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{{Infobox album
{{refimprove|date=March 2015}}
| name = Mexican Moon
{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Mexican Moon
| type = [[Album]]
| Type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Concrete Blonde]]
| Artist = [[Concrete Blonde]]
| cover = Concrete Blonde Mexican Moon 1993 album cover.jpg
| alt =
<!-- Commented out because image was deleted: | Cover = Concrete_Blonde_-_Mexican_Moon_-_Front.jpg -->
| Released = October 19, 1993
| released = October 19, 1993
| Recorded =
| recorded =
| venue =
| Genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Gothic rock]]
| Length = 62:28
| studio =
| Label = [[IRS Records]] (later reissued by [[Capitol Records]])
| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[gothic rock]]
| length = 62:28
| Producer = Concrete Blonde with [[Sean Freehill]]
| label = [[IRS Records]] (later reissued by [[Capitol Records]])
| Last album = ''[[Walking in London (album)|Walking in London]]'' <br /> (1992)
| producer = Concrete Blonde with Sean Freehill
| This album = '''''Mexican Moon''''' <br /> (1993)
| prev_title = [[Walking in London (album)|Walking in London]]
| Next album = ''[[Still in Hollywood]]'' <br /> (1994)
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = [[Still in Hollywood]]
| next_year = 1994
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r189926}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r189926}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
| noprose = yes
|rev2score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-10-21-9310210270-story.html|title=Concrete BlondeMexican Moon (Capitol) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)Religion is the...|first=Brad|last=Webber|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|2.5|4}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-24-ca-49059-story.html|title=CONCRETE BLONDE"Mexican Moon" Capitol* * 1/2The five-song...|date=October 24, 1993|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Mexican Moon''''' is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band [[Concrete Blonde]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&q=Mexican+Moon+concrete+blonde+1993&pg=PP232|title=The Rough Guide to Rock|first=Peter|last=Buckley|date=June 15, 2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=9781843531050|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1994/legit/reviews/concrete-blonde-1200436410/|title=Concrete Blonde|first1=Troy J.|last1=Augusto|date=March 8, 1994}}</ref>
'''''Mexican Moon''''' is the fifth full-length album from alternative rock band [[Concrete Blonde]].


The music on Mexican Moon takes the gothic rock of their previous albums and adds more of a hard rock edge to it. Johnette Napolitano provided the vocals, bass guitar, samples, and the album artwork, and she was accompanied by drummer Paul Thompson and guitarist James Mankey.
''Mexican Moon'' takes the gothic rock of the previous albums and adds more of a hard rock edge to it. Johnette Napolitano provided the vocals, bass guitar, samples, and the album artwork. Paul Thompson played drums and James Mankey played guitar.


"Jenny I Read" details the rise to stardom and subsequent fall into happy obscurity of a fashion model (rumoured to be Bettie Page), while "Mexican Moon" finds lead singer Johnette Napolitano singing about a failed romance and fleeing into México. The song "Jonestown" is a scathing critique of the theology surrounding the [[Jonestown]] Massacre and opens with a minute-long sample of [[Jim Jones]] ranting about warfare. "End of the Line" is a [[Roxy Music]] song, written by [[Bryan Ferry]] and originally released on the ''[[Siren (Roxy Music album)|Siren]]'' album.
"Jenny I Read" details the rise to stardom and subsequent fall into happy obscurity of a fashion model (rumoured to be Bettie Page), while "Mexican Moon" finds Napolitano singing about a failed romance and fleeing into Mexico. The song "Jonestown" is a critique of the theology surrounding the [[Jonestown]] Massacre and opens with a minute-long sample of [[Jim Jones]] ranting about warfare. "End of the Line" is a [[Roxy Music]] song, written by [[Bryan Ferry]] and released on ''[[Siren (Roxy Music album)|Siren]]''.


On the closing track, "Bajo la Lune Mexicana", Napolitano (who does not speak Spanish) wrote the Spanish lyrics, which are a literal translation of the lyrics to the album's title track. However, none of the verbs are conjugated, noun gender is ignored, and correct grammar is non-existent.**
On the closing track, "Bajo la Lune Mexicana," Napolitano (who does not speak Spanish) wrote the Spanish lyrics, which are a literal translation of the lyrics to the album's title track. However, none of the verbs are conjugated, noun gender is ignored, and correct grammar is non-existent; it doesn't detract from the overall translation from Spanish to English.

==Critical reception==
''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' wrote that "even in its quieter moments, ''Mexican Moon'' seethes with emotion."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-mexican-moon-vol-42-no-21/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Mexican Moon|website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' wrote: "Napolitano — who is still a mighty bad singer and doesn’t seem to know it — gives her headstrong, knicker-twisting all to the effort, and very nearly gets by on sheer gumption."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/concrete-blonde/|title=Concrete Blonde}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Johnette Napolitano]], except where noted.
All songs written by [[Johnette Napolitano]], except where noted.
{{track listing
# "Jenny I Read" – 5:18

# "Mexican Moon" – 5:03
|title1=Jenny I Read
# "Heal It Up" – 4:21
|length1=5:20
# "Jonestown" – 6:06

# "Rain" ([[James Mankey]], Napolitano, Murphy) – 3:28
|title2=Mexican Moon
# "I Call It Love" (Mankey, Napolitano) – 5:15
|length2=5:03
# "Jesus Forgive Me (For the Things I'm About to Say)" – 5:17

# "When You Smile" ([[Steve Wynn (songwriter)|Steve Wynn]]) – 4:18
|title3=[[Heal It Up]]
# "Close To Home" – 3:31
|length3=4:21
# "One of My Kind" (Napolitano, Texacala Jones) – 3:55

# "End of the Line" ([[Bryan Ferry]]) – 4:39
|title4=Jonestown
# "(Love Is a) Blind Ambition" – 6:10
|length4=6:09
# "Bajo la Lune Mexicana" – 5:07

|title5=Rain
|writer5=[[James Mankey]], Napolitano, Murphy
|length5=3:28

|title6=I Call It Love
|writer6=Mankey, Napolitano
|length6=5:17

|title7=Jesus Forgive Me (For the Things I'm About To Say)
|length7=5:17

|title8= When You Smile
|writer8=[[Steve Wynn (songwriter)|Steve Wynn]]
|length8=4:21

|title9=Close To Home
|length9=3:32

|title10=One of My Kind
|writer10=Napolitano, Texacala Jones
|length10=3:55

|title11=End of the Line
|writer11=[[Bryan Ferry]]
|length11=4:41

|title12=(Love Is a) Blind Ambition
|length12=6:15

|title13=Bajo la Lune Mexicana
|length13=5:07
}}

==Personnel==
Credits are adapted from the ''Mexican Moon'' CD album booklet.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Mexican Moon |others=[[Concrete Blonde]] |year=1993 |type=US CD album liner notes |publisher=[[Capitol Records]], [[I.R.S. Records]] |id=CDP 0777 7 81129 2 1}}</ref>

'''Concrete Blonde'''
* [[Johnette Napolitano]] – vocals (all tracks), guitars (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7–8, 12), bass (tracks 1, 3–4, 7–8), keyboards (track 12), percussion (tracks 6–7, 9, 11), electric guitar (tracks 2, 13), piano (track 9)
* [[James Mankey]] – guitars (tracks 1, 4–12), bass (tracks 2, 5–6, 9–11, 13), guitar synthesizer (tracks 6–7, 11), vocals (track 9), Spanish guitar (tracks 2, 13), acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 13), additional voices (track 4)
* [[Paul Thompson (musician)|Paul Thompson]] – drums (tracks 3–9, 11–12), timpani (tracks 3, 5), percussion (tracks 6–7)

'''Additional musicians'''
* [[Harry Rushakoff]] – drums (tracks 1–2, 10, 13)
* [[Andy Prieboy]] – additional voices (track 4), additional piano (track 9), piano (track 12)
* [[Jeff Trott]] – additional voices (track 4)
* [[Tex & the Horseheads|Texacala Jones]] – vocals (track 10)

'''Production'''
* Concrete Blonde – producer
* Sean Freehill – producer, recording, additional drum programming
* Alex Gordon, Robert Fayer – recording assistance
* [[Earle Mankey]] – additional recording
* Robert Read – additional recording assistance
* [[Tim Palmer (record producer)|Tim Palmer]] – mixing
* Mark O'Donoghue, Jamie Seyberth – assistant mixers
* [[Ted Jensen]] – mastering

'''Other'''
* Johnette Napolitano – paintings, photographs
* Stephen Stickler – band photograph
* Brigid Pearson – cover design, assemblage

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1993)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf|page=65}}</ref>
| align="center" |53
|-
{{album chart|Canada|36|chartid=2304|rowheader=true|access-date=January 4, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|67|artist=Concrete Blonde|rowheader=true|access-date=January 4, 2022}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.concreteblondeofficialwebsite.com/ Concrete Blonde (official website)]
* [http://www.concreteblondeofficialwebsite.com/ Concrete Blonde (official website)]

*http://www.themodernmusic.com/2005/10/concrete-blonde-mexican-moon.html
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Latest revision as of 03:07, 10 September 2024

Mexican Moon
Studio album by
Concrete Blonde
ReleasedOctober 19, 1993
GenreAlternative rock, gothic rock
Length62:28
LabelIRS Records (later reissued by Capitol Records)
ProducerConcrete Blonde with Sean Freehill
Concrete Blonde chronology
Walking in London
(1992) 		Mexican Moon
(1993) 		Still in Hollywood
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Chicago Tribune[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]

Mexican Moon is the fifth studio album by alternative rock band Concrete Blonde.[4][5]

Mexican Moon takes the gothic rock of the previous albums and adds more of a hard rock edge to it. Johnette Napolitano provided the vocals, bass guitar, samples, and the album artwork. Paul Thompson played drums and James Mankey played guitar.

"Jenny I Read" details the rise to stardom and subsequent fall into happy obscurity of a fashion model (rumoured to be Bettie Page), while "Mexican Moon" finds Napolitano singing about a failed romance and fleeing into Mexico. The song "Jonestown" is a critique of the theology surrounding the Jonestown Massacre and opens with a minute-long sample of Jim Jones ranting about warfare. "End of the Line" is a Roxy Music song, written by Bryan Ferry and released on Siren.

On the closing track, "Bajo la Lune Mexicana," Napolitano (who does not speak Spanish) wrote the Spanish lyrics, which are a literal translation of the lyrics to the album's title track. However, none of the verbs are conjugated, noun gender is ignored, and correct grammar is non-existent; it doesn't detract from the overall translation from Spanish to English.

Critical reception

[edit]

People wrote that "even in its quieter moments, Mexican Moon seethes with emotion."[6] Trouser Press wrote: "Napolitano — who is still a mighty bad singer and doesn’t seem to know it — gives her headstrong, knicker-twisting all to the effort, and very nearly gets by on sheer gumption."[7]

Track listing

[edit]

All songs written by Johnette Napolitano, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Jenny I Read" 5:20
2."Mexican Moon" 5:03
3."Heal It Up" 4:21
4."Jonestown" 6:09
5."Rain"James Mankey, Napolitano, Murphy3:28
6."I Call It Love"Mankey, Napolitano5:17
7."Jesus Forgive Me (For the Things I'm About To Say)" 5:17
8."When You Smile"Steve Wynn4:21
9."Close To Home" 3:32
10."One of My Kind"Napolitano, Texacala Jones3:55
11."End of the Line"Bryan Ferry4:41
12."(Love Is a) Blind Ambition" 6:15
13."Bajo la Lune Mexicana" 5:07

Personnel

[edit]

Credits are adapted from the Mexican Moon CD album booklet.[8]

Concrete Blonde

  • Johnette Napolitano – vocals (all tracks), guitars (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7–8, 12), bass (tracks 1, 3–4, 7–8), keyboards (track 12), percussion (tracks 6–7, 9, 11), electric guitar (tracks 2, 13), piano (track 9)
  • James Mankey – guitars (tracks 1, 4–12), bass (tracks 2, 5–6, 9–11, 13), guitar synthesizer (tracks 6–7, 11), vocals (track 9), Spanish guitar (tracks 2, 13), acoustic guitar (tracks 2, 13), additional voices (track 4)
  • Paul Thompson – drums (tracks 3–9, 11–12), timpani (tracks 3, 5), percussion (tracks 6–7)

Additional musicians

Production

  • Concrete Blonde – producer
  • Sean Freehill – producer, recording, additional drum programming
  • Alex Gordon, Robert Fayer – recording assistance
  • Earle Mankey – additional recording
  • Robert Read – additional recording assistance
  • Tim Palmer – mixing
  • Mark O'Donoghue, Jamie Seyberth – assistant mixers
  • Ted Jensen – mastering

Other

  • Johnette Napolitano – paintings, photographs
  • Stephen Stickler – band photograph
  • Brigid Pearson – cover design, assemblage

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 53
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] 36
US Billboard 200[11] 67

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Mexican Moon at AllMusic
  2. ^ Webber, Brad. "Concrete BlondeMexican Moon (Capitol) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)Religion is the..." chicagotribune.com.
  3. ^ "CONCRETE BLONDE"Mexican Moon" Capitol* * 1/2The five-song..." Los Angeles Times. October 24, 1993.
  4. ^ Buckley, Peter (June 15, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Augusto, Troy J. (March 8, 1994). "Concrete Blonde".
  6. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Mexican Moon". PEOPLE.com.
  7. ^ "Concrete Blonde".
  8. ^ Mexican Moon (US CD album liner notes). Concrete Blonde. Capitol Records, I.R.S. Records. 1993. CDP 0777 7 81129 2 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 65.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2304". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Concrete Blonde Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
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