Tin Can Trust is a 2010 album by the band Los Lobos, and is the band's first collection of new original material since 2006.[6] It features rock 'n' roll, blues, two Spanish language tracks, and a Grateful Dead cover song. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.

Tin Can Trust
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 3, 2010
Studio
GenreChicano rock
Blues rock
Americana
Tex-Mex
Length47:23
LabelShout! Factory
ProducerLos Lobos
Los Lobos chronology
Los Lobos Goes Disney
(2009)
Tin Can Trust
(2010)
Disconnected in New York City
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
Popmatters[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by David Hidalgo and Louie Perez, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Burn It Down" 5:11
2."On Main Street" 3:16
3."Yo Canto"Cesar Rosas2:59
4."Tin Can Trust" 4:34
5."Jupiter Or The Moon" 4:22
6."Do the Murray"Hidalgo3:35
7."All My Bridges Burning"Rosas, Robert Hunter4:51
8."West L.A. Fadeaway" (Grateful Dead cover)Jerry Garcia, Hunter7:03
9."The Lady And The Rose" 4:10
10."Mujer Ingrata"Rosas2:45
11."27 Spanishes" 4:37

Personnel

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Instrumentation for Los Lobos is unspecified on the album, but this is the usual:

Additional musicians

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

  • Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion
  • Susan Tedeschi – backing vocals (1)
  • Rev. Charles Williams – keyboards (3, 7)

Technical

  • Los Lobos – producer
  • Shane Smith – engineer, mixing (3, 7)
  • John Macy – engineer
  • Dave Simon-Baker – engineer
  • Jeff Ward – engineer
  • Steve Weeder – engineer
  • David Kalish – assistant engineer
  • Nick Sullivan – assistant engineer
  • Dave McNair – mixing (except 3, 7), mastering
  • Cesar Rosas – mixing (3, 7)
  • Louie Perez – art direction, photography
  • Al Quattrocchi – art direction, photography
  • Jeff Smith – art direction
  • Tornado Design – design
  • Drew Reynolds – photography
  • Derek Dressler – A&R
  • Robert Kim – project assistant
  • Dave McIntosh – music business affairs

Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 94
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] 20
US Billboard 200[10] 47
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 17

References

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  1. ^ "Tin Can Trust by Los Lobos". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Tin Can Trust - Los Lobos - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Album review: Los Lobos' 'Tin Can Trust'". 3 August 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Los Lobos: Tin Can Trust". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Tin Can Trust". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Los Lobos On World Cafe". National Public Radio.
  7. ^ "Tin Can Trust on Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Los Lobos – Tin Can Trust" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Los Lobos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Los Lobos Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2024.