El Cancionero Mas y Mas
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas is a four-CD box set by the American rock band Los Lobos, released in 2000. It contains album tracks, live recordings, rarities, and alternate versions, as well as tracks from solo and side projects, soundtracks, and tribute albums.[2][3] Of the eighty-six tracks on the box set, eleven are previously unissued.[1]
El Cancionero: Mas y Mas | ||||
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Box set by | ||||
Released | November 7, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1977–2000 | |||
Genre | Roots rock Chicano rock Latin rock | |||
Length | 5:01:03 | |||
Label | Rhino/Warner Archives | |||
Los Lobos chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Guardian | [2] |
"El Cancionero" translates as "songbook" or "the person who interprets songs," according to guitarist/drummer Louie Pérez.[4] The set was the subject of an essay by author Nick Hornby in his collection Songbook.[5]
Reception
Writing for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it "the definitive portrait of Los Lobos". He wrote, "As the set winds from the authentic Mexican folk music of 1977 through the gutsy roots rock of 1987 and the dreamy soundscapes of 1992 to the daring music of the mid-'90s and then the consolidation of their strengths on 1999's This Time, it's hard not to be astonished not just by the band's range, but the fact that they do it all really well."[1]
The Guardian described the box set as "a comprehensive history of the band" with "dodgy patches among the triumphs". The eighty-six tracks are, according to The Guardian, "so varied it seems remarkable that they should be recorded by the same musicians."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Guantanamera" | José Diaz, José Marti, Julián Orbón, Pete Seeger | Los Lobos Del Este De Los Angeles (Just another band from East L.A.), 1978 | 4:52 |
2. | "Sabor A Mí" | Álvaro Carrillo | Los Lobos Del Este De Los Angeles (Just another band from East L.A.) | 3:50 |
3. | "We're Gonna Rock" | Cesar Rosas | Various Artists: L.A. Rockabilly, 1983 | 2:13 |
4. | "Let's Say Goodnight" | David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez | ...And a Time to Dance, 1983 | 2:35 |
5. | "Anselma" | César Suedan, Guadalupe Trigo | ...And a Time to Dance | 3:11 |
6. | "Why Do You Do" | Rosas | ...And a Time to Dance | 2:40 |
7. | "How Much Can I Do?" | Hidalgo, Pérez | ...And a Time to Dance | 2:21 |
8. | "I'm Sorry" (Live, 1984) | Ellas McDaniel, Harvey Fuqua, Alan Freed | previously unissued | 2:30 |
9. | "Los Ojos De Pancha" (Live, 1984) | Juan Romero | previously unissued | 2:25 |
10. | "Don't Worry Baby" | Rosas, Pérez, T-Bone Burnett | How Will the Wolf Survive?, 1984 | 2:47 |
11. | "I Got Loaded" | Camille Bob | How Will the Wolf Survive? | 3:18 |
12. | "A Matter Of Time" | Hidalgo, Pérez | How Will the Wolf Survive? | 3:49 |
13. | "Corrido #1" | Rosas | How Will the Wolf Survive? | 2:41 |
14. | "Evangeline" | Hidalgo, Perez | How Will the Wolf Survive? | 2:42 |
15. | "Lil' King Of Everything" | Hidalgo, Pérez | How Will the Wolf Survive? | 1:19 |
16. | "Will the Wolf Survive?" | Hidalgo, Pérez | How Will the Wolf Survive? | 3:42 |
17. | "Quatro Vicios" (Ry Cooder with David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas) | Traditional, arranged by Ry Cooder | Ry Cooder: Music from the Motion Picture "Alamo Bay", 1985 | 3:38 |
18. | "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday" | Dave Bartholomew, Roy Hayes, Antoine Domino | Various Artists: A Fine Mess: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1986 | 2:09 |
19. | "One Time One Night" | Hidalgo, Pérez | By the Light of the Moon, 1987 | 4:49 |
20. | "Shakin' Shakin' Shakes" | Rosas, Burnett | By the Light of the Moon | 4:12 |
21. | "Is This All There Is?" | Hidalgo, Pérez | By the Light of the Moon | 3:58 |
22. | "My Baby's Gone" | Rosas | By the Light of the Moon | 3:41 |
23. | "River of Fools" | Hidalgo, Pérez | By the Light of the Moon | 2:55 |
24. | "Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)" | Rosas | By the Light of the Moon | 3:39 |
25. | "Tears Of God" | Hidalgo, Pérez | By the Light of the Moon | 3:43 |
- Note
- Tracks 8 and 9 recorded live January 14, 1984 at La Casa de la Raza, Santa Barbara, California.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "La Bamba" | Traditional, arranged by Ritchie Valens | Various Artists: La Bamba (soundtrack), 1987 | 2:55 |
2. | "Come On, Let's Go" | Valens | Various Artists: La Bamba (soundtrack) | 2:12 |
3. | "Goodnight My Love" | George Motola, John Marascalco | Various Artists: La Bamba (soundtrack) | 3:16 |
4. | "Rip It Up" | Robert Blackwell, Marascalco | Various Artists: La Bamba (soundtrack); previously unissued outtake | 1:40 |
5. | "Volver, Volver" (Live, 1987) | Fernando Maldonado | Just Another Band from East L.A.: A Collection, 1993 | 3:47 |
6. | "I Wan'na Be like You (The Monkey Song)" | Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman | Various Artists: Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films, 1988 | 3:17 |
7. | "Estoy Sentado Aqui" | Rosas | La Pistola y El Corazón, 1988 | 2:28 |
8. | "La Pistola y El Corazón" | Hidalgo, Pérez | La Pistola y El Corazón | 3:30 |
9. | "I Can't Understand" | Rosas, Willie Dixon | The Neighborhood, 1990 | 4:00 |
10. | "Someday" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Just Another Band from East L.A.: A Collection; outtake from The Neighborhood sessions | 3:43 |
11. | "I Walk Alone" | Hidalgo, Pérez | The Neighborhood | 3:00 |
12. | "Angel Dance" | Hidalgo, Pérez | The Neighborhood | 3:13 |
13. | "Little John of God" | Hidalgo, Pérez | The Neighborhood | 2:20 |
14. | "Down on the Riverbed" | Hidalgo, Pérez | The Neighborhood | 4:06 |
15. | "Till the Hands Fall Off the Clock" | Hidalgo, Pérez | previously unissued; outtake from The Neighborhood sessions | 3:55 |
16. | "Be Still" | Hidalgo, Pérez | The Neighborhood | 3:34 |
17. | "The Neighborhood" | Hidalgo, Pérez | The Neighborhood | 4:10 |
18. | "Bertha" | Robert Hunter, Jerry Garcia | Various Artists: Deadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead, 1991 | 5:48 |
19. | "Bella Maria De Mi Alma" | Robert Kraft, Arne Glimcher | Various Artists: The Mambo Kings: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1992 | 4:29 |
20. | "The Christmas Song" (Cesar Rosas & Steve Berlin; live, 1987) | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | Various Artists: Yulesville, 1987 | 2:39 |
- Notes
- Track 5 recorded live December 11, 1987 at the Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California.
- Track 20 recorded live October 18, 1987 in Burbank, California.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Dream in Blue" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Kiko, 1992 | 3:34 |
2. | "Wicked Rain" | Rosas | Kiko | 3:04 |
3. | "Angels with Dirty Faces" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Kiko | 4:03 |
4. | "That Train Don't Stop Here" | Rosas, Leroy Preston | Kiko | 3:52 |
5. | "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Kiko | 3:37 |
6. | "Saint Behind the Glass" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Kiko | 3:19 |
7. | "When the Circus Comes" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Kiko | 3:16 |
8. | "Peace" (Demo) | Hidalgo, Pérez | previously unissued | 4:19 |
9. | "Rio de Tenampa" (Demo) | Hidalgo, Pérez | previously unissued | 5:05 |
10. | "Try Me" | James Brown | from the film Untamed Heart, 1993; previously unissued | 2:33 |
11. | "Alone in a Crowd" | John Genzale | Various Artists: I Only Wrote this Song for You: A Tribute to Johnny Thunders, 1994 | 3:00 |
12. | "Tomorrow Never Knows" (Live, 1993) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | from the Lonesome Pine/PBS TV special In The Spotlight: A Beatles Songbook, aired 5 May 1993; previously unissued | 5:14 |
13. | "Forever Night Shade Mary" (Latin Playboys) | Hidalgo, Pérez | Latin Playboys: Latin Playboys, 1994 | 3:05 |
14. | "Same Brown Earth" (Latin Playboys) | Hidalgo, Pérez | Latin Playboys: Latin Playboys | 3:45 |
15. | "Down Where the Drunkards Roll" | Richard Thompson | Various Artists: Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson, 1994 | 3:40 |
16. | "Route 90" | Clarence Garlow, Leon René | Papa's Dream, 1995 | 3:22 |
17. | "Lonely Avenue" | Doc Pomus | Various Artists: Till the Night is Gone: A Tribute to Doc Pomus, 1995 | 3:38 |
18. | "Midnight Shift" | Jimmy Ainsworth, Earl Lee | Various Artists: Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly), 1996 | 2:56 |
19. | "Mariachi Suite" | Hidalgo, Rosas, Conrad Lozano, Pérez, Steve Berlin | Various Artists: Desperado: The Soundtrack, 1995 | 4:22 |
20. | "She's About a Mover" (Live, 1996) | Doug Sahm | promotional single, 1996 | 4:25 |
- Notes
- Track 12 recorded live January 9, 1993 at the Moritz von Bomhard Theatre/Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, Louisville, Kentucky.
- Track 20 recorded live May 16, 1996 at the Wells Fargo Theater/Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original release | Length |
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1. | "Revolution" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Colossal Head, 1996 | 3:07 |
2. | "Mas y Mas" | Hidalgo, Pérez | Colossal Head | 4:42 |
3. | "Maricela" | Rosas | Colossal Head | 3:50 |
4. | "Can't Stop the Rain" | Rosas | Colossal Head | 3:35 |
5. | "This Bird's Gonna Fly" | Rosas | Colossal Head | 4:16 |
6. | "Pepe & Irene" (with Money Mark) | Hidalgo, Pérez, Mark Nishita, Mario Caldato | Various Artists: Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin, 1997 | 3:33 |
7. | "Lonesome Tears in My Eyes" (with Paul Burlison) | Johnny Burnette, Dorsey Burnette, Paul Burlison, Al Mortimer | Paul Burlison: Train Kept A-Rollin', 1997 | 3:51 |
8. | "Me Estas Matando" | Rosas | Various Artists: The End of Violence: Songs from the Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1997 | 3:48 |
9. | "El Canoero" (Los Super Seven) | Traditional, arranged by Valerio Longoria | Los Super Seven: Los Super Seven, 1998 | 3:19 |
10. | "La Sirena" (Los Super Seven) | Traditional, arranged by Hidalgo | Los Super Seven: Los Super Seven | 2:53 |
11. | "El Pescador" (Los Super Seven) | Lorenzo Barcelata | Los Super Seven: Canto, 2001 | 4:29 |
12. | "Little Heaven" (Cesar Rosas) | Rosas, Preston | Cesar Rosas: Soul Disguise, 1999 | 3:39 |
13. | "Soul Disguise" (Cesar Rosas) | Rosas, Preston | Cesar Rosas: Soul Disguise | 3:19 |
14. | "Angelito" (Cesar Rosas) | Rosas | Cesar Rosas: Soul Disguise | 4:25 |
15. | "Lemon 'n Ice" (Latin Playboys) | Hidalgo, Pérez | Latin Playboys: Dose, 1999 | 3:51 |
16. | "I'll Change My Style" (Houndog) | David Parker, Manuel Villa | Houndog: Houndog, 1999 | 3:49 |
17. | "Cumbia Raza (English version)" | Rosas | promotional single, 2000 | 2:52 |
18. | "Oh Yeah" | Rosas, Pérez | This Time, 1999 | 3:48 |
19. | "Viking" | Hidalgo, Pérez | This Time | 3:32 |
20. | "This Time" | Hidalgo, Pérez | This Time | 5:18 |
21. | "What's Going On" (with Sheryl Crow; live 1997) | Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye | This Time; Japanese bonus track | 3:33 |
- Note
- Track 21 recorded live August 2, 1997 at Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]
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References
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "El Cancionero: Mas y Mas – AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "El Cancionero: Mas y Mas – The Guardian Review". The Guardian. February 9, 2001. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Klein, Joshua (7 November 2000). "The A.V. Club – El Cancionero: Mas Y Mas". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Caligiuri, Jim (December 15, 2000). "How the Wolves Survived". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Hornby, Nick (April 23, 2001). "The Entertainers: Learning from Los Lobos". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- El Cancionero: Mas y Mas (CD liner notes). Los Lobos. Rhino Records/Warner Archives. 2000.
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