Bourbonitis Blues
| Bourbonitis Blues | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 4, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, alternative country, chicano rock | |||
| Label | Bloodshot | |||
| Producer | Chris Stamey | |||
| Alejandro Escovedo chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Orlando Sentinel | [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.1/10[3] |
Bourbonitis Blues is an album by the musician Alejandro Escovedo, released in 1999 on Bloodshot Records.[5][6]
Production
[edit]The tracks were recorded in Austin and in North Carolina, with a few live recordings from a Chicago show.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]No Depression deemed the album "a modest effort: a mix of covers and fresh originals, studio tracks and live cuts, bound together with no apparent logic other than it’s all good, warm, current work."[8]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo; except where indicated
- "I Was Drunk" (Live) – 4:53
- "Irene Wilde" (Ian Hunter) – 2:52
- "California Blues" (Live) (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:21
- "Guilty" – 4:54
- "Amsterdam" (John Cale) – 3:43
- "Everybody Loves Me" – 3:26
- "Pale Blue Eyes" (Live) (Lou Reed) – 6:15
- "Sacramento & Polk" (Live) – 4:44
- "Sex Beat" (Jeffrey Lee Pierce) – 4:09
Personnel
[edit]- Alejandro Escovedo - acoustic and electric guitar, vocals
- Bill McCullough - pedal steel
- Glenn Fukunaga - bass
- Mycle Konopka - mixing
- Hector Muñoz - drums
- David Perales - violin, backing vocals
- Maya Escovedo - photography
- Joe Eddy Hines - acoustic and electric guitar
- Todd V. Wolfson - photography
- Chris Phillips - drums, percussion
- Dana Lee Smith - artwork
- Melissa Swingle - harmonica, backing vocals
- Timothy Powell - engineer
- Brian Standefer - cello
- Tom V. Ray - bass
- Chris Stamey - bass, guitar, harmonium, producer, engineer
- Tim Harper - engineer
- Kelly Hogan - vocals
- Jon Langford - acoustic guitar, vocals
References
[edit]- ^ Deming, Mark. "Alejandro Escovedo: Bourbonitis Blues". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "'BOURBONITIS' IS BRILLIANT". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ Lieberman, Neil (20 April 1999). "Bourbonitis Blues Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (18 May 1999). "Consumer Guide". Village Voice. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Alejandro Escovedo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Wolff, Kurt (July 6, 2000). "Country Music: The Rough Guide". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
- ^ "ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO 'Bourbonitis Blues' Bloodshot". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Alejandro Escovedo - Bourbonitis Blues". No Depression.
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