Gates of Gold
Studio album by
Los Lobos
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
StudioBlue Velvet Studio, Santa Ana, California
Blue Cat Studios, San Antonio, Texas
Playground Recording Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Milagro Studios, Walnut, California
Native Sound Recording, St. Louis, Missouri
Revolution Recording, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenreChicano rock
Roots rock
Americana
Tex-Mex
Latin rock
Length42:44
Label429 Records
Proper Records (Europe)
ProducerLos Lobos
Los Lobos chronology
Disconnected in New York City
(2013) 		Gates of Gold
(2015) 		Llegó Navidad
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Absolute Sound[1]
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
CL Tampa Bay[4]
Elmore Magazine91/100[5]
Glide Magazine9/10[6]
Record Collector[7]

Gates of Gold is the fifteenth studio album by the American rock band Los Lobos, released in September 2015. It was released worldwide through 429 Records and in Europe through Proper Records. It is the band's first full-length studio album since 2010's Tin Can Trust.[8][9][10]

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Made to Break Your Heart" 4:44
2."When We Were Free" 5:09
3."Mis-Treater Boogie Blues"Cesar Rosas3:09
4."There I Go" 3:15
5."Too Small Heart" 3:51
6."Poquito Para Aqui"Rosas3:54
7."Gates of Gold" 3:50
8."La Tumba Sera el Final"Francisco Vidal2:38
9."Song of the Sun" 3:40
10."I Believed You So"Rosas4:23
11."Magdalena" 4:11

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[11]

Los Lobos

Additional musicians

Technical

References

  1. ^ Cahill, Greg (December 1, 2015). "Gates of Gold – The Absolute Sound Review". The Absolute Sound. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Deming, Mark. "Gates of Gold – AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Hal (September 24, 2015). "Gates of Gold – American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  4. ^ Snider, Eric (October 19, 2015). "Gates of Gold – CL Tampa Bay Review". CL Tampa Bay. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Clarke, Tom (September 25, 2015). "Gates of Gold – Elmore Magazine Review". Elmore Magazine. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Collette, Doug (September 24, 2015). "Gates of Gold – Glide Magazine Review". Glide Magazine. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  7. ^ Dalton, Nick (November 6, 2015). "Gates of Gold – Record Collector Review". Record Collector. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. ^ Gil De Rubio, Dave (November 9, 2016). "After 40 years, Los Lobos still survives". Sun Chronicle. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  9. ^ Lanham, Tom (October 1, 2015). "Los Lobos' Louis Perez reminisces about punk days". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  10. ^ Contreras, Felix (September 16, 2015). "Review: Los Lobos, 'Gates Of Gold'". NPR. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Gates of Gold on Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 August 2019.



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