El Rayo-X

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Reception

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El Rayo-X is not this year's greatest album, but there's very little to compete with it for well-executed let-the-good-times rock. Coming from a fellow who's spent the last few years contemplating Jackson Browne's elbow, it's a delightful surprise -- sort of like rounding the corner at the Haunted House and bumping into a six-foot Goofy.[1]

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Lindley scored a contract with Elektra Records and put together an excellent band that was able to keep up with his eclectic vision. Combining blues, rock & roll, Cajun, Zydeco, Middle Eastern music, and other elements, his debut album is an absolute joy.[4]

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Track listing

Side 1
  1. "She Took Off My Romeos" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) – 3:00
  2. "Bye Bye Love" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) – 2:50
  3. "Mercury Blues" (K. C. Douglas, Bob Geddins) – 3:33
  4. "Quarter of a Man" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) – 3:45
  5. "Ain't No Way" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) – 3:42
  6. "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) – 2:44
Side 2
  2. "El Rayo-X" (Jorge Calderón, David Lindley) – 2:53
  3. "Your Old Lady" (Elmo Glick, O'Kelly Isley, King Curtis) – 4:14
  4. "Don't Look Back" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 3:55
  5. "Petit Fleur" (Solomon Feldthouse, Nancy Lindley) – 3:11
  6. "Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues" (Huey "Piano" Smith) – 2:14
  7. "Pay the Man" (David Lindley, George "Baboo" Pierre) – 3:30

Personnel

Musicians

  • David Lindley – vocals; electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4-7, 9-12), slide guitar (tracks 3, 8), divan saz (track 5), bandurria (tracks 7, 9), 6-string bass (track 8), fliddle (track 10), whistling (track 11)
  • William D. "Smitty" Smith – organ (tracks 1, 5-7, 11-12)
  • Bob Glaub – bass (tracks 1-5, 7, 9, 12)
  • Ian Wallace – drums
  • George "Ras Baboo" Pierre – percussion (tracks 1-5, 8, 10, 11), vocals (tracks 2, 6, 9, 11, 12), accordion (tracks 2, 12), timbales (tracks 6, 7, 9)
  • Jackson Browne – vocals (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9)
  • Jorge Calderón – vocals (tracks 6, 7)
  • Garth Hudson – horns (track 7)
  • Curt Bouterse – hammered dulcimer (track 10)
  • Bill Payne – organ (track 2)
  • Reggie McBride – bass (tracks 6, 10, 11)

Technical

  • Greg Ladanyi – engineer, producer
  • Jackson Browne – producer
  • George Ybara, Jamie Ledner – assistant engineers
  • Doug Sax, Mike Reese – mastering
  • Jimmy Wachtel – art direction, design
  • Gloria Von Jansky – lettering
  • Kaz Sakamoto – photography

Awards and Charts

Billboard charts

Year Chart Single Peak
1981 Pop Albums 83
1981 Mainstream rock Mercury Blues 34

RPM charts

Year Chart Peak
1981 Pop Albums[5] 28

References

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