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 of Americana / 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 on "Chach" and "Frontera"
• Nick Luca - Spanish guitar on "Minas de Cobre", claves on "Stray"
• Gabriel Landin - gitaron on "Over Your Shoulder" and "Trigger"
• Neil Harry - pedal steel guitar on "Missing" and "Over Your Shoulder"
• Bridget Keating - violin on "Minas de Cobre" and "Old Man Waltz"
• Rigo Pedroza - trumpet on "Chach", "Minas de Cobre", "Over Your Shoulder", "Stray" and "Frontera"
• Fernando Sanchez - trumpet on "Chach", "Minas de Cobre" and "Frontera"
• Al Tapatio - trumpet on "Chach" and "Frontera"
• Tasha Bundy - background vocals on "Bloodflow"
• Stephanie Nelson - fuzz vox on "Fake Fur"

Engineered by Craig Schumacher & Nick Luca.

Mixed at Wavelab Studios, Tucson, Arizona