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This Time (Los Lobos album)

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This Time
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 20, 1999
StudioSunset Sound Factory, Hollywood, California
GenreRoots rock
Chicano rock
Length38:11
LabelHollywood
ProducerMitchell Froom, Tchad Blake, Los Lobos[1]
Los Lobos chronology
Colossal Head
(1996)
This Time
(1999)
El Cancionero Mas y Mas
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

This Time is a studio album by Los Lobos, released in 1999 on Hollywood Records.[5][6]

Critical reception

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Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the important thing is that Los Lobos do fusion like nobody else, twisting a tangle of influences into tightly wound explorations of sound and rhythm that are genuinely electric, not just eclectic."[7]

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Time" 3:31
2."Oh Yeah"Cesar Rosas, Pérez3:44
3."Viking" 3:30
4."High Places" 4:21
5."Cumbia Raza"Rosas2:45
6."Run Away With You" 3:03
7."Corazõn" 4:05
8."Some Say, Some Do"Rosas, Pérez3:09
9."Turn Around" 3:45
10."La Playa" 3:12
11."Why We Wish" 2:53

Personnel

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On the liner notes, the specific contributions of the members of Los Lobos are not mentioned, but are assumed to be the "usual," as noted below. Other personnel are credited as described below.

Los Lobos
Additional musicians
  • Pete Thomas – drums on all tracks except "Corazõn," "Cumbia Raza," and "This Time"
  • Alex Acuña – drums and percussion on "Corazõn" and "Cumbia Raza"
  • Aaron Ballesteros – drums on "This Time"
  • Victor Bisetti – percussion
  • Mitchell Froom – additional keyboards
Production
  • Mitchell Froom – producer
  • Tchad Blake – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Los Lobos – producer
  • John Paterno – engineer
  • Husky S. Hoskulds – engineer
  • Howard Willing – assistant engineer
  • Josh Turner – assistant engineer
  • Joe Zook – assistant engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • John Heiden – art direction
  • Jeri Heiden – art direction
  • Louie Pérez – art direction, Polaroid photography, art
  • Clay Patrick McBride – band photography, collages

Charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 135

References

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  1. ^ Morris, Chris (September 15, 2015). Los Lobos: Dream in Blue. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292748231 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "This Time - Los Lobos | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: los lobos". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "Rolling Stone : Los Lobos: This Time : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. February 17, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-02-17.
  5. ^ "Los Lobos Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Music: This Time (The Boston Phoenix . 08-09-99)". weeklywire.com.
  7. ^ "This Time". EW.com.
  8. ^ "Los Lobos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.