| 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 | |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[4] | 
| The Guardian | |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[6] | 
| PopMatters | 7/10[7] | 
| Rolling Stone | |
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]
Track listing
| 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
Calexico
- Joey Burns – bass, guitar, cello, voice, loops, accordion, organ
 - John Convertino – drums, vibes, marimba, organ, percussion, accordion
 
Additional musicians
- 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
| Chart | Peak position  | 
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 57 | 
References
- ↑ 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.
 - ↑ 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.
 
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