By the Light of the Moon (album)

By the Light of the Moon is the third album by the Mexican American rock group Los Lobos, released in 1987.

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that "not since Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska has a rock-and-roll album taken such a brutally frank look at the betrayals of the American Dream."

Track listing

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Personnel

Los Lobos

• David Hidalgo – lead vocals, guitars, accordion, six-string bass, lap steel, violin, hidalguera, percussion
• Cesar Rosas – lead vocals, guitars, bajo sexto, mandolin, vihuela
• Conrad Lozano – Fender electric bass, acoustic bass, guitarrón, vocals
• Louie Pérez – drums, guitars, tenor longneck plectrum, hidalguera
• Steve Berlin – tenor and baritone saxophones, harmonica

Session members

• Alex Acuña – percussion
• T-Bone Burnett – vocals
• Mickey Curry – drums
• Anton Fier – drums
• Mitchell Froom – keyboards
• Ron Tutt – drums

Production

• T-Bone Burnett, Los Lobos – production
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Larry Hirsch – recording, mixing
• David Glover, Mike Kloster, Stephen Shelton, Jimmy Preziosi, Doug Schwartz, Tony Chiappa, Magic Moreno – assistant recording
• Mark Linett – remixing ("Is This All There Is?")

Artwork and design

• Jeff Price, Jeri McManus – art direction
• Lendon Flanagan – photography

Charts

"One Time, One Night"

"Shakin' Shakin' Shakes"

"Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)"

References