Hot Rail is the third studio album by the rock band Calexico. It was released in 2000 through Quarterstick Records. A limited deluxe edition was released on November 15, 2010.[9]
| Hot Rail | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 9, 2000 | |||
| Studio | WaveLab Studio, Tucson, AZ | |||
| Genre | Americana, indie rock, Tex-Mex, post-rock | |||
| Length | 53:17 | |||
| Label | Quarterstick Records | |||
| Producer | Joey Burns, John Convertino | |||
| Calexico chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[6] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El Picador" | Burns, Convertino | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Ballad of Cable Hogue" | Burns | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Ritual Road Map" | Burns, Convertino | 1:15 |
| 4. | "Fade" | Burns, Convertino | 7:44 |
| 5. | "Untitled III" | Convertino | 4:07 |
| 6. | "Sonic Wind" | Burns, Convertino | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Muleta" | Burns | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Mid-Town" | Burns | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Service and Repair" | Burns | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Untitled II" | Convertino | 2:37 |
| 11. | "Drenched" | Burns | 4:50 |
| 12. | "16 Track Scratch" | Burns, Convertino | 1:29 |
| 13. | "Tres Avisos" | Burns | 5:11 |
| 14. | "Hot Rail" | Burns, Convertino | 3:58 |
The EU version of the album contains the additional track "Crystal Frontier" (Burns) between "Fade" and "Untitled III".
Personnel
editCalexico
edit- Joey Burns – bass, guitar, cello, voice, loops, accordion, organ
- John Convertino – drums, vibes, marimba, organ, percussion, accordion
Additional musicians
edit- Marianne Dissard – voice (2)
- Tim Gallagher – pedal steel (9)
- Nick Luca – guitar (1, 7, 11, 13)
- Rob Mazurek – cornet (4)
- Ruben Moreno – trumpet (1, 2, 7, 13)
- Craig Schumacher – harmonica (11), MCI 16 track (12), field recording (14)
- Madeleine Sosin – violin (1, 2, 7, 9, 11, 13)
- Martin Wenk – trumpet (1, 2, 7, 13)
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 57 |
References
edit- ^ Horowitz, Hal. "Hot Rail - Calexico". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ "Consumer Guide: Calexico". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (2000-05-19). "Hot Rail". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2017-09-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Cameron, Keith (2000-05-12). "Other pop releases". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ Chanko, Chip (2000-05-09). "Calexico: Hot Rail Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ Gilstrap, Andrew (2011-04-14). "Calexico: Hot Rail / Feast of Wire". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
- ^ Blashill, Pat (2000-05-22). "Calexico: Hot Rail". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2006-05-09.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Hot Rail (Limited Deluxe Edition)". Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ^ "Calexico". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2017.