Native Sons (Los Lobos album)

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Native Sons
Native Sons cover.jpg
Studio album by
Los Lobos
Released2021
Label New West [1]
Producer Steve Berlin
Los Lobos chronology
Llegó Navidad
(2019)		Native Sons
(2021)

Native Sons is an album by the American band Los Lobos, released in 2021. [2] [3] Except for one track, it is a covers album, dedicated to music from Los Angeles. [4]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's Americana/Folk Albums chart. [5] It won a 2022 Grammy Award in the Best Americana Album category. [6] [7]

Production

The album was produced by Steve Berlin. [8] It was recorded during the band's longest break from touring in 20 years. [9] The title track is the only original composition. [10] "Love Special Delivery" was originally by Thee Midniters, and was one of the first hit rock songs by a Chicano band. [11] "The World Is a Ghetto", by War, was the band's favorite cover to record. [12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Philadelphia Daily News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [14]
Winnipeg Free Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg

AllMusic deemed the album "essential listening from one of America's greatest bands," writing that Los Lobos make the songs their own "with the imagination, spirit, and commitment of their performances, not to mention their impressive chops and the incredible feel that comes from more than four decades of working together." [13] The Star Tribune concluded that it "is a testament to how Los Lobos themselves are as richly varied as the city and borderland territory that birthed them." [15] The Mercury News praised the cover of "Sail On, Sailor". [16]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Love Special Delivery"Jimmy Espinoza / William Garcia Thee Midniters (1966)2:22
2."Misery"Barrett Strong Barrett Strong (1961)2:32
3."Bluebird" Stephen Stills Buffalo Springfield (1967)3:07
4."For What It's Worth" Stephen Stills Buffalo Springfield (1966)3:29
5."Los Chucos Suaves"Lalo Guerrero Lalo Guerrero (1940s)3:26
6."Jamaica Say You Will"Jackson Browne Jackson Browne (1972)3:16
7."Never No More"Percy Mayfield / Don Malone Percy Mayfield (1962)2:36
8."Native Son"David Hidalgo / Louie PérezLos Lobos3:10
9."Farmer John" Don Harris / Dewey Terry Don and Dewey (1959)2:29
10."Dichoso"Nick Jimenez Willie Bobo (1966)3:36
11."Sail On, Sailor"
 The Beach Boys (1972)3:20
12."The World Is a Ghetto" War
  • Papa Dee Allen
  • Harold Brown
  • B.B. Dickerson
  • Lonnie Jordan
  • Charles Miller
  • Lee Oskar
  • Howard Scott
 War (1972)8:33
13."Flat Top Joint" Dave Alvin The Blasters (1980)2:51
14."Where Lovers Go"Mario PaniaguaThe Jaguars (1965)4:32

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17] 41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 76
Scottish Albums (OCC) [19] 65
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 32
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21] 29
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [22] 30
US Americana/Folk Albums (Billboard) [23] 7
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [24] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [25] 46

References

  1. ↑ Meagher, John (August 14, 2021). "Los Lobos Native Sons". Belfast Telegraph. Review. p. 13.
  2. ↑ "Los Lobos Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Lynne (June 30, 2021). "Summer music is back!". Taos News. Music.
  4. 1 2 Cristiano, Nick (August 15, 2021). "New Recordings". Philadelphia Daily News. p. D5.
  5. ↑ "Los Lobos". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "2022 Grammys Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List". grammy.com. April 3, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Los Lobos". grammy.com. Recording Academy. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  8. ↑ Sculley, Alan (September 17, 2021). "Keep rolling on". The Morning Call. p. A21.
  9. ↑ Roberts, Randall (August 22, 2021). "Instead of calling it quits, they made an album". The Baltimore Sun. Los Angeles Times. p. E5.
  10. ↑ Junior, Chris M. (September 2021). "Los Angeles State of Mind". Goldmine. Vol. 47, no. 9. pp. 22–24.
  11. ↑ Corn, David (July 8, 2021). "Los Lobos Celebrates Its LA Roots With a Tribute to Jackson Browne". Mother Jones. Music.
  12. ↑ Ruggiero, Bob (July 23, 2021). "Los Lobos Pay Tribute to Hometown Music on Native Sons". Concerts. Houston Press.
  13. 1 2 "Native Sons Los Lobos". AllMusic.
  14. ↑ "Los Lobos: Native Sons". Pitchfork.
  15. ↑ Riemenschneider, Chris (February 7, 2022). "The wolves survive". Star Tribune. p. E1.
  16. ↑ Harrington, Jim (July 1, 2021). "Good Times". The Mercury News. p. G3.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Los Lobos – Native Sons" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Los Lobos – Native Sons" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Los Lobos – Native Sons". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Los Lobos Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Los Lobos Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Los Lobos Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Los Lobos Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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