The Black Light (Calexico album)

This article is about the Calexico album. For other uses, see Black Light (disambiguation).

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The Black Light is the second studio album by American indie rock band Calexico. It was released May 19, 1998 on Quarterstick.

Track listing

1. "Gypsy's Curse" (Burns) – 4:17
2. "Fake Fur" (Burns) – 2:36
3. "The Ride (Part 2)" (Burns) – 3:08
4. "Where Water Flows" (Burns, Convertino) – 1:57
5. "The Black Light" (Burns, Convertino) – 3:20
6. "Sideshow" (Burns, Convertino) – 2:02
7. "Chach" (Burns, Convertino) – 3:32
8. "Missing" (Burns) – 6:01
9. "Minas de Cobre (For Better Metal)" (Burns) – 3:08
10. "Over Your Shoulder" (Burns) – 4:10
11. "Vinegaroon" (Burns, Convertino) – 1:06
12. "Trigger" (Burns) – 2:34
13. "Sprawl" (Convertino) – 1:27
14. "Stray" (Burns) – 2:54
15. "Old Man Waltz" (Convertino) – 2:29
16. "Bloodflow" (Burns) – 5:09
17. "Frontera" (Burns) – 4:19

Personnel

Calexico

• Joey Burns – vocals, double bass, guitar, cello, mandolin, accordion, keyboards, steel guitar, percussion
• John Convertino – drums, vibraphone, marimba, accordion, percussion, thunder drum

Additional personnel

• Howe Gelb – piano, organ
• Nick Luca – Spanish guitar, claves
• Gabriel Landin – gitaron
• Neil Harry – pedal steel guitar
• Bridget Keating – violin
• Rigo Pedroza – trumpet
• Fernando Sanchez – trumpet
• Al Tapatio – trumpet
• Tasha Bundy – background vocals
• Stephanie Nelson – fuzz vox
• Craig Schumacher – engineering
• Nick Luca – engineering

Mixed at Wavelab Studios, Tucson, Arizona.