relaxed and brimming with warmth and a real sense of fun, The Ride was the most direct and purely entertaining music from Los Lobos since the band's earliest Slash recordings. Much of the album's charm emanates from the Lobos' ..
