Kiko (album)

Kiko
Studio album by Los Lobos
Released	May 26, 1992
Recorded	Sound Factory West Studio
Genre	Chicano rock, Roots rock, Tex-Mex, Americana, Psychedelic rock
Length	52:29
Label	Slash Records, WB Records
Producer	Mitchell Froom and Los Lobos
Los Lobos chronology
The Neighborhood (1990) Kiko (1992) Just Another Band From East L.A. - A Collection (1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2] [3]
Fast Folk	(favorable) [4]

Kiko is the ninth album by the Mexican American rock group Los Lobos. A year later, Los Lobos performed a spoof of their song "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" known as "Elmo and the Lavender Moon" on the PBS series Sesame Street.

Track listing

All songs written by David Hidalgo and Louie Pérez except where noted.

1. "Dream In Blue" – 3:34
2. "Wake Up Dolores" – 2:55
3. "Angels with Dirty Faces" – 4:02
4. "That Train Don't Stop Here" (Cesar Rosas, Leroy Preston) – 3:52
5. "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" – 3:35
6. "Saint Behind The Glass" – 3:17
7. "Reva's House" – 3:04
8. "When the Circus Comes" – 3:16
9. "Arizona Skies" – 2:45
10. "Short Side of Nothing" – 2:57
11. "Two Janes" – 3:53
12. "Wicked Rain" (Cesar Rosas) – 3:04
13. "Whiskey Trail" – 2:41
14. "Just a Man" – 3:40
15. "Peace" – 3:55
16. "Rio de Tenampa" – 1:59

Personnel

• Steve Berlin - tenor, baritone, and soprano sax, flute, melodica, harmonica, organ, piano, synthesizer, percussion
• David Hidalgo - guitars, accordion, violin, banjo, piano, percussion, vocals
• Conrad Lozano - Fender 5-string jazz bass and 4-string precision bass, Godin fretless bass, guitarron, background vocals
• Louie Pérez - drums, vocals, guitars, percussion
• Cesar Rosas - electric and acoustic guitars, vocals
• Pete Thomas, drums
• Victor Bisetti, drums (15, 16), percussion
• Fermin Herrera, Veracruz harp (6)
• Alex Acuña, percussion
• Gary Mallaber, drums (2)
• Mitchell Froom and his House of Keyboards La Chilapeña brass band

Billboard charts

Chart	Peak
The Billboard 200	143

20th Anniversary Edition

In 2012 Shout! Factory released a 20th Anniversary Edition of the album complete with 5 bonus tracks. Along with the re-issue, a full length concert recorded in 2006 at the House of Blues, San Diego titled Kiko Live was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and CD.

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Review by David Okamoto,Rolling Stone,December 17,1996
3. Rolling Stone's Los Lobos album guide
4. Allen, Jim, "The Ten Best Albums of 1992", Fast Folk Musical Magazine, 6:9-10, (February 1993) p.12-13

External links

• "Kiko And The Lavender Moon" video on YouTube