La Pistola y El Corazón

La Pistola y El Corazón
Studio album by Los Lobos
Released	September 1988
Recorded	Sunset Sound Factory "Noon June 13 to Midnight June 17, 1988"
Genre	Chicano rock Tex-Mex Conjunto Mariachi Ranchera Son Jarocho
Length	25:04
Label	Slash Records, WB Records
Producer	Los Lobos
Los Lobos chronology
By the Light of the Moon (1987)By the Light of the Moon1987 La Pistola y El Corazón (1988) The Neighborhood (1990)The Neighborhood1990

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La Pistola y El Corazón (Spanish for "The Pistol and the Heart") is the seventh (mini-)album by the Mexican American rock group Los Lobos. The mini-album is dedicated to Tejano/Mariachi folk music. The cover is a painting by George Yepes.

Track listing

1. "La Guacamaya" – 2:05
2. "Las Amarillas" – 3:04
3. "Si Yo Quisiera" – 2:42
4. "(Sonajas) Mañanitas Michoacanas" – 2:23
5. "Estoy Sentado Aquí" – 2:28
6. "El Gusto" – 2:58
7. "Que Nadie Sepa Mi Sufrir" – 2:30
8. "El Canelo" – 3:27
9. "La Pistola y El Corazón" – 3:27

Personnel

• David Hidalgo - requinto jarocho (1, 8), vocals (1, 3, 8), violin (2, 4, 6), accordion (3, 5, 9), guitar (5, 7), lead vocals (6, 9), hidalgarron (8)
• Cesar Rosas - lead vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), guitar (1, 4, 5, 7, 8), huapanguera (2, 6, 9), bajo sexto (3), vocals (6)
• Louie Pérez - jaranas (1, 4, 6, 8, 9), vocals (1, 6, 8), drum (2, 3), vihuela (5), brushes (7)
• Conrad Lozano - guitarron (1, 4, 5, 6, 9), vocals (1), tololoche (3, 7, 8)
• Steve Berlin - soprano sax (3, 5, 9), The Lost Tribe Percussion Ensemble (4)
• Ratón - bells (2)
• Marty - The Lost Tribe Percussion Ensemble (4)

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