Kiko (album)

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Kiko
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Studio album by
Los Lobos
ReleasedMay 26, 1992
RecordedSound Factory West Studio
Genre
Length52:29
Label Slash, Warner Bros.
Producer Mitchell Froom, Los Lobos
Los Lobos chronology
The Neighborhood
(1990)		Kiko
(1992)		 Just Another Band From East L.A. - A Collection
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Calgary Herald A− [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B [5]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
Orlando Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [11]
Uncut 10/10 [12]

Kiko is the sixth album by the Mexican American rock group Los Lobos. With the exception of La Bamba's 2 million units sold, Kiko sold more units (vinyl, CDs, cassettes) than any other album in their 46 year career of original songs. Roughly 450,000 units were sold worldwide.

Contents

A year after the album's release, Los Lobos performed a version of the song "Kiko and the Lavender Moon," as "Elmo and the Lavender Moon," on the PBS series Sesame Street .

Track listing

All songs written by David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez except where noted.

  1. "Dream In Blue" – 3:34
  2. "Wake Up Dolores" – 2:55
  3. "Angels with Dirty Faces" – 4:02
  4. "That Train Don't Stop Here" (Cesar Rosas, Leroy Preston) – 3:52
  5. "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" – 3:35
  6. "Saint Behind The Glass" – 3:17
  7. "Reva's House" – 3:04
  8. "When the Circus Comes" – 3:16
  9. "Arizona Skies" – 2:45
  10. "Short Side of Nothing" – 2:57
  11. "Two Janes" – 3:53
  12. "Wicked Rain" (Cesar Rosas) – 3:04
  13. "Whiskey Trail" – 2:41
  14. "Just a Man" – 3:40
  15. "Peace" – 3:55
  16. "Rio de Tenampa" – 1:59

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 143

"Reva's House"

Chart (1992)Peak
position
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard ) [14] 24

20th Anniversary Edition

In August 2012 Shout! Factory released a 20th Anniversary Edition of the album complete with 5 bonus tracks. Along with the re-issue, a full length concert recorded in 2006 at the House of Blues, San Diego titled Kiko Live was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and CD.

References

  1. ↑ Himes, Geoffrey (February 2, 1998). "Colossal Head". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Kiko – Los Lobos". AllMusic . Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Dunlop, Neil (June 7, 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald .
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
  5. ↑ Browne, David (June 12, 1992). "Kiko". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ Boehm, Mike (May 24, 1992). "Los Lobos' Long, Troubled Dream". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (June 5, 1992). "Los Lobos". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Los Lobos: Kiko". Q (69): 96. June 1992.
  9. ↑ Okamoto, David (June 25, 1992). "Kiko". Rolling Stone . Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide . Vintage Books. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.
  12. ↑ "Los Lobos: Kiko". Uncut (184). September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Los Lobos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Los Lobos Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard.


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