Convict Pool

Convict Pool
EP by Calexico
Released	April 6, 2004
Recorded	Wedgewood, Nashville, Tennessee; Water Works, Wavelab Studios, Tucson, Arizona
Genre	Indie rock Americana Tex-Mex Alternative country
Label	Quarterstick Records
Calexico chronology
Feast of Wire (2003)Feast of Wire2003 Convict Pool (2004) In the Reins (2005)In the Reins2005

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Tiny Mix Tapes	link

Convict Pool is an EP released by Arizona band Calexico. Among its tracks is a cover version of the Minutemen's classic "Corona", with an arrangement featuring mariachi horns reminiscent of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and a cover of Love's "Alone Again Or" featuring flamenco handclaps.

Track listing

1. "Alone Again Or" - (3:24) (with Nicolai Dunger and His Band; music by Bryan MacLean)
2. "Convict Pool" - (3:58) (Joey Burns)
3. "Si Tu Disais" - (3:23) (lyrics by Dominique Ané; music by Ané, Chataigner, Toorop, Bondu; originally sung by Françoiz Breut)
4. "Corona" - (3:21) (Dennes D. Boon)
5. "Praskovia" - (2:44) (Burns)
6. "Sirena" - (3:42) (Burns)