Texas Tornados is the debut album by supergroup Texas Tornados, released in August, 1990, through Reprise Records.[1] This album was recorded in both English and Spanish, with Los Texas Tornados being the title of the Spanish version. In 1992, the track "Soy de San Luis", earned the band a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album.[1] The track "If That's What You're Thinking" was originally recorded by Karen Brooks in 1982.[2]
| Texas Tornados | ||||
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 English version cover | ||||
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| Released | August 1990 | |||
| Genre | Tex-Mex | |||
| Length | 31:09 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Texas Tornados, Bill Halverson | |||
| Texas Tornados chronology | ||||
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| Los Texas Tornados | ||||
 Spanish version cover | ||||
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Who Were You Thinkin' Of?" | Cathie Pelletier; Jim Glaser; Paul Gauvin | 2:27 |
| 2. | "(Hey Baby) Que Paso" | Augie Meyers; Bill Sheffield | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Laredo Rose" | Rich Minus | 3:12 |
| 4. | "A Man Can Cry" | Freddy Fender; Wayne Duncan | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Soy de San Luis" | Santiago Jiménez, Sr.; translated by Louis Ortega | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Adios Mexico" | Doug Sahm | 2:42 |
| 7. | "If That's What You're Thinking" | Randy Sharp | 3:51 |
| 8. | "She Never Spoke Spanish to Me" | Butch Hancock | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Dinero" | Augie Meyers | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Baby! Heaven Sent Me to You" | Huey P. Meaux | 2:29 |
| Total length: | 31:09 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "En Que Pensabas Tu" | Cathie Pelletier; Jim Glaser; Paul Gauvin | 2:27 |
| 2. | "(Hey Baby) Que Paso" | Augie Meyers, Bill Sheffield | 2:58 |
| 3. | "Rosa De Amor" | Rich Minus | 3:12 |
| 4. | "El Hombre Llora" | Freddy Fender, Wayne Duncan | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Soy de San Luis" | Santiago Jiménez, Sr. | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Adios Mexico" | Doug Sahm | 2:42 |
| 7. | "Si Eso Es Lo Que Piensas" | Randy Sharp | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Bonito Es El Español" | Butch Hancock | 3:19 |
| 9. | "Dinero" | Augie Meyers | 2:47 |
| 10. | "El Cielo Un Angel Me Mando" | Huey P. Meaux | 2:29 |
| Total length: | 31:09 | ||
Charts and certifications
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References
edit- ^ a b "Texas Tornados – Texas Tornados". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ Erin E. Bauer (2023). "Collaborative hybridity: Texas Tornados". Flaco's Legacy: The Globalization of Conjunto. University of Illinois Press.
- ^ "Texas Tornados, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Texas Tornados, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.