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The Ride

Los Lobos

Initial release : 2004

Hollywood/Mammoth 162443

One song, Hurry Tomorrow, on this album was co-written by Robert Hunter and Cesar Rosas.

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Tracks

  • La Venganza De Los Pelados (Hidalgo / Perez / Torres)
  • Rita (Hidalgo / Perez)
  • Is This All There Is? (Hidalgo / Perez)
  • Charmed (Hidalgo / Perez)
  • Somewhere In Time (Hidalgo / Perez / Alvin)
  • Wicked Rain / Across 110th Street (Rosas / Womack)
  • Kitate (Hidalgo / Perez / Waits)
  • Hurry Tomorrow (Rosas / Hunter)
  • Ya Se Va (Blades / Rosas / Hidalgo)
  • Wreck of the Carlos Rey (Hidalgo / Perez)
  • Matter of Time (Hidalgo / Perez)
  • Someday (Hidalgo / Perez)
  • Chains of Love (Hidalgo / Perez)
Musicians

Los Lobos still are;

  • Louie Pérez
  • Cesar Rosas
  • Conrad Lozano
  • David Hidalgo
  • Steve Berlin
Guests;
  • Cougar Estrada - drums, percussion (on all tracks)
  • Victor Bisetti - additional percussion
  • Café Tacuba (on La Venganza De Los Pelados)
    Elfego Buendia - vocals
    Alejandro Flores - quinta guapanguera, requinto
    Emmanuel de Real - jarana, keyboards
    Joselo Rangel - electric guitar
  • Garth Hudson - keyboards (on La Venganza De Los Pelados, Matter Of Time and Chains Of Love)
  • Mitchell Froom - keyboards (on Rita)
  • Greg Leisz - pedal steel guitar (on Rita, Somewhere In Time and Matter Of Time)
  • Willie G. - vocals (on Is This All There Is?)
  • Dave Alvin - vocals (on Somewhere In Time)
  • Bobby Womack - guitar, vocals (on Wicked Rain / Across 110th Street)
  • Rev. Charles Williams - piano, organ (on Wicked Rain / Across 110th Street), clavinet (on Someday)
  • Tom Waits - vocals (on Kitate)
  • Martha Gonzalez - vocals (on Kitate)
  • Francisco Torres - trombome (on Kitate)
  • Ruben Blades (on Ya Se Va)
  • Alberto Salas - piano (on Ya Se Va)
  • Richard Thompson - guitar, vocals (on Wreck of the Carlos Rey)
  • Elvis Costello - vocals (on Matter of Time)
  • Mavis Staples - vocals (on Someday)
  • Lonnie Jordan - b-3 organ (on Someday)
Credits

  • Producer - Los Lobos
  • Engineer, mixing - Robert Carranza
  • Recorded at CRG Studio, Village Recorder, Big Stink Studio, Oslo Concert Hall, Sputnik Studios, Chicago Recording Co.
  • Additional recording - Seth McLain, Jeff Hooper, Tom Waits, Joe Ross, Matt Lejeune, Emanuel de Real, Luis Román
  • Mixed at Cello Studios
  • Mixing assistant - Mando Tavares
  • Art direction - Louie Perez, Al Quattrocchi, Jeff Smith
  • Package design - Tornado Design, Los Angeles
  • Back panel photography - Tornado Design
  • Special thanks - Robert Carranza, Eddie Gorodetsky (the Unseen Hand), Tim Bernett, Kimiko Tokita, Amanda Martinez, Robert Hadley, Terri Baker, Mark Gray, Larry Philips, The Montereys, Mando Tavares, Tony Zamora, Rick Deputy, Geoff Weiss, Adrian Martinez, Sharrin Summers, J.Scavo, Seth McLain, John & Jennifer Ashton, Don Van Vliet, "Black Bugle, Pink 19", Mark "Krazyfish" Troutman, Dan Gale, John Skeels, David LoVine, Corky Madrigal, Joaquin Galvan and Maria Leyba. And to our families for their endless love, patience, and support
  • Out deepest appreciation to all our friends who joined us on our trip

  • To Jesus "Xuy" Leyba (1939-2002)

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