Tin Can Trust is a 2010 album by the band Los Lobos, and is the band's first collection of new original material since 2006.[6] It features rock 'n' roll, blues, two Spanish language tracks, and a Grateful Dead cover song. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.
| Tin Can Trust | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 3, 2010 | |||
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| Genre | Chicano rock Blues rock Americana Tex-Mex | |||
| Length | 47:23 | |||
| Label | Shout! Factory | |||
| Producer | Los Lobos | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Los Angeles Times | [3] |
| Popmatters |   [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by David Hidalgo and Louie Perez, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Burn It Down" | 5:11 | |
| 2. | "On Main Street" | 3:16 | |
| 3. | "Yo Canto" | Cesar Rosas | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Tin Can Trust" | 4:34 | |
| 5. | "Jupiter Or The Moon" | 4:22 | |
| 6. | "Do the Murray" | Hidalgo | 3:35 |
| 7. | "All My Bridges Burning" | Rosas, Robert Hunter | 4:51 |
| 8. | "West L.A. Fadeaway" (Grateful Dead cover) | Jerry Garcia, Hunter | 7:03 |
| 9. | "The Lady And The Rose" | 4:10 | |
| 10. | "Mujer Ingrata" | Rosas | 2:45 |
| 11. | "27 Spanishes" | 4:37 |
Personnel
editInstrumentation for Los Lobos is unspecified on the album, but this is the usual:
- David Hidalgo – vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho
- Louie Pérez – vocals, guitar, drums, jarana
- Cesar Rosas – vocals, guitar, bajo sexto
- Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass, guitarron
- Steve Berlin – keyboards, woodwinds
Additional musicians
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]
- Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion
- Susan Tedeschi – backing vocals (1)
- Rev. Charles Williams – keyboards (3, 7)
Technical
- Los Lobos – producer
- Shane Smith – engineer, mixing (3, 7)
- John Macy – engineer
- Dave Simon-Baker – engineer
- Jeff Ward – engineer
- Steve Weeder – engineer
- David Kalish – assistant engineer
- Nick Sullivan – assistant engineer
- Dave McNair – mixing (except 3, 7), mastering
- Cesar Rosas – mixing (3, 7)
- Louie Perez – art direction, photography
- Al Quattrocchi – art direction, photography
- Jeff Smith – art direction
- Tornado Design – design
- Drew Reynolds – photography
- Derek Dressler – A&R
- Robert Kim – project assistant
- Dave McIntosh – music business affairs
Charts
edit| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] | 94 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] | 20 |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 47 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] | 17 |
References
edit- ^ "Tin Can Trust by Los Lobos". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Tin Can Trust - Los Lobos - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Album review: Los Lobos' 'Tin Can Trust'". 3 August 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Los Lobos: Tin Can Trust". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Tin Can Trust". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Los Lobos On World Cafe". National Public Radio.
- ^ "Tin Can Trust on Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Los Lobos – Tin Can Trust" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Los Lobos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
- ^ "Los Lobos Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.