El Rey (The Wedding Present album)
| El Rey | ||||
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| Studio album by The Wedding Present | ||||
| Released |
 May 20, 2008 May 26, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January 2008 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 45:32 | |||
| Label |
Manifesto Records (US) Vibrant Records (UK) | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini, The Wedding Present, Pete Magdaleno | |||
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| Singles from El Rey | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| NME | (8/10) (05/24/2008, p.39) |
| Cosmos Gaming | [2] |
El Rey is the eighth studio album by The Wedding Present. It was released in the US on May 20, 2008, by Manifesto Records, and on May 26, 2008, in the UK by Vibrant Records/Pinnacle Records. The album is the band's first album since 2005's Take Fountain. El Rey was preceded by the first single "The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend" as a digital download only.
Track listing
- "Santa Ana Winds" (Gedge/de Castro) - 3:56
- "Spider-Man on Hollywood" (Gedge/McConville) - 3:30
- "I Lost the Monkey" (Gedge/Cleave) - 3:50
- "Soup" (Gedge/Ramsay) - 3:49
- "Palisades" (Gedge/de Castro) - 3:51
- "The Trouble with Men" (Gedge/Ramsay) - 5:22
- "Model, Actress, Whatever..." (Gedge/de Castro) - 3:58
- "Don't Take Me Home Until I'm Drunk" (Gedge/McConville) - 3:07
- "The Thing I Like Best About Him Is His Girlfriend" (Santa Monica and La Brea Version)(Gedge/de Castro) - 4:34
- "Boo Boo" (Gedge/de Castro) - 6:23
- "Swingers" (Gedge/Cleave) - 3:05
- "Back for Good (Exclusive Bonus Track)" - 4:41 - iTunes Store only, cover of a Take That track
Personnel
The Wedding Present is:
- David Gedge - lead vocals, guitars, mellotron
- Terry de Castro - bass guitar, vocals, Hammond organ, lead vocals on #11
- Christopher McConville - guitars, Hammond organ, mellotron
- Graeme Ramsay - drums, percussion, mellotron
Recorded and mixed by Steve Albini
Southern California references
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