By the Light of the Moon (album)

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By the Light of the Moon
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1987
StudioSunset Sound, Los Angeles, California
Genre Rock and roll
Length40:29
Label Slash, Warner Bros.
Producer T-Bone Burnett, Los Lobos
Los Lobos chronology
How Will the Wolf Survive?
(1984)
By the Light of the Moon
(1987)
La Pistola y El Corazón
(1988)

By the Light of the Moon is the third album by the Mexican American rock group Los Lobos, released in 1987. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(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, Pérez4:00
4."Prenda Del Alma" traditional 3:21
5."All I Wanted to Do Was Dance"Hidalgo, Pérez, Burnett3:57
6."Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)"Rosas3:35
7."The Hardest Time"Hidalgo, Pérez3:12
8."My Baby's Gone"Rosas3:41
9."River of Fools"Hidalgo, Pérez2:55
10."The Mess We're In"Hidalgo, Pérez3:01
11."Tears of God"Hidalgo, Pérez3:46
Total length:40:29

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. [9]

Personnel

Los Lobos

Session members

Production

Artwork and design

Charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [10] 62
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [11] 20
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 42
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [13] 18
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [14] 12
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 29
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 77
US Billboard 200 [17] 47

"One Time, One Night"

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [18] 55

"Shakin' Shakin' Shakes"

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [19] 4

"Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)"

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [20] 21

References

  1. Lacey, Liam (January 29, 1987). "By the Light of the Moon Los Lobos". The Globe and Mail. p. D3.
  2. Deming, Mark. "By the Light of the Moon – Los Lobos". AllMusic . Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
  4. Duffy, Thom (March 1, 1987). "Los Lobos". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. Considine, J. D. (2004). "Los Lobos". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  495–96. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
  6. Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide . Vintage Books. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.
  7. Christgau, Robert (February 24, 1987). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  8. Brogan, Daniel (January 9, 1987). "Los Lobos, By the Light of the Moon". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 47.
  9. By the Light of the Moon (booklet). Los Lobos. Slash Records. 1987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 181. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  11. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0795". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Los Lobos – By the Light of the Moon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  13. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
  14. "Charts.nz – Los Lobos – By the Light of the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  15. "Swedishcharts.com – Los Lobos – By the Light of the Moon". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  16. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  17. "Los Lobos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  18. "Los Lobos Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  19. "Los Lobos Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.
  20. "Los Lobos Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard.