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Hot Rail

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]

Hot Rail
Studio album by
Calexico
ReleasedMay 9, 2000
StudioWaveLab Studio, Tucson, AZ
GenreAmericana, indie rock, Tex-Mex, post-rock
Length53:17
LabelQuarterstick Records
ProducerJoey Burns, John Convertino
Calexico chronology
The Black Light
(1998)		 Hot Rail
(2000)		 Feast of Wire
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(neither)[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[5]
Pitchfork7.9/10[6]
PopMatters7/10[7]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[8]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."El Picador"Burns, Convertino3:14
2."Ballad of Cable Hogue"Burns3:29
3."Ritual Road Map"Burns, Convertino1:15
4."Fade"Burns, Convertino7:44
5."Untitled III"Convertino4:07
6."Sonic Wind"Burns, Convertino4:13
7."Muleta"Burns3:33
8."Mid-Town"Burns3:33
9."Service and Repair"Burns4:03
10."Untitled II"Convertino2:37
11."Drenched"Burns4:50
12."16 Track Scratch"Burns, Convertino1:29
13."Tres Avisos"Burns5:11
14."Hot Rail"Burns, Convertino3:58

The EU version of the album contains the additional track "Crystal Frontier" (Burns) between "Fade" and "Untitled III".

Personnel

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Calexico

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  • Joey Burns – bass, guitar, cello, voice, loops, accordion, organ
  • John Convertino – drums, vibes, marimba, organ, percussion, accordion

Additional musicians

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  • 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

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Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 57

References

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  1. ↑ Horowitz, Hal. "Hot Rail - Calexico". AllMusic. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Consumer Guide: Calexico". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  4. ↑ Weingarten, Marc (May 19, 2000). "Hot Rail". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ Cameron, Keith (May 12, 2000). "Other pop releases". The Guardian. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ Chanko, Chip (May 9, 2000). "Calexico: Hot Rail Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  7. ↑ Gilstrap, Andrew (April 14, 2011). "Calexico: Hot Rail / Feast of Wire". PopMatters. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ Blashill, Pat (May 22, 2000). "Calexico: Hot Rail". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ↑ "Hot Rail (Limited Deluxe Edition)". Archived from the original on July 20, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Calexico". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
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