Let's Get Back "Brotherhood
never sounded so simple or so sweet" Blues Revue "These guys cook!
Wuth that Juke Logan-produced essential, GROOVE GREASE...party time, with
deep soul! Pasadena Weekly East LA comes straight from the heart with
the legendary brothers' new release! Rhythm, soul, and rock n roll, with
a touch of blues and a ton of classic LA sound. Ain't no escapin' this
contagious sound! Click on the song
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WITH ME BABY (CAN'T GO WRONG) (3:38) All songs written by the Delgado Brothers PRODUCED BY JOHN "JUKE" LOGAN
with the DELGADO BROTHERS for
Juke-House Productions Recorded & mixed at Pacifica Studios,
Los Angeles, CA THE DELGADO BROTHERS: WITH: David Hidalgo & Victor Bissetti appear
courtesy of Warner Brothers Records THE FIRST TIME I SAW & HEARD THE
DELGADO BROTHERS, I WAS STUNNED... I'd heard
all about them from my friends in Los Lobos, & from Bruce Bromberg
& Dennis Walker who produced their one & only ('til this) album
in 1987 on Hightone. But to experience them 'live' was indeed to get my
butt blown away, in the greatest of ways... It was '88 or so...they were touring behind
their first album (which built them an international following) &
I was a member of Dave Alvin's Allnighters - we found ourselves on several
bills together & became immediate friends. One thing led to another,
& all of a sudden there was "The Delgado Brothers with special-guest
Juke Logan" appearing at the King King & some other L.A. hipster-joints. I remember the rehearsals, in the customized
garage at the long-time Delgado Family home (the "Church of El Monte"),
still the residence of mother Belle, and with many of the 11 Delgado siblings
constantly coming & going. I was instructed: Come hungry, 'cause "Ma'
Belle" had cooked up tamales (THE BEST). I felt like familia, &
have ever since... One of my favorite phenomenons in music
is the lead-singing-drummer, & Steve Delgado is one of the best-of-the
best. As you'll hear on this disc, he's also developed, since the Brother's
first album, into a very strong lyricist & songwriter. Joe Delgado
has long been one of the "secret weapons" of the West Coast
Guitar Community (those who know have 'got my back' on this one...). This
album will further reveal his unique & firey instrumental approach,
his already-established songwriting (he wrote 5 for the first album),
not to mention his melodic gift & vocalizing (he's the "crooner"
of the band, so to speak...). Bob Delgado knows where the groove lives...&
spends his time hangin' out in this place when playing the bass. As the
senior Brother here, he also contributes a unique overall musical saavy.
The "Right Reverend Righteous" Ray Solis has to be beheld to
be believed; his on-the-edge playing & showmanship do not eclipse
the fact that he's one of the best percussionists there is... These guys had the nerve to try &
"retire" from music in '94. I didn't want to say anything, but,
as the saying goes, there was a "hole in my soul" without the
Brothers rockin' everybody's ass off everytime they played. Enter Sancho,
my radio-brother on KPCC. I'm thankful that songs from my album "The
Chill" found their way onto the Sancho show, to the extent that Sancho,
asked me to play the ninth annual Chicano Music Awards (rightfully having
become a major L.A. event). Obviously honored, I said I'd do it if I could
talk the Delgado Brothers (long-time Sancho show favorites) into re-forming
& joining me. I did, they did & we did... That show had an additional, theraputic
significance to me, as it occurred on the eve of the funeral of my mom,
Elinor "L.A. Ellie" Logan, a music-lover (& Delgado Brothers
fan) who's spirit was dancin'... It seemed to me almost as if the Delgado
Brothers had just been re-charging their batteries during their hiatus.
All things pointed to: "Let's make a record", which we did,
& this is it... We recruited some 'cousins' to help us
out. Michael Thompson is one of those amazing, almost telepathic, musicians
who always knows where you & the song are going before you get there...'cause
he's been there & back. His brilliant keyboard contributions are one
of the key pistons in this musical engine. The Texacali horns, busy these days cutting
with the likes of Bonnie Raitt & the Stones, jumped at the chance
to come down & have a ball with old friends. When we arranged for
the session, Joe Sublett (who's first L.A. session upon moving there in
the mid-80's was with the Delgado Brothers) commented, "those guys
have always been about joy". Well said... My partner Doug MacLeod (check-out our
'live' album together as a duo, also on Mocombo) & "Skillet"
(his trusty National acoustic) adds some Delta-style grease to two tracks.
Stephanie Riggio (my personal angel) shows that her voice is as beautiful
musically (look for her solo album of originals) as it is effective on
her award-winning (Best DJ - L.A. Music Awards) KPCC radio show. Victor
Bisetti, drummer/percussionist with Los Lobos, also fell by to explode
on the timbales... And speaking of Lobos, having David Hidalgo
join us, & apply his signature genius to two tracks, was another example
of "full circle". It was partly through Dave that I came to
know the Brothers...Los Lobos & the Delgados having come up alongside
one another in the always-thriving musical scene that is L.A.'s East Side.
Masterfully controlling the technical
end of things is Glenn "Mr. Sunshine" Nishida.The man always
delivers. I can't & won't make a move, recording-wise, without him... Producing this project has truly been
a labor of love for me. I feel we've come up with something fresh, using
all the elements that have always made the Delgado Brothers great. Their
time is now...& this music is permanent & built to last. People
all over the world have been waiting for the Brothers to "Get Back"...
It brings us great pleasure to do it... - John "Juke" Logan
"It's
been 12 years since LA's Delgado Brothers have released a record....the
all original material, which melds blues, rock, funk and even New Orleans
R & B elements, is affectingly personal." Billboard
2. LET'S
GET BACK (3:20)
3. REAL
DEAL(4:37)
4. IF
I DON'T GET HOME (4:33)
5. NO
REGRETS (6:34)
6. FINALLY HOME (4:45)
7. MIXED SIGNALS (4:24)
8. L.A. ELLIE (3:06)
9. SOMETHIN' ABOUT MY BABY (5:02)
10. BLUE LINE (3:14)
11. ONE FOR THE CHILDREN (3:15)
12. STRUTTIN' JOEY "D"
(3:24)
13. CHURCH OF EL MONTE (6:34)
Engineered by Glenn Nishida
(Asian cousin)
Assistant engineer: Miles
West (Egyptian cousin)
Mixed by Glenn Nishida,
Juke & the Brothers
Mastered by Eddy Schreyer at
Oasis
STEVE DELGADO: lead &
backing vocals, drums, woxixi on 13
JOE DELGADO: lead vocals
on 7 & 9, backing vocals, guitars
BOB DELGADO: bass
"Reverend" RAY SOLIS:
congas, shakere, maracas
MICHAEL "The Saint" THOMPSON
(Scottish cousin): Hammond B-3
organ, piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
DAVID HIDALGO (Lobo cousin):
accordian on 1 & 13, vocals
on 1 & 13, guitar on 13
DOUG MacLEOD (Scottish cousin):
National acoustic guitar
on 6 & 11
STEPHANIE RIGGIO (Sicilian
cousin): backing vocals on 3
VICTOR BISSETTI (Lobo cousin):
timbales on 9
The TEXACALI HORNS (Texas
cousins): on 2, 3 & 10
JOE
SUBLETT: tenor sax
DARRELL
LEONARD: trumpet
JOHN "JUKE" LOGAN
(Irish cousin): harmonica on 6, 8, &
11, 'Bowl-a-Rama' organ on 1
The DELGADO FAMILY: backing
vocals & general coolness
on 13
SANCHO (Atzlanian cousin):
good words on 13
Doug MacLeod appears courtesty of Audioquest
Records
