Los Lonely Boys (album)

Los Lonely Boys
Studio album by Los Lonely Boys
Released March 30, 2004
Genre Chicano rock
Blues rock
Tex-Mex
Length 55:19
Label Epic
Producer John Porter
Los Lonely Boys chronology
Teenage Blues
(1998)		 Los Lonely Boys
(2004)		 Live at the Fillmore
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Blender Magazine [2]

Los Lonely Boys is the eponymous debut album by the American rock trio Los Lonely Boys, released on March 30, 2004 by Epic Records. It features their breakthrough single "Heaven", a number one hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. The album was certified 2× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on February 22, 2005.

The song "Heaven" appears on the music game Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol and is also playable in Guitar Hero On Tour.

Contents

Recording

When recording this album, the mastering engineer was told "not to make this a loud record". It is one of the few modern albums that is not compressively mastered.[1]

Track listing

All songs composed by Henry, Jojo, and Ringo Garza; co-writers in parentheses.

  1. "Señorita" – 4:10
  2. "Heaven" – 3:47
  3. "Crazy Dream" – 4:47
  4. "Dime Mi Amor"– 3:26
  5. "Hollywood" – 4:16
  6. "More Than Love" – 3:20
  7. "Nobody Else" (Kevin Wommack) – 4:42
  8. "Onda" – 8:55
  9. "Real Emotions" (Wommack) – 4:04
  10. "Tell Me Why" (Phil Roy) – 3:24
  11. "Velvet Sky" (Wommack) – 4:41
  12. "La Contestación" (Jim Tullio) – 5:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[3]

Los Lonely Boys

Additional musicians

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
2004 Top Internet Albums 9
2004 The Billboard 200 7

Singles

Year Title Chart Positions
US AC US US Country US Hot Singles
2003 "Real Emotions" 71
2004 "Heaven" 1 16 46
"More Than Love" 31

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Blender Magazine review
  3. ^ (2004) Album notes for Los Lonely Boys by Los Lonely Boys [CD]. Epic Records (92088).