The Town and the City is the twelfth studio album released by rock band Los Lobos in 2006, to generally positive critical reception. The title of the album was taken from the debut novel by Jack Kerouac. The album explores themes of longing, disillusionment, and loneliness in the Mexican-American immigration experience.
Track listing
Personnel
David Hidalgo – vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho Louie Pérez – vocals, guitar, drums, jarana Cesar Rosas – vocals, guitar, bajo xexto Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass, guitarron Steve Berlin – keyboards, horns
Additional musicians
Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion
Production Los Lobos – producer Robert Carranza – engineer, mixing (3, 4, 11, 12) Mark Johnson – engineer Richard Barron – engineer David Hidalgo – engineer Jed Burtoft – assistant engineer Tchad Blake – mixing (except 3, 4, 11, 12) Stephen Marsh – mastering Stephanie Villa – mastering assistant Louie Perez – art direction Al Quattrocchi – art direction Jeff Smith – art direction David Snow – creative direction Tornado Design – design Jaime Hernandez – illustration James Minchin III – photography
Charts Chart (2006) Peakposition
References
External links Metacritic page