By the Hand of the Father (album)

By the Hand of the Father is a collection of songs from the play By the Hand of the Father, by Alejandro Escovedo, released in 2002.

By the Hand of the Father
Studio album by Alejandro Escovedo
Released	2002
Genre	Tex-Mex, chicano rock
Label	Texas Music Group
Producer	Steven Soles
Alejandro Escovedo chronology
A Man Under the Influence (2001) By the Hand of the Father (2002) The Boxing Mirror (2006)

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo; except where indicated

1. "By the Hand of the Father Theme" – 2:57
2. "Wave" – 5:27
3. "Did You Tell Me?" (Gabriel Tenorio, Guillermo Rios, Quetzal Flores) – 3:36
4. "Dos Hermanos/Two Brothers" – 2:35
5. "Ballad of the Sun and the Moon" – 5:37
6. "Mexico Americano" (Rumel Fuentes) – 2:52
7. "Seven Years" – :46
8. "Rosalie" – 5:36
9. "Hard Road" (Javier Escovedo) – 4:23
10. "59 Years" (Brian Standefer) – 2:05
11. "Inside This Dance" (Alejandro Escovedo, J. Steven Soles) – 4:51
12. "Cancion Mixteca" (Jose Lopez Alvaez) – 5:05
13. "With These Hands" - 4:43
14. "Silence" - 6:40
15. "And Yet/Theme" - 4:38

Personnel

• Elliott Baribeault - Bass, Bajo Sexto, Backup Vocal
• Alejandro Escovedo - Guitar, Vocals, Liner Notes
• Pete Escovedo - Percussion
• Quetzal Flores - Bajo Sexto
• Rosie Flores - Vocals
• Larry Hirsch - Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
• Otoño Lujan - Accordion
• Rocío Marron - Violin
• Hector Muñoz - Percussion
• Doug Pettibone - Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar, Slide Guitar, Hi String Guitar
• Rubén Ramos - Vocals, Voiceover
• César Rosas - Vocals
• J. Steven Soles - Bass, Piano, Vocals, Producer
• Gabriel Tenorio - Electric Guitar, Hi String Guitar, Requinto