American Matador

American Matador
Studio album by Marc Bonilla
Released	1993 (1993)
Recorded	Track Record; Andora; Alpha; Johnny Yuma; Can-Am; Entourage
Genre	Instrumental rock, hard rock
Length	55:02
Label	Reprise
Producer	Marc Bonilla, Michael Scott
Marc Bonilla chronology
EE Ticket (1991) American Matador (1993) Celluloid Debris (2019)

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American Matador is the second studio album by guitarist Marc Bonilla, released in 1993 through Reprise Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"American Matador"	Marc Bonilla	4:35
2.	"Get Off the Fence"	Bonilla	3:26
3.	"Streetalk"	Bonilla	3:17
4.	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	Keith Reid, Gary Brooker	4:56
5.	"The Vanishing Road"	Bonilla	5:11
6.	"Mephisto"	Kevin Gilbert, Bonilla	3:37
7.	"Wake the Baby"	Bonilla	3:35
8.	"Under the Gun"	Bonilla	4:21
9.	"Vette Lag"	Bonilla	4:23
10.	"Prélude"	Maurice Ravel	3:12
11.	"In the Blue Corner"	Jude Cole, Bonilla	4:52
12.	"I Am the Walrus"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	4:40
13.	"A Whiter Shade of Pale (Inst)"	Reid, Brooker	4:47
Total length:			55:02

Personnel

• Marc Bonilla – keyboards (1-8, 11-13), guitars (1-8, 10-13), mandolin (1), bass (1-8, 11-13), percussion (1), vocals (7), all instruments (9), programming (11)
• James Newton Howard – keyboards (1), acoustic piano (1), orchestration (1)
• Patrick Leonard – acoustic piano (4, 13)
• Mike Keneally – organ (4, 13)
• James DePrato – guitar (8)
• Ronnie Montrose – slide guitar (12)
• Toss Panos – drums (1, 3, 6), percussion (2, 7, 8, 12)
• Troy Luccketta – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (11)
• Glenn Hughes – vocals (4)

Production

• Marc Bonilla – producer, art direction
• Michael Scott – producer, engineer
• Jeff Hendrickson – mixing
• Danny Alonso – second engineer
• Chris Danley – second engineer
• John Jackson – second engineer
• Judy Kirschner – second engineer
• Pete Magdaleno – second engineer
• Terry Reiff – second engineer
• Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
• Michael Mason – "minister of vibology"
• Pat Dorn – production coordination
• Linda Cobb – art direction
• Karen Miller – photography
• John Singer Sargent – cover painting
• Doug Buttleman Management, Inc. – management

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "American Matador - Marc Bonilla". AllMusic . All Media Network. Retrieved 2013-12-22.