El Rayo-X
El Rayo-X is David Lindley's debut studio album, released in 1981.
The album spent 18 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 83 on July 16, 1981.
Reception
The album generally received favorable reviews. Boo Browning, of The Washington Post, wrote:In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald stated:
Track listing
;Side 1- "She Took Off My Romeos" – 3:00
- "Bye Bye Love" – 2:50
- "Mercury Blues" – 3:33
- "Quarter of a Man" – 3:45
- "Ain't No Way" – 3:42
- "Twist and Shout" – 2:44
- "El Rayo-X" – 2:53
- "Your Old Lady" – 4:14
- "Don't Look Back" – 3:55
- "Petit Fleur" – 3:11
- "Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues" – 2:14
- "Pay the Man" – 3:30
Personnel
- David Lindley – vocals; electric guitar, slide guitar, divan saz, bandurria, 6-string bass, fliddle, whistling
- William D. "Smitty" Smith – organ
- Bob Glaub – bass
- Ian Wallace – drums
- George "Ras Baboo" Pierre – percussion, vocals, accordion, timbales
- Jackson Browne – vocals
- Jorge Calderón – vocals
- Garth Hudson – horns
- Curt Bouterse – hammered dulcimer
- Bill Payne – organ
- Reggie McBride – bass
- Greg Ladanyi – engineer, producer
- Jackson Browne – producer
- George Ybara, Jamie Ledner – assistant engineers
- Doug Sax, Mike Reese – mastering
- Jimmy Wachtel – art direction, design
- Gloria Von Jansky – lettering
- Kaz Sakamoto – photography
Awards and Charts