Colossal Head

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Colossal Head

| type = Album

| artist = Los Lobos

| cover = Colossal Head - Los Lobos.jpg

| alt =

| released = March 19, 1996

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles, California

| genre = Funk rock,{{cite book|editor-first=Holly|editor-last=George-Warren|editor-first2=Patricia|editor-last2=Romanowski|year=2001|edition=3rd|title=The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0-7432-9201-4|page=580}} roots rock,{{cite journal |last1=Weingarten |first1=Marc |title=Los Lobos: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles CA |journal=Los Angeles Times |date=October 13, 1997 |url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/los-lobos-greek-theatre-los-angeles-ca |access-date=November 29, 2020}} avant-pop, Latino rock, blues rock

| length = 42:55

| label = Warner Bros.

| producer = Mitchell Froom, Tchad Blake, Los Lobos

| prev_title = Papa's Dream

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = This Time

| next_year = 1999

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/colossal-head-mw0000179132 |title=Colossal Head – Los Lobos |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=April 25, 2017 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine}}

| rev2 = Chicago Tribune

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/03/21/los-lobos-takes-risks-on-colossal/ |title=Los Lobos Takes Risks On 'Colossal' |work=Chicago Tribune |date=March 21, 1996 |access-date=April 25, 2017 |last=Kot |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Kot}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3Score = B−{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/1996/03/22/colossal-head/ |title=Colossal Head |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=March 22, 1996 |accessdate=April 25, 2017 |last=Eddy |first=Chuck |author-link=Chuck Eddy |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425205307/http://ew.com/article/1996/03/22/colossal-head/ |archivedate=April 25, 2017 |url-status=dead}}

| rev4 = The Guardian

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |title=Los Lobos: Colossal Head (Warner Bros.) |work=The Guardian |date=March 29, 1996 |last=Sweeting |first=Adam}}

| rev5 = Los Angeles Times

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-03-17-ca-47891-story.html |title=Los Lobos, 'Colossal Head', Warner Bros. |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 17, 1996 |access-date=April 25, 2017 |last=Cromelin |first=Richard}}

| rev6 = Rolling Stone

| rev6Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/colossal-head-19980202 |title=Colossal Head |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 18, 1996 |accessdate=April 25, 2017 |last=Himes |first=Geoffrey}}

| rev7 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev7Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite book |chapter=Los Lobos |last=Considine |first=J. D. |author-link=J. D. Considine |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/495 495–96]}}

| rev8 = Spin

| rev8Score = 8/10{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JheoECFjDqMC&pg=PA107 |title=Los Lobos: Colossal Head |journal=Spin |volume=12 |issue=1 |date=April 1996 |accessdate=April 25, 2017 |last=Miles |first=Milo |pages=107–10}}

| rev9 = The Village Voice

| rev9Score = A{{cite news |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv396-96.php |title=Consumer Guide |work=The Village Voice |date=April 9, 1996 |accessdate=April 25, 2017 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}

}}

Colossal Head is the eighth studio album by the rock band Los Lobos. It was released in 1996 on Warner Bros. Records.