True Believer: The Best of Alejandro Escovedo

~ Release by Alejandro Escovedo (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Wave
recording engineer and producer:
Chris Stamey
mixer:
Tim Harper (North Carolina engineer) and Chris Stamey
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
bass:
Cornbread
cello:
Brian Standefer
chamberlin and organ:
Mike Daly (American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
double bass:
Aaron Oliva
drums (drum set) and percussion [orchestral percussion]:
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin)
pedal steel guitar:
Eric Heywood
background vocals:
Lynn Blakey (of Tres Chicas, Glory Fountain), Cornbread and Eric Heywood
recorded at and mixed at:
Modern Recording in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
recording of:
Wave
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
publisher:
Mayashaiseilla Music
5:27
2Rosalie
recording engineer and producer:
Chris Stamey
mixer:
Tim Harper (North Carolina engineer) and Chris Stamey
12 string guitar [electric 12-string guitar]:
Mike Daly (American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
acoustic guitar, bell [sleighbells] and organ [Acetone organ]:
Chris Stamey
bass:
Cornbread
cello:
Brian Standefer
drums (drum set):
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin)
electric guitar:
Mitch Easter
pedal steel guitar:
Eric Heywood
shakers:
Jon Wurster
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
recorded at and mixed at:
Modern Recording in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
recording of:
Rosalie
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
3:50
3Crooked Frame
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
bass:
Terry Wilson (US bassist/songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Brannen Temple
electric guitar:
Stephen Bruton, Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Eddy Hines
farfisa and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
background vocals:
Stephen Bruton
recorded at:
Castle Oaks Studio in Calabasas, California, United States and Hit Shack in Austin, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Cornerstone Recorders in Chatsworth, California, United States
recording of:
Crooked Frame
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
4:01
4Put You Down
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Bruton
drums (drum set):
Brannen Temple
electric guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Eddy Hines
prepared piano:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
synthesizer:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician) and Tom Canning
violin:
David Perales
background vocals:
Charlie Sexton and Will Sexton
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
recorded at:
Castle Oaks Studio in Calabasas, California, United States and Hit Shack in Austin, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Cornerstone Recorders in Chatsworth, California, United States
recording of:
Put You Down
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
5:48
5Slip
bass:
Terry Wilson (US bassist/songwriter)
bass clarinet:
Bill Ginn
drums (drum set):
Brannen Temple
electric guitar:
Joe Eddy Hines
guitar and lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
Hammond organ, piano and synthesizer:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
percussion:
Chris Searles
violin:
David Perales
recorded at:
Castle Oaks Studio in Calabasas, California, United States and Hit Shack in Austin, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Cornerstone Recorders in Chatsworth, California, United States
recording of:
Slip
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
4:49
6With These Hands
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Bruton and Alejandro Escovedo
baritone guitar:
Stephen Bruton
bass guitar:
Hutch Hutchinson (American bassist)
drums (drum set):
Tom Fillman
percussion:
Juan Escovedo, Juanita Escovedo, Pete Escovedo, Peter Michael Escovedo and Sheila Escovedo
piano and synthesizer:
Tom Canning
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
recorded at:
Castle Oaks Studio in Calabasas, California, United States and Hit Shack in Austin, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Cornerstone Recorders in Chatsworth, California, United States
recording of:
With These Hands
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
3:30
7Last to Know
cello:
Frank Kammerdiener (on 1994-12-09)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Belans (on 1994-12-09)
guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1994-12-09) and Joe Eddy Hines (on 1994-12-09)
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1994-12-09)
recorded at:
Cactus Café in Austin, Texas, United States (on 1994-12-09)
live recording of:
Last to Know (on 1994-12-09)
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
publisher:
Mayashaiseilla Music
5:04
8Sway
recorded in:
San Diego, California, United States (on 1996-09-07)
bass:
Scott Garber (on 1996-09-07)
cello:
Brian Standefer (on 1996-09-07)
drums (drum set):
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin) (on 1996-09-07)
guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1996-09-07) and Joe Eddy Hines (on 1996-09-07)
violin:
David Felberg (on 1996-09-07)
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1996-09-07)
live cover recording of:
Sway (on 1996-09-07)
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”)
4:45
9I Was Drunk
recording engineer:
Mike Konopka and Timothy Powell (Metro Mobile Recording, Glenview, IL, USA)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
bass:
Tom Ray (US bassist)
cello:
Brian Standefer
drums (drum set):
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin)
guitar family:
Joe Eddy Hines
violin and background vocals:
David Perales
recorded at:
FitzGerald's (Berwyn, IL) in Berwyn, Illinois, United States
live recording of:
I Was Drunk
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
4:52
10Guilty
recording engineer:
Alan Durham
bass:
Glenn Fukunaga
cello:
Brian Standefer
drums (drum set):
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin)
electric guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Eddy Hines
pedal steel guitar:
Bill McCullough
violin and background vocals:
David Perales
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
recorded at:
Bassett Sound in Austin, Texas, United States
recording of:
Guilty
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
44:53
11Sacremento & Polk
recording engineer:
Mike Konopka and Timothy Powell (Metro Mobile Recording, Glenview, IL, USA)
bass:
Tom Ray (US bassist)
cello:
Brian Standefer
drums (drum set):
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin)
guitar family:
Joe Eddy Hines
violin and background vocals:
David Perales
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
recorded at:
FitzGerald's (Berwyn, IL) in Berwyn, Illinois, United States
live recording of:
Sacramento & Polk
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
publisher:
Mayashaiseilla Music
4:42
12About This Love
recording engineer and producer:
Chris Stamey
mixer:
Tim Harper (North Carolina engineer) and Chris Stamey
12 string guitar [acoustic 12-string] and organ:
Mike Daly (American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
bass:
Cornbread
cello:
Brian Standefer
double bass:
Aaron Oliva
drums (drum set):
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin)
electric guitar:
Chris Stamey
pedal steel guitar:
Eric Heywood
percussion:
Chris Phillips (USA based drummer)
violin:
Caitlin Cary
background vocals:
Tres Chicas
recorded at and mixed at:
Modern Recording in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
recording of:
About This Love
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
5:44
13Don’t Need You
recording engineer and producer:
Chris Stamey
mixer:
Tim Harper (North Carolina engineer) and Chris Stamey
acoustic guitar:
Mike Daly (American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist) and Alejandro Escovedo
additional guitar:
Chris Stamey
bass:
Cornbread
cello:
Brian Standefer
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin)
electric guitar:
Eric Heywood
organ:
Mike Daly (American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
background vocals:
Ryan Adams (US singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer & poet) and Cornbread
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
recorded at and mixed at:
Modern Recording in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
recording of:
Don’t Need You
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
5:12
14Across the River
recording engineer and producer:
Chris Stamey
mixer:
Tim Harper (North Carolina engineer) and Chris Stamey
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
bass:
Cornbread
cello:
Brian Standefer
double bass:
Aaron Oliva
drums (drum set):
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin)
electric guitar and pedal steel guitar:
Eric Heywood
mandocello:
Mike Daly (American producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
organ [Kurzweil]:
Chris Stamey
percussion [orchestral percussion]:
Chris Phillips (USA based drummer)
slide guitar:
Joe Eddy Hines
violin:
Caitlin Cary
recorded at and mixed at:
Modern Recording in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
recording of:
Across the River
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
5:23
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1Hard Road
The True Believers4:05
2The Rain Won’t Help You
The True Believers3:09
3Everybody Loves Me
recording engineer:
Alan Durham
bass:
Glenn Fukunaga
drums (drum set):
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin)
electric guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Eddy Hines
background vocals:
David Perales
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
recorded at:
Bassett Sound in Austin, Texas, United States
recording of:
Everybody Loves Me
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
publisher:
Mayashaiseilla Music
Alejandro Escovedo3:25
4Sex Beat
recording engineer:
Tim Harper (North Carolina engineer) and Chris Stamey
producer:
Chris Stamey
acoustic guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Eddy Hines
bass and guitar:
Chris Stamey
cello:
Brian Standefer
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Chris Phillips (USA based drummer)
harmonica:
Melissa Swingle
violin:
David Perales
background vocals:
David Perales and Melissa Swingle
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
recorded at:
Modern Recording in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
cover recording of:
Sex Beat
lyricist and composer:
Jeffrey Lee Pierce
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Creeping Ritual (in 1981)
Alejandro Escovedo4:10
5The End
bass guitar:
Dave Fairchild
drums (drum set):
Glenn Benavides
electric guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Eddy Hines
vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo and Dave Fairchild
recording of:
The End
writer:
Stephen Bruton and Alejandro Escovedo
Buick MacKane3:23
6John Conquest
bass guitar:
Dave Fairchild
drums (drum set):
Glenn Benavides
electric guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Eddy Hines
vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo and Dave Fairchild
recording of:
John Conquest, You’ve Got Enough Dandruff on Your Collar to Bread a Veal Cutlet
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
publisher:
Mayashaiseilla Music
Buick MacKane5:24
7Say Goodnight
bass guitar:
Dave Fairchild
drums (drum set):
Glenn Benavides
electric guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Eddy Hines
vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo and Dave Fairchild
recording of:
Say Goodnight
writer:
Alejandro Escovedo and Thierry LeCoz
Buick MacKane4:21
8Big Shoe Head
bass guitar:
Dave Fairchild
drums (drum set):
Glenn Benavides
electric guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo and Joe Eddy Hines
vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo and Dave Fairchild
recording of:
Big Shoe Head
writer:
Glenn Benavides, Alejandro Escovedo, Dave Fairchild and Joe Eddy Hines
Buick MacKane4:53
9Tired Skin
acoustic guitar:
Stephen Bruton
bass:
Terry Wilson (US bassist/songwriter)
drums (drum set):
Brannen Temple
piano:
Stephen Barber (US composer, arranger and musician)
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo
recorded at:
Castle Oaks Studio in Calabasas, California, United States and Hit Shack in Austin, Texas, United States
mixed at:
Cornerstone Recorders in Chatsworth, California, United States
recording of:
Tired Skin
lyricist, writer and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo3:53
10Pyramid of Tears
recorded in:
Boulder, Colorado, United States (in 1996)
live recording of:
Pyramid of Tears
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo4:46
11One More Time
cello:
Frank Kammerdiener (on 1994-12-09)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Belans (on 1994-12-09)
guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1994-12-09) and Joe Eddy Hines (on 1994-12-09)
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1994-12-09)
recorded at:
Cactus Café in Austin, Texas, United States (on 1994-12-09)
live recording of:
One More Time (on 1994-12-09)
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo4:53
12She Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
bass:
Andrew Duplantis (on 1995-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Belans (on 1995-02-17)
guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1995-02-17) and Joe Eddy Hines (on 1995-02-17)
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1995-02-17)
recorded at:
Palms Playhouse (Davis, CA, 1970s-2002) in Davis, California, United States (on 1995-02-17)
live recording of:
She Doesn't Live Here Anymore (on 1995-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo6:05
13Five Hearts Breaking
bass:
Andrew Duplantis (on 1995-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Stephen Belans (on 1995-08-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1995-08-01)
keyboard:
Chris Knight (keyboardist) (on 1995-08-01)
violin:
David Perales (on 1995-08-01)
recorded at:
Tractor Tavern in Seattle, Washington, United States (on 1995-08-01)
live recording of:
Five Hearts Breaking (on 1995-08-01)
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo5:55
14Gravity / Falling Down Again / Street Hassle
bass:
Scott Garber (on 1996-10-14)
cello:
Brian Standefer (on 1996-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Hector Muñoz (Drummer from Austin) (on 1996-10-14)
guitar:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1996-10-14) and Joe Eddy Hines (on 1996-10-14)
violin:
Amy Tiven (on 1996-10-14)
lead vocals:
Alejandro Escovedo (on 1996-10-14)
recorded at:
Chesterfield Café in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1996-10-14)
live recording of:
Falling Down Again (on 1996-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
live recording of:
Gravity (on 1996-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Alejandro Escovedo
live cover recording of:
Street Hassle (on 1996-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
Alejandro Escovedo12:29