| By the Light of the Moon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 19, 1987 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 40:29 | |||
| Label | Slash, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | T-Bone Burnett, Los Lobos | |||
| Los Lobos chronology | ||||
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By the Light of the Moon is the third album by the Mexican American rock group Los Lobos, released in 1987. [1]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 [6] |
| The Village Voice | A− [7] |
The Chicago Tribune wrote that "not since Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska has a rock-and-roll album taken such a brutally frank look at the betrayals of the American Dream." [8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Time One Night" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Shakin' Shakin' Shakes" | Rosas, Burnett | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Is This All There Is?" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Prenda Del Alma" | traditional | 3:21 |
| 5. | "All I Wanted to Do Was Dance" | Hidalgo, Pérez, Burnett | 3:57 |
| 6. | "Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)" | Rosas | 3:35 |
| 7. | "The Hardest Time" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 3:12 |
| 8. | "My Baby's Gone" | Rosas | 3:41 |
| 9. | "River of Fools" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 2:55 |
| 10. | "The Mess We're In" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 3:01 |
| 11. | "Tears of God" | Hidalgo, Pérez | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 40:29 | ||
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [9] | 62 |
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [10]
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