Hot Rail
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hot Rail
| type = studio
| artist = Calexico
| cover = Hotrail.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 9, 2000
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = WaveLab Studio, Tucson, AZ
| genre = Americana, indie rock, Tex-Mex, post-rock
| length = 53:17
| label = Quarterstick Records
| producer = Joey Burns, John Convertino
| prev_title = The Black Light
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Feast of Wire
| next_year = 2003
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score= {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hot-rail-r479180/review |title=Hot Rail - Calexico |last=Horowitz |first=Hal |website=AllMusic |access-date=2017-09-25}}
| rev2 = Christgau's Consumer Guide
| rev2score = {{rating-Christgau|neither}}{{Cite web |url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=calexico |title=Consumer Guide: Calexico |website=robertchristgau.com |access-date=2017-09-25}}
| rev3 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book|last1=Larkin|first1=Colin|authorlink1=Colin Larkin (writer)|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|date=2011|publisher=Omnibus Press|isbn=9780857125958|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_NNmFiUnSmUC|language=en}}
| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev4score = A−{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/05/19/hot-rail/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925132007/http://ew.com/article/2000/05/19/hot-rail/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 25, 2017 |title=Hot Rail |last=Weingarten |first=Marc |date=2000-05-19 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en-US |access-date=2017-09-25 }}
| rev5 = The Guardian
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,,219790,00.html |title=Other pop releases |last=Cameron |first=Keith |date=2000-05-12 |work=The Guardian |access-date=2017-09-25 |language=en}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6score = 7.9/10{{Cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1229-hot-rail/ |title=Calexico: Hot Rail Album Review |last=Chanko |first=Chip |date=2000-05-09 |website=Pitchfork |language=en |access-date=2017-09-25}}
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7score = 7/10{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/136562-calexico-hot-rail/ |title=Calexico: Hot Rail / Feast of Wire |last=Gilstrap |first=Andrew |date=2011-04-14 |website=PopMatters |access-date=2017-09-25}}
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Blashill |first=Pat |date=2000-05-22 |title=Calexico: Hot Rail |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/calexico/albums/album/222955/rid/5946238 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060509130640/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/calexico/albums/album/222955/rid/5946238 |archivedate=2006-05-09 }}
}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityslang.com/releases/calexico/Slang0680050%20DL/hot-rail-ltd-deluxe-edition/ |title=Hot Rail (Limited Deluxe Edition) |access-date=2013-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720190217/http://www.cityslang.com/releases/calexico/Slang0680050%20DL/hot-rail-ltd-deluxe-edition/ |archive-date=2013-07-20 |url-status=dead }}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = El Picador
| writer1 = Burns, Convertino
| length1 = 3:14
| title2 = Ballad of Cable Hogue
| writer2 = Burns
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = Ritual Road Map
| writer3 = Burns, Convertino
| length3 = 1:15
| title4 = Fade
| writer4 = Burns, Convertino
| length4 = 7:44
| title5 = Untitled III
| writer5 = Convertino
| length5 = 4:07
| title6 = Sonic Wind
| writer6 = Burns, Convertino
| length6 = 4:13
| title7 = Muleta
| writer7 = Burns
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Mid-Town
| writer8 = Burns
| length8 = 3:33
| title9 = Service and Repair
| writer9 = Burns
| length9 = 4:03
| title10 = Untitled II
| writer10 = Convertino
| length10 = 2:37
| title11 = Drenched
| writer11 = Burns
| length11 = 4:50
| title12 = 16 Track Scratch
| writer12 = Burns, Convertino
| length12 = 1:29
| title13 = Tres Avisos
| writer13 = Burns
| length13 = 5:11
| title14 = Hot Rail
| writer14 = Burns, Convertino
| length14 = 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
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!scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4632/calexico/|title=Calexico|work=Official Charts Company|accessdate=November 17, 2017}}
| 57 |
|---|
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|64031|Hot Rail}}
{{Calexico}}
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