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Sing Along with Los Straitjackets
Studio album by
Los Straitjackets
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001
GenreInstrumental rock, surf rock, garage rock, rock and roll
LabelYep Roc[1]
ProducerR. S. Field, Mark Linett, Los Straitjackets
Los Straitjackets chronology
Damas y Caballeros!
(2001) 		Sing Along with Los Straitjackets
(2001) 		Encyclopedia of Sound
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork7.2/10[3]

Sing Along with Los Straitjackets is the fourth studio album by American instrumental rock band Los Straitjackets.[4][5] It was released on September 25, 2001, by Yep Roc Records.

Contrary to their instrumental work of previous and subsequent years, Sing Along with... contains vocal contributions from singers on thirteen cover versions, including Big Sandy (of Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys), Raul Malo (of The Mavericks) and Mike Campbell (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers).[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Featured vocalist(s)Length
1."Black Is Black" (Los Bravos cover)Michelle Grainger, Tony Hayes, Steve WadeyRaul Malo3:13
2."Chica Alborotada/Tallahassee Lassie" (Freddy Cannon cover)Freddy Cannon, Bob Crewe, Frank SlayBig Sandy1:56
3."Treat Her Right" (Roy Head & the Traits cover)Roy Head, Gene KurtzMark Lindsay2:47
4."I Ain't the One" (Jessi Colter and Waylon Jennings cover)Jessi ColterAlison Moorer and Lonesome Bob3:03
5."Down the Line" (Roy Orbison cover)Roy Orbison, Sam PhillipsThe Reverend Horton Heat2:15
6."Rey Criollo/King Creole" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller cover)Jerry Leiber, Mike StollerEl Vez2:08
7."California Sun" (Joe Jones cover)Henry Glover, Morris LevyDave Alvin2:33
8."I'll Go Down Swinging" (Bill Anderson cover)Bill Anderson, Johnny BienstockExene Cervenka2:13
9."La Suegra/Mother in Law" (Allen Toussaint cover)Allen ToussaintBig Sandy2:28
10."Bumble Bee" (Eddie Fullylove cover)Eddie FullyloveMike Campbell2:47
11."Shake That Rat" (Nick Lowe cover)Nick LoweNick Lowe2:30
12."The End of the World" (Skeeter Davis cover)Sylvia Dee, Arthur KentLeigh Nash3:54
13."A Huevo" (Lost Acapulco cover)Lost AcapulcoThe Trashmen2:10

Personnel

Los Straitjackets
Guest musicians
Additional personnel

References

  1. ^ "Los Straitjackets: Sing Along with Los Straitjackets". PopMatters. September 24, 2001.
  2. ^ "Sing Along with los Straitjackets - Los Straitjackets - Songs, Reviews, Credits]". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Los Straitjackets: Sing along with Los Straitjackets". Pitchfork.
  4. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Los Straitjackets". www.trouserpress.com.
  5. ^ Homer, Sheree (May 11, 2015). "Dig That Beat!: Interviews with Musicians at the Root of Rock 'n' Roll". McFarland – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Baker, Brian. "Hearing Voices". Cleveland Scene.


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