Cruzados (album)

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Cruzados

Studio album by Cruzados
Released	1985
Recorded	1985 Los Angeles
Genre	Rock Blues Rock
Length	41:01
Label	Arista
Producer(s)	Rodney Mills
	Cruzados (1985)	After Dark (1987)

Cruzados is the 1985 debut album of Los Angeles rock band the Cruzados. It featured the band's "classic line-up" of Tito Larriva, Steven Hufsteter, Tony Marsico, and Charlie Quintana. It also featured the band's best known songs, such as "Flor De Mal" and "Just Like Roses". Several demos of the songs appear on the band's 2001 compilation album Unreleased Early Recordings.

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Additional personnel
4 Production

[edit] Track listing

"Wasted Years" (Steven Hufsteter)
"Rising Sun" (Tito Larriva, Steven Hufsteter, Tony Marsico, Charlie Quintana)
"Hanging Out in California" (Steven Hufsteter)
"Motorcycle Girl (Tito Larriva, Tony Marsico)
"Flor De Mal" (Tito Larriva, Steven Hufsteter)
"Cryin' Eyes" (Tito Larriva, Tony Marsico)
"Seven Summers" (Tito Larriva)
"Some Day" (Tito Larriva)
"1,000 Miles" (Tito Larriva, Tony Marsico)
"Just Like Roses" (Steven Hufsteter)

[edit] Personnel

Tito Larriva - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Steven Hufsteter - lead guitar
Tony Marsico - bass, backing vocals
Charlie Quintana (credited as Chalo Quintana) - drums, percussion

[edit] Additional personnel

Andy Williams - backing vocals on "Wasted Years", "Rising Sun", and "Hanging Out in California"
David Williams - backing vocals on "Wasted Years", "Rising Sun", and "Hanging Out in California"
J.J. Holiday - slide guitar on "Seven Summers"
Spyder Littleman - saxophone on "Seven Summers"
Gregory Kuehn - keyboards on "1,000 Miles" and "Just Like Roses"
Steve McRay - organ - on "Motorcycle Girl" and "Cryin' Eyes"
Paulino da Costa - percussion on "Hanging Out in California"
M.B. Gordy - percussion on "Some Day"
Frank Marsico - marimba on "Flor De Mal"
Walter Fowler - emulator programming
Paul Fox - emulator programming
Patrick Foley - "drum wiz"
Paul Greenstein - 1937 Indian Motorcycle sound effects on "Motorcycle Girl"