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The Black Light
The Black Light
Studio album by Calexico
Released	May 19, 1998
Recorded	Wavelab Studios, Tucson, Arizona in July, August & December 1997, except 2,4 & 11 at the homes of Burns and Convertino
Genre	Americana, indie rock, Tex-Mex, post-rock
Length	54:09
Label	Quarterstick
Producer	Joey Burns & John Convertino
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Boston Phoenix	^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Mojo	^[4]
NME	7/10^[5]
Pitchfork	8.5/10^[6]
Uncut	9/10^[7]

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gypsy's Curse"	Joey Burns	4:18
2.	"Fake Fur"	Joey Burns	2:36
3.	"The Ride (Part 2)"	Joey Burns	3:08
4.	"Where Water Flows"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	1:57
5.	"The Black Light"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	3:20
6.	"Sideshow"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	2:02
7.	"Chach"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	3:33
8.	"Missing"	Joey Burns	6:01
9.	"Minas de Cobre (For Better Metal)"	Joey Burns	3:09
10.	"Over Your Shoulder"	Joey Burns	4:10
11.	"Vinegaroon"	Joey Burns, John Convertino	1:06
12.	"Trigger"	Joey Burns	2:34
13.	"Sprawl"	John Convertino	1:27
14.	"Stray"	Joey Burns	2:54
15.	"Old Man Waltz"	John Convertino	2:29
16.	"Bloodflow"	Joey Burns	5:10
17.	"Frontera"	Joey Burns	4:21

*The Black Light* — 20th Anniversary edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
18.	"El Morro"	4:44
19.	"Man Goes Where Water Flows"	4:18
20.	"Glowing Heart of the World"	4:49
21.	"Too Much Sprawl"	6:55
22.	"Rollbar"	5:01
23.	"Minas De Cobre (Extend-O-Mix)"	6:18
24.	"Minas De Cobre (Spatial Mix)"	4:16
25.	"Minas De Cobre (Acoustic Mix)"	2:16
26.	"Lacquer"	4:00
27.	"Drape"	4:15
28.	"Bag of Death"	1:45

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.

References

^ Ankeny, Jason. "The Black Light – Calexico". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
^ Woodlief, Mark (May 18, 1998). "Calexico: The Black Light (Quarterstick)". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Calexico". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
^ Simmons, Sylvie (January 2019). "Calexico: The Black Light". Mojo (302): 101.
^ Empire, Kitty (May 9, 1998). "Calexico – The Black Light". NME. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
^ Khan, Samir. "Calexico: The Black Light". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
^ Scoppa, Bud (January 2019). "Calexico: The Black Light: 20th Anniversary Edition". Uncut (260): 35.

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[1] Ankeny, Jason. "The Black Light – Calexico". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

[2] Woodlief, Mark (May 18, 1998). "Calexico: The Black Light (Quarterstick)". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved March 5, 2017.

[3] Larkin, Colin (2011). "Calexico". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[4] Simmons, Sylvie (January 2019). "Calexico: The Black Light". Mojo (302): 101.

[5] Empire, Kitty (May 9, 1998). "Calexico – The Black Light". NME. Archived from the original on October 4, 2000. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

[6] Khan, Samir. "Calexico: The Black Light". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2016.

[7] Scoppa, Bud (January 2019). "Calexico: The Black Light: 20th Anniversary Edition". Uncut (260): 35.

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+| extra_column = Featuring
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+| title19         = Man Goes Where Water Flows
+| length19        = 4:18
+| title20         = Glowing Heart of the World
+| length20        = 4:49
+| title21         = Too Much Sprawl
+| length21        = 6:55
+| title22         = Rollbar
+| length22        = 5:01
+| title23         = Minas De Cobre (Extend-O-Mix)
+| length23        = 6:18
+| title24         = Minas De Cobre (Spatial Mix)
+| length24        = 4:16
+| title25         = Minas De Cobre (Acoustic Mix)
+| length25        = 2:16
+| title26         = Lacquer
+| length26        = 4:00
+| title27         = Drape
+| length27        = 4:15
+| title28         = Bag of Death
+| length28        = 1:45
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v t e Calexico
Joey Burns John Convertino Scott Colberg Sergio Mendoza Jacob Valenzuela Martin Wenk Jairo Zavata
Studio albums	Spoke (1997) The Black Light (1998) Hot Rail (2000) Feast of Wire (2003) Garden Ruin (2006) Carried to Dust (2008) Algiers (2012) Edge of the Sun (2015) The Thread That Keeps Us (2018) Years to Burn (2019) Seasonal Shift (2020) El Mirador (2022)
Live albums	Scraping (2002)
EPs	Even My Sure Things Fall Through (2001) Convict Pool (2004) In the Reins with Iron & Wine (2005)
Tour CDs	Aerocalexico (2001)
Related	Discography