Street Signs (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Street Signs

| type = Studio

| cover = Ozomatlistreetsigns.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 22, 2004

| recorded =

| studio = {{hlist|Glenwood Studios (Burbank, CA)|Beatdown Studios|G Digital Recording|Mountain Mouth Studios|Dog Dropping Studios (Los Angeles, CA)|The Plant (Sausalito, CA)|Music Lane Recordings (Austin, TX)}}

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=51|s=40}}

| label = {{hlist|Real World|Concord}}

| producer = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli|Chali 2na|Daniel Lewis|Don Corleon|Jason Roberts|J. B. Eckl|KC Porter}}

| prev_title = Embrace the Chaos

| prev_year = 2001

| next_title = Live at the Fillmore

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Street Signs

| type = studio

| single1 = Saturday Night

| single1date = August 18, 2005

| single2 = Santiago

| single2date = October 25, 2005

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Leggett |first=Steve |title=Ozomatli - Street Signs Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/street-signs-mw0000205177 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev2score = B{{Cite web |last=Endelman |first=Michael |date=June 25, 2004 |title=Street Signs |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/06/25/street-signs/ |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}

| rev3 = Now

| rev3score = 4/5{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Jason |date=July 22, 2004 |title=Ozomatli - NOW Magazine |url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/ozomatli/ |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=NOW Toronto |language=en-US}}

| rev4 = RapReviews

| rev4score = 8.5/10{{Cite web |last=Juon |first=Steve 'Flash' |date=August 17, 2004 |title=Ozomatli :: Street Signs :: Concord Records |url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2004_08_streetsigns.html |access-date=April 8, 2023 |website=www.rapreviews.com}}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite news |last=Denselow |first=Robin |author-link=Robin Denselow |date=June 25, 2004 |title=Ozomatli, Street Signs |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/jun/25/popandrock.shopping10 |access-date=April 8, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}

}}

Street Signs is the third studio album by American rock band Ozomatli. It was released on June 22, 2004, through Real World Records and Concord Records. Recording sessions took place at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, Beatdown Studios, G Digital Recording, Mountain Mouth Studios, and Dog Dropping Studios in Los Angeles, with additional recording at The Plant in Sausalito, California and Music Lane Recordings in Austin, Texas. Production was handled by the band themselves, together with T-Ray, Chali 2na, Daniel Lewis, Don Corleon, Jason Roberts, J. B. Eckl and KC Porter.

The album peaked at number 125 on the Billboard 200, number two on the Top Latin Albums, Latin Pop Albums and Heatseekers Albums, and number seven on the Independent Albums chart in the United States.

It won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards,{{cite web |last=McDermott |first=Tricia |date=13 February 2005 |title=2005 Grammy Award Winners |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2005-grammy-award-winners/ |access-date=21 October 2009 |publisher=CBS News}} as well as the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 6th Annual Latin Grammy Awards.{{cite web |last=Amter |first=Charlie |date=3 November 2005 |title=Latin Grammys Shake Things Up |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b51024_Latin_Grammys_Shake_Things_Up.html |access-date=21 October 2009 |publisher=E!}} Street Signs was included in Robert Dimery's 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.{{cite book|author1=Robert Dimery|author2=Michael Lydon|title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition|date=23 March 2010|publisher=Universe|isbn=978-0-7893-2074-2}}

The song "Saturday Night" was featured in the video games Madden NFL 2005,{{cite web |url=http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/6199/Madden-NFL-2005-Soundtrack-Revealed/ |title=Madden NFL 2005: Soundtrack Revealed - Xbox |work=TeamXbox |date=1 July 2004 |access-date=24 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304154816/http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/6199/Madden-NFL-2005-Soundtrack-Revealed/ |archive-date=4 March 2012 }} MX vs. ATV Unleashed,{{cite web|url=http://ps2.ign.com/articles/583/583305p1.html |title=MX vs. ATV Unleashed Blowout - PlayStation 2 Preview at IGN |website=IGN |access-date=16 August 2012}} and Sleeping Dogs, in the soundtrack to the 2013 film Turbo, and the trailer for the 2010 comedy film Hot Tub Time Machine.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Believe

| writer1 = Ozomatli

| extra1 = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli}}

| length1 = 5:02

| title2 = Love and Hope

| writer2 = {{hlist|Ozomatli|Karl Cameron Porter|Jason B. Eckl}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli}}

| length2 = 4:24

| title3 = Street Signs

| writer3 = Ozomatli

| extra3 = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli}}

| length3 = 3:46

| title4 = (Who Discovered) America?

| writer4 = {{hlist|Ozomatli|Porter|Jason Roberts}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|T-Ray|K. C. Porter|Jason Roberts|JB Eckl|Ozomatli ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}}

| length4 = 4:35

| title5 = Who's to Blame

| writer5 = {{hlist|Ozomatli|Daniel Lewis|Donovan Bennett}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Daniel Lewis|Don Corleon|Chali 2na}}

| length5 = 3:13

| title6 = Te Estoy Buscando

| writer6 = Ozomatli

| extra6 = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli}}

| length6 = 3:50

| title7 = Saturday Night

| writer7 = Ozomatli

| extra7 = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli}}

| length7 = 3:59

| title8 = Déjame en Paz

| writer8 = Ozomatli

| extra8 = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli}}

| length8 = 3:29

| title9 = Santiago

| writer9 = Ozomatli

| extra9 = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli}}

| length9 = 5:10

| title10 = Ya Viene el Sol

| note10 = The Beatle Bob Remix

| writer10 = Ozomatli

| extra10 = Ozomatli

| length10 = 3:39

| title11 = Doña Isabelle

| writer11 = {{hlist|Ozomatli|Eddie Palmieri}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli}}

| length11 = 1:05

| title12 = Nadie Te Tira

| writer12 = Ozomatli

| extra12 = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli}}

| length12 = 4:48

| title13 = Cuando Canto

| writer13 = Ozomatli

| extra13 = {{hlist|T-Ray|Ozomatli}}

| length13 = 4:40

| total_length = 51:40

}}{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title14 = Como Me Deule

| writer14 =

| extra14 =

| length14 = 3:41

| title15 = Believe (Live)

| writer15 =

| extra15 =

| length15 = 5:49

| total_length =

}}

Personnel

;Ozomatli

Asdru Sierra – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, trumpet
Raúl Pacheco – lead vocals, guitar, jarana, tres
Justin "El Niño" Porée – rap vocals, percussion, re-mixing (track 10)
Jabulani "Jabu" Smith-Freeman – rap vocals
Ulises Bella – vocals, keyboards, saxophone, melodica, requinto
Jiro Yamaguchi – vocals, percussion, tabla, orchestral and percussion arrangement
Willy "Wil-Dog" Abers – backing vocals, bass, orchestral and percussion arrangement
Sheffer Bruton – trombone
Mario Calire – drums
Rene "DJ Spinobi" Dominguez – turntables

;Additional musicians

Hassan Hakmoun – additional vocals (track 1)
Paul Livingstone – sitar (track 1)
Christopher Lennertz – orchestral arrangement (track 1, 2, 9, 13)
Forte Music City of Prague Orchestra – strings (tracks: 1, 2, 9, 13)
Les Yeux Noirs – strings (tracks: 1, 2)
Walter Miranda – piano (tracks: 3, 9)
Karl Cameron Porter – piano & producer (track 4)
Jason Roberts – programming & producer (track 4)
Chali 2na – rap vocals & producer (track 5)
Cut Chemist – turntables (track 8)
Greg Porée – acoustic guitar (track 9)
David Hidalgo – arpa jarocha & requinto (track 9)
Beatle Bob – introduction (track 10)
Eddie Palmieri – piano (tracks: 11, 12)

;Technical personnel

Ozomatli – producers, engineering, re-mixing (track 10)
Todd Ray – producer (tracks: 1-4, 6-9, 11-13)
Donovan "Don Corleon" Bennett – producer (track 5)
Daniel "Blaxxx" Lewis – producer (track 5)
Anton Pukshansky – engineering
Robert Carranza – engineering
Seth Presant – additional engineering
Bob Salcedo – additional engineering
Kennie Takahashi – additional engineering
John Hanes – digital audio editor, re-mixing (track 10)
Serban Ghenea – mixing engineer, re-mixing (track 10)
Tim Roberts – mixing assistant
Chris Gehringer – mastering
John Burk – executive producer, A&R
Christian Lantry – photography
Chris Dunn – A&R
Mary Hogan – A&R
Bob O'Connor – A&R

Charts

scope="col"\|Chart (2004) !scope="col"\|Peak position
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|125\|artist=Ozomatli\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 8, 2023}}
{{album chart\|BillboardLatin\|2\|artist=Ozomatli\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 8, 2023}}
{{album chart\|BillboardLatinPop\|2\|artist=Ozomatli\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 8, 2023}}
{{album chart\|BillboardIndependent\|7\|artist=Ozomatli\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 8, 2023}}
{{album chart\|BillboardHeatseekers\|2\|artist=Ozomatli\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 8, 2023}}

References

External links

{{Discogs master|51552|Ozomatli – Street Signs}}

Category:2004 albums

Category:Ozomatli albums

Category:Real World Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Todd Ray

Category:Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album

Category:Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album