Los Lonely Boys (album)
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| Studio album by Los Lonely Boys | ||||
| Released | March 30, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Chicano rock Blues rock Tex-Mex |
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| Length | 55:19 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | John Porter | |||
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Los Lonely Boys is the eponymous debut album by the American rock trio Los Lonely Boys, released on March 30, 2004 by Epic Records. It features their breakthrough single "Heaven", a number one hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. The album was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on February 22, 2005.
The song "Heaven" appears on the music game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol and is also playable in Guitar Hero On Tour.
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[edit] Recording
When recording this album, the mastering engineer was told "not to make this a loud record". It is one of the few modern albums that is not compressively mastered.[1]
[edit] Track listing
All songs composed by Henry, Jojo, and Ringo Garza; co-writers in parentheses.
- "Señorita" – 4:10
- "Heaven" – 3:47
- "Crazy Dream" – 4:47
- "Dime Mi Amor"– 3:26
- "Hollywood" – 4:16
- "More Than Love" – 3:20
- "Nobody Else" (Kevin Wommack) – 4:42
- "Onda" – 8:55
- "Real Emotions" (Wommack) – 4:04
- "Tell Me Why" (Phil Roy) – 3:24
- "Velvet Sky" (Wommack) – 4:41
- "La Contestación" (Jim Tullio) – 5:47
[edit] Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[3]
[edit] Los Lonely Boys
[edit] Additional musicians
- Willie Nelson - acoustic guitar ("La Contestación")
- John Porter - acoustic guitar ("More Than Love", "Velvet Sky", "La Contestación")
- Diego Simmons - percussion
- Reese Wynans - piano, organ
[edit] Charts
[edit] Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 2004 | Top Internet Albums | 9 |
| 2004 | The Billboard 200 | 7 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |||
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| US AC | US | US Country | US Hot Singles | ||
| 2003 | "Real Emotions" | 71 | |||
| 2004 | "Heaven" | 1 | 16 | 46 | |
| "More Than Love" | 31 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Blender Magazine review
- ^ (2004) Album notes for Los Lonely Boys by Los Lonely Boys [CD]. Epic Records (92088).
