The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets

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The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1999 (1999-06)
RecordedSeptemberDecember 1998
Genre Instrumental rock, surf rock, garage rock, rock and roll
Label Yep Roc [1]
Cavalcade
Producer Ben Vaughn [2]
Los Straitjackets chronology
¡Viva! Los Straitjackets
(1996)
The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets
(1999)
Damas y Caballeros
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets is the third studio album by American instrumental rock band Los Straitjackets, released in 1999 by Yep Roc. [4] It was recorded between September and December 1998, produced by Ben Vaughn, and engineered by Mark Linett.

Contents

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "this third disc is a short one, but it's long on value, blending equal parts Hi-Test surf music and gentle, tasteful ballads." [5] The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote that "the hooks are inventive, insistent and sometimes even funny." [6] The Detroit Metro Times called the band's cover of "My Heart Will Go On" "delightfully absurd." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Kawanga!"Eddie Angel2:25
2."Rockula"Danny Amis, Angel, Jimmy Lester2:46
3."Close to Champaign"Amis, Angel, Scott Esbeck, Lester3:53
4."Hornet's Nest"Amis, Angel, Lester3:00
5."My Heart Will Go On" (Celine Dion cover) James Horner, Will Jennings 4:29
6."Tempest"Amis, Angel, Esbeck, Lester3:22
7."Tijuana Boots"Amis, Angel, Lester2:51
8."Sing, Sing, Sing" (Benny Goodman cover) Louis Prima 3:22
9."Tabouli"Amis, Angel, Esbeck, Lester3:39
10."Sterno" Ben Vaughn 1:54
11."State Fair"Amis, Angel, Lester2:34
12."All That Glitters"Amis, Angel, Lester2:47

Personnel

Los Straitjackets
Guest musicians
Additional personnel

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References

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  2. "Artist News". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. June 21, 1999 via Google Books.
  3. AllMusic review
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