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	Or Music, Epic[1]
Producer	John Porter
Los Lonely Boys chronology
Teenage Blues (1998)Teenage Blues1998 Los Lonely Boys (2004) Live at the Fillmore (2005)Live at the Fillmore2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Blender Magazine	[3]
The Village Voice	C+[4]

Los Lonely Boys is the eponymous debut album by the American rock trio Los Lonely Boys, released originally by Or Music, and re-released in 2004 by Epic Records.^[1][5] It features their breakthrough single "Heaven", a number one hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts. The album was certified 2× 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.

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 was not compressively mastered.

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.^[6]

Los Lonely Boys

• Henry Garza - guitar, vocals
• Jojo Garza - bass, vocals
• Ringo Garza - drums, vocals

Additional musicians

• Willie Nelson - acoustic guitar ("La Contestación")
• John Porter - acoustic guitar ("More Than Love", "Velvet Sky", "La Contestación")
• Diego Simmons - percussion
• Reese Wynans - piano, organ

Charts

Album

Singles

References