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The Town and the City (album) 
Summary
The Town and the City is the twelfth studio album released by rock band Los Lobos in 2006, to generally positive critical reception. The title of the album was taken from the debut novel by Jack Kerouac. The album explores themes of longing, disillusionment, and loneliness in the Mexican-American immigration experience.
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| Released | September 12, 2006 | |||
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| Genre | Chicano rock, roots rock, Latin rock, Tex-Mex, heartland rock | |||
| Length | 54:13 | |||
| Label | Hollywood Records | |||
| Producer | Los Lobos | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Rolling Stone |  [3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
| SoundStage | [5] |
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Valley" | 4:33 | |
| 2. | "Hold On" | 4:30 | |
| 3. | "The Road to Gila Bend" | 4:41 | |
| 4. | "Chuco's Cumbia" | Cesar Rosas | 3:32 |
| 5. | "If You Were Only Here Tonight" | 2:55 | |
| 6. | "Luna" | Hidalgo, Pérez, Luis R. Tórres | 3:26 |
| 7. | "Two Dogs and a Bone" | 2:27 | |
| 8. | "Little Things" | 4:49 | |
| 9. | "The City" | 4:20 | |
| 10. | "Don't Ask Why" | 5:25 | |
| 11. | "No Puedo Más" | Rosas | 4:59 |
| 12. | "Free Up" | Hidalgo, Pérez, Eddie Gorodetsky | 3:47 |
| 13. | "The Town" | 4:49 |
Personnel edit
- David Hidalgo – vocals, guitar, accordion, fiddle, requinto jarocho
- Louie Pérez – vocals, guitar, drums, jarana
- Cesar Rosas – vocals, guitar, bajo xexto
- Conrad Lozano – vocals, bass, guitarron
- Steve Berlin – keyboards, horns
- Additional musicians
- Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion
- Production
- Los Lobos – producer
- Robert Carranza – engineer, mixing (3, 4, 11, 12)
- Mark Johnson – engineer
- Richard Barron – engineer
- David Hidalgo – engineer
- Jed Burtoft – assistant engineer
- Tchad Blake – mixing (except 3, 4, 11, 12)
- Stephen Marsh – mastering
- Stephanie Villa – mastering assistant
- Louie Perez – art direction
- Al Quattrocchi – art direction
- Jeff Smith – art direction
- David Snow – creative direction
- Tornado Design – design
- Jaime Hernandez – illustration
- James Minchin III – photography
References edit
- ^ "The Town And The City by Los Lobos". Metacritic. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Deming, Mark. The Town and the City at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
- ^ "The Town and The City". Rolling Stone. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Los Lobos: The Town and the City". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "SoundStage! Los Lobos - The Town and the City". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
External links edit
- Metacritic page