El Rayo-X

El Rayo-X is David Lindley's debut studio album, released in 1981.[3][4]

El Rayo-X
Studio album by David Lindley
Released	April 1981
Recorded	Record One, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	39:31
Label	Asylum[1]
Producer	Jackson Browne and Greg Ladanyi
David Lindley chronology
El Rayo-X (1981) Win This Record (1982)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "She Took Off My Romeos" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) - 3:00
2. "Bye Bye Love" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) - 2:50
3. "Mercury Blues" (K. C. Douglas, Bob Geddins) - 3:33
4. "Quarter of a Man" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) - 3:45
5. "Ain't No Way" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) - 3:42
6. "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) - 2:44

Side 2

7. "El Rayo-X" (Jorge Calderón, David Lindley) - 2:53
8. "Your Old Lady" (Elmo Glick, O'Kelly Isley, King Curtis) - 4:14
9. "Don't Look Back" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) - 3:55
10. "Petit Fleur" (Solomon Feldthouse, Nancy Lindley) - 3:11
11. "Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues" (Huey "Piano" Smith) - 2:14
12. "Pay the Man" (David Lindley, George "Baboo" Pierre) - 3:30

Personnel

• David Lindley - Bass, Fiddle, Guitar, Violin, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Whistle (Human), Slide Guitar, Bandurria, Divan Saz
• Curt Bouterse - Hammer Dulcimer on "Petit Fleur"
• Jackson Browne - Vocals on "Bye Bye Love", "Twist and Shout" and "Don't Look Back"
• Jorge Calderón - Vocals on "Twist and Shout"
• Bob Glaub - Bass
• Garth Hudson - Horn, Keyboards on "El Rayo-X"
• Greg Ladanyi - Engineer, Producer
• Reggie McBride - Bass
• Bill Payne - Organ, Keyboards on "Bye Bye Love"
• Doug Sax - Mastering
• William D. "Smitty" Smith - Organ, Keyboards
• Gloria Von Jansky - Lettering
• Jimmy Wachtel - Art Direction, Design
• Ian Wallace - Drums
• George Ybara - Assistant
• George "Ras Baboo" Pierre - percussion, timbales, vocals, accordion on "Pay the Man"

Awards and Charts

Billboard charts

Year	Chart	Single	Peak
1981	Pop Albums		83
1981	Mainstream rock	Mercury Blues	34

References

1. Hatlo, Jim (January 1, 1989). Hot Licks. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780881889109 – via Google Books.
2. Greenwald, Matthew. El Rayo-X at AllMusic
3. Browning, Boo (May 15, 1981). "David Lindley And His 'El Rayo-X'" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
4. Prown, Pete; Newquist, Harvey P. (December 28, 1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780793540426 – via Google Books.