In the Reins

In the Reins
EP by Calexico and Iron & Wine
Released	September 12, 2005
Recorded	Wavelab Studio, Tucson, Arizona
Genre	Folk rock, Tex-Mex
Length	27:41
Label	Overcoat Recordings
Calexico chronology
Feast of Wire (2003) In the Reins (2005) Garden Ruin (2006)
Iron & Wine chronology
Woman King (EP) (2005) In the Reins (EP) (2005) The Shepherd's Dog (2007)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Pitchfork	(8.5/10)

In the Reins is a joint EP by Calexico and Iron & Wine, released by Overcoat Recordings on September 13, 2005. Iron & Wine's Sam Beam wrote all of the songs, which were recorded by the two bands together at Wavelab Studio in Tucson, Arizona. The album peaked at #135 on the Billboard 200. Both later collaborated on a cover of Bob Dylan's "Dark Eyes" for the I'm Not There soundtrack, while Calexico's Joey Burns was featured on Iron & Wine's third LP, The Shepherd's Dog.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"He Lays in the Reins"	3:43
2.	"Prison on Route 41"	4:10
3.	"A History of Lovers"	3:09
4.	"Red Dust"	3:31
5.	"Sixteen, Maybe Less"	4:49
6.	"Burn That Broken Bed"	5:06
7.	"Dead Man's Will"	3:13
Total length:		27:41

2006 Japanese Edition (w/ live bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"He Lays in the Reins"	3:44
2.	"Prison on Route 41"	4:11
3.	"History of Lovers"	3:10
4.	"Red Dust"	3:31
5.	"Sixteen Maybe Less"	4:49
6.	"Burn That Broken Bed"	5:06
7.	"Dead Man's Will"	3:14
8.	"He Lays in the Reins"	5:33
9.	"A History of Lovers (Live)"	3:43
10.	"Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones cover)"	6:28
11.	"Prison on Route 41 (Live)"	4:17
12.	"All Tomorrow's Parties (The Velvet Underground cover)"	4:56
13.	"Burn That Broken Bed (Live)"	6:47
Total length:		59:29

Personnel

• Sam Beam
• Joey Burns
• John Convertino
• Salvador Duran
• Nick Luca
• Paul Niehaus
• Ryan Roscoe
• Craig Schumacher
• Jacob Valenzuela
• Martin Wenk
• Natalie Wyatts
• Volker Zander

Production

• Craig Schumacher – recording, mixing
• Nick Luca – engineering
• Chris Schultz – engineering