The Town and the City (album)

The Town and the City

Studio album by

Los Lobos

Released

September 12, 2006

Studio

CRG Studio, Rowland Heights, California
Sonora Recorders, Los Angeles, California
Big Stink Studio, Hercules, California

Genre

Chicano rock, roots rock, Latin rock, Tex-Mex, heartland rock

Length

54:13

Label

Hollywood Records

Producer

Los Lobos

Los Lobos chronology

Wolf Tracks: The Best of Los Lobos
(2006)

The Town and the City
(2006)

Los Lobos Goes Disney
(2009)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[3]
PopMatters	^[4]
SoundStage	^[5]

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 is taken from the debut novel by Jack Kerouac. The album explores themes of longing, disillusionment, and loneliness in the Mexican-American immigration experience.

YouTube Encyclopedic

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Transcription

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Valley"		4:33
2.	"Hold On"		4:30
3.	"The Road to Gila Bend"		4:41
4.	"Chuco's Cumbia"	Cesar Rosas	3:32
5.	"If You Were Only Here Tonight"		2:55
6.	"Luna"	Hidalgo, Pérez, Luis R. Tórres	3:26
7.	"Two Dogs and a Bone"		2:27
8.	"Little Things"		4:49
9.	"The City"		4:20
10.	"Don't Ask Why"		5:25
11.	"No Puedo Más"	Rosas	4:59
12.	"Free Up"	Hidalgo, Pérez, Eddie Gorodetsky	3:47
13.	"The Town"		4:49

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

References

^ "The Town And The City by Los Lobos". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^ Deming, Mark. The Town and the City at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
^ "The Town and The City". Rolling Stone. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^ "Los Lobos: The Town and the City". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^ "SoundStage! Los Lobos - The Town and the City". Retrieved 5 October 2016.

External links

Metacritic page

v t e Los Lobos
David Hidalgo Louie Pérez Cesar Rosas Conrad Lozano Steve Berlin
Studio albums	Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles How Will the Wolf Survive? By the Light of the Moon La Pistola y el Corazón The Neighborhood Kiko Papa's Dream Colossal Head This Time Good Morning Aztlán The Ride The Town and the City Los Lobos Goes Disney Tin Can Trust Gates of Gold Llegó Navidad Native Sons
Live albums	Live at the Fillmore Disconnected in New York City
Compilations	Just Another Band from East L.A. – A Collection El Cancionero Mas y Mas Wolf Tracks: The Best of Los Lobos
Extended plays	...And a Time to Dance Ride This – The Covers EP
Singles	"Will the Wolf Survive" "La Bamba"
Related articles	Sí Se Puede! Lalo Guerrero Latin Playboys Los Super Seven Los Super Seven Canto

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