| Just Another Band From East L.A. - A Collection | ||||
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| Compilation album by Los Lobos | ||||
| Released | 31 August 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–1993 | |||
| Genre | Chicano Rock, Roots Rock, Tex-Mex, Latin Rock, Heartland Rock | |||
| Length | 2:26:16 | |||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 |
Just Another Band from East L.A.–A Collection is a two-CD compilation album by Los Lobos, released in 1993. It chronicles the first fifteen years of the band's recordings, spanning from 1978 to 1993, and includes album tracks, soundtrack contributions, live recordings, and previously unreleased material.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Volver, Volver" (Live, 1987) | Fernando Z. Maldonado | previously unreleased | 3:47 |
| 2. | "El Cuchipe" | Ismael Orozco, Eduardo Gómez Bueno | Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles, 1978 | 2:19 |
| 3. | "La Feria de la Flores" | Jesus Monge | Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Sabor a Mí" | Álvaro Carrillo | Los Lobos del Este de Los Angeles | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Let's Say Goodnight" (Live, 1987) | David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez | previously unreleased; originally from ...And a Time to Dance, 1983 | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Anselma" | Cesar Suedan, Guadalupe Trigo | ...And a Time to Dance | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Will the Wolf Survive?" | Hidalgo, Pérez | How Will the Wolf Survive?, 1984 | 3:43 |
| 8. | "A Matter of Time" | Hidalgo, Pérez | How Will the Wolf Survive? | 3:48 |
| 9. | "I Got to Let You Know" (Live, 1987) | Cesar Rosas | previously unreleased; originally from How Will the Wolf Survive? | 2:35 |
| 10. | "Don't Worry Baby" | Rosas, Pérez, T-Bone Burnett | How Will the Wolf Survive? | 2:46 |
| 11. | "One Time One Night" | Hidalgo, Pérez | By the Light of the Moon, 1987 | 4:48 |
| 12. | "Shakin' Shakin' Shakes" | Rosas, Burnett | By the Light of the Moon | 4:10 |
| 13. | "River of Fools" (Live, 1992) | Hidalgo, Pérez | previously unreleased; originally from By the Light of the Moon | 2:42 |
| 14. | "Carabina.30-30" (Live, 1992) | Genaro Nunez | previously unreleased | 3:36 |
| 15. | "Tears of God" | Hidalgo, Pérez | By the Light of the Moon | 3:45 |
| 16. | "Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)" | Rosas | By the Light of the Moon | 3:35 |
| 17. | "Come On, Let's Go" | Ritchie Valens | La Bamba (soundtrack), 1987 | 2:00 |
| 18. | "La Bamba" | Traditional, arr. Valens | La Bamba (soundtrack) | 2:52 |
| 19. | "El Gusto" | Elpidio Ramirez | La Pistola y El Corazón, 1988 | 2:56 |
| 20. | "Estoy Sentado Aqui" | Rosas | La Pistola y El Corazón | 2:27 |
| 21. | "La Pistola y El Corazón" | Hidalgo, Pérez | La Pistola y El Corazón | 3:28 |
| 22. | "I Wanna Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films, 1988 | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 72:05 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Someday" | Hidalgo, Pérez | previously unreleased; 1989 outtake from The Neighborhood sessions | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Down on the Riverbed" | Hidalgo, Pérez | The Neighborhood, 1990 | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Be Still" | Hidalgo, Pérez | The Neighborhood | 3:34 |
| 4. | "The Neighborhood" | Hidalgo, Pérez | The Neighborhood | 4:07 |
| 5. | "I Can't Understand" | Rosas, Willie Dixon | The Neighborhood | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Angel Dance" | Hidalgo, Pérez | The Neighborhood | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Bertha" (Live, 1992) | Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter | previously unreleased; originally from Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead, 1991 | 4:59 |
| 8. | "Saint Behind the Glass" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Kiko, 1992 | 3:15 |
| 9. | "Angels with Dirty Faces" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Kiko | 4:02 |
| 10. | "Wicked Rain" (Live, 1992) | Rosas | previously unreleased; originally from Kiko | 3:36 |
| 11. | "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Kiko | 3:35 |
| 12. | "When the Circus Comes" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Kiko | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Peace" (Live, 1992) | Hidalgo, Pérez | previously unreleased; originally from Kiko | 6:21 |
| 14. | "Bella Maria De Mi Alma" | Robert Kraft, Arne Glimcher | The Mambo Kings: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1992 | 4:26 |
| 15. | "What's Going On" (Live, 1992) | Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson, Marvin Gaye | previously unreleased | 4:51 |
| 16. | "Wrong Man Theme" | Los Lobos | from the television film The Wrong Man, 1993; previously unreleased | 1:45 |
| 17. | "Blue Moonlight" | Rosas, Pérez | from the television film The Wrong Man; previously unreleased | 3:46 |
| 18. | "Politician" (Live, 1992) | Jack Bruce, Pete Brown | previously unreleased | 4:35 |
| 19. | "New Zandu" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Previously unreleased | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 74:11 | |||
- Notes
- "Volver, Volver" and "Let's Say Goodnight" recorded live December 11, 1987, at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood
- "I Got to Let You Know" recorded live February 25, 1987, at the Paradiso in Amsterdam
- "River of Fools" recorded live September 27, 1992, at Alberta Bair Theater in Billings, Montana
- "Carabina.30-30", "Wicked Rain", "Peace" and "Politician" recorded live November 16, 1992, at The Barns at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia
- "Bertha" recorded live November 6, 1992, at The Carefree Theatre in West Palm Beach, Florida
- "What's Going On" recorded live September 12, 1992, at World Music Theatre in Tinley Park, Illinois
Personnel
- Los Lobos
- Production
- T-Bone Burnett – producer (Disc one: 6–8, 10–12, 15, 16)
- Steve Berlin – producer (Disc one: 6–8, 10, 17), mixing (Disc one: 9, 14 / Disc two: 7, 10, 13, 18)
- Los Lobos – producer (Disc one: 2–4, 11, 12, 15, 16, 19–21 / Disc two: 1–5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17)
- Luis Torres – producer (Disc one: 2–4), liner notes
- Mitchell Froom – producer (Disc one: 18 / Disc two: 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 19)
- Hal Willner – producer (Disc one: 22)
- Larry Hirsch – producer (Disc two: 1–5)
- Tchad Blake – producer (Disc two: 19)
- Keith Keller – engineer (Disc one: 1, 5)
- Cesar Rosas – engineer (Disc one: 9, 13, 14 / Disc two: 7, 10, 13, 18), mixing (Disc one: 9, 14 / Disc two: 7, 10, 13, 18)
- David Wells – engineer (Disc one: 9, 13, 14 / Disc two: 7, 10, 13, 18)
- Paul duGré – mixing (Disc one: 9, 14 / Disc two: 7, 10, 13, 18)
- Timothy Powell – engineer (Disc two: 15)
- Dave Collins – mastering
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 196 |
References
- Bush, Nathan. "Just Another Band From East L.A. - A Collection – AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th Edition). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Los Lobos". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 228–229. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- Kohlhaase, Bill (December 13, 1993). "In Los Lobos' Case, Something Old Is Something New". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
- "Los Lobos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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