The Neighborhood (album)

The Neighborhood is the fifth album by the rock band Los Lobos.[10][11] It was released in 1990 and includes contributions from, among others, Levon Helm and John Hiatt.[1][12]

The Neighborhood
Studio album by
Los Lobos
ReleasedSeptember 4, 1990 (1990-09-04)
StudioOcean Way, Los Angeles, California
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
GenreRoots rock
Chicano rock
R&B
Tex-Mex
Heartland rock
Length44:52
LabelSlash Records, WB Records[1]
ProducerLarry Hirsch, Los Lobos[2]
Los Lobos chronology
La pistola y el corazón
(1988)		 The Neighborhood
(1990)		 Kiko
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Robert Christgau[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[8]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[9]

The album peaked at #103 on the Billboard 200 in September 1990.[13]

Production

The album followed a period of writer's block, brought on by the success of "La Bamba," and a confusion about what musical direction to go in.[14] The New York Times noted a more prominent blues influence, "in different moods and textures."[15] Some tracks employed session drummers in place of Louie F. Pérez, Jr.[8]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "a genuine step forward for a great band, as well as the jumping-off point to their most experimental period."[2] Rolling Stone called it "a bringing-it-all-back-home affair [that] finds a spiritual dimension, a sense of wonder in the course of everyday life."[7] The Washington Post wrote that "the album is a bold claim by these second-generation immigrants that they are Americans, and that all of America's culture belongs to them."[1] Trouser Press called the album "exciting, evocative and highly satisfying."[16] The Chicago Tribune called it "East L.A. soul music, played and sung with utter conviction."[3]

Track listing

All songs written by David K. Hidalgo and Louie F. Pérez, Jr., except where noted.

  1. "Down on the Riverbed" – 4:05
  2. "Emily" – 3:49
  3. "I Walk Alone" – 3:00
  4. "Angel Dance" – 3:13
  5. "Little John of God" – 2:19
  6. "Deep Dark Hole" – 2:24
  7. "Georgia Slop" (Jimmy McCracklin) – 2:45
  8. "I Can't Understand" (Cesar J.Rosas; Willie Dixon) – 4:00
  9. "The Giving Tree" – 3:07
  10. "Take My Hand" – 4:45
  11. "Jenny's Got a Pony" – 4:03
  12. "Be Still" - 3:34
  13. "The Neighborhood" – 4:07

Personnel
  • David K. Hidalgo - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, 6-string bass, tiple, accordion, bajo sexto, violine, Hawaiian steel, koto guitar, drums, percussion
  • Cesar J. Rosas - vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, bajo-sexto, huanpanguera
  • Louie F. Pérez, Jr. - drums, percussion, guitars, jarana, hidalguer
  • Conrad R. Lozano - vocals, fender precision and 5-string bass, guitarron, upright bass
  • Steve M. Berlin - tenor, baritone and soprano saxophones, organ, clavinet, percussion

Additional personnel

Production

  • Larry Hirsch - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Los Lobos - producer
  • Mitchell Froom - producer (track 4)
  • Clark Germain - engineer
  • Stacy Baird - engineer
  • Brian Soucy - assistant engineer
  • Dan Bosworth - assistant engineer
  • Eric Rudd - assistant engineer
  • Joe Schiff - assistant engineer
  • Neal Avron - assistant engineer
  • Tom Nellen - assistant engineer
  • Tchad Blake - engineer (track 4)
  • Julie Last - assistant engineer (track 4)
  • Stephen Marcussen - mastering
  • Terry Robertson-Mota - art direction, design
  • Louie Perez - art visions
  • Carlos Almaraz - paintings
  • Max Aguilera-Hellweg - photography

References
  1. Himes, Geoffrey (September 26, 1990). "LOS LOBOS MUSIC AS MELTING POT" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  2. "The Neighborhood - Los Lobos | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. Kot, Greg. "Los LobosThe Neighborhood (Slash) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR)Los Lobos' music..." chicagotribune.com.
  4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Los Lobos". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 327.CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 686.
  7. McLeese, Don (October 4, 1990). "The Neighborhood".
  8. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 433–434.
  9. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 228–229.
  10. Buckley, Peter (November 2, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  11. "Los Lobos | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  12. "Wolf Pack". The New Yorker.
  13. "Los Lobos". Billboard.
  14. "Seeds Yield Album for Los Lobos : Music: 'Neighborhood' band will play San Juan Capistrano Thursday night". Los Angeles Times. October 17, 1990.
  15. Holden, Stephen (November 6, 1990). "Reviews/Music; Los Lobos' Latino Blues (Published 1990)" – via NYTimes.com.
  16. "Los Lobos". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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