Real Animal

by Alejandro Escovedo

Real Animal cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 24 June 2008
  • Label: Manhattan
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 56:11
  • Community rating: 3.46/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced by legendary David Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti, the veteran roots rocker delivers an incredibly energetic, highly autobiographical collection of songs. Co-written with Chuck Prophet, the driving, melodic rock tracks chronicle Escovedo's incredible journey through the punk and Americana music scenes.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, guitar-driven, storytelling, unfiltered, impassioned

Tracklist

  1. Always A Friend (3:35)
  2. Chelsea Hotel '78 (3:30)
  3. Sister Lost Soul (4:16)
  4. Smoke (4:23)
  5. Sensitive Boys (4:29)
  6. People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long) (3:21)
  7. Golden Bear (3:58)
  8. Nuns Song (4:50)
  9. Real As An Animal (3:05)
  10. Hollywood Hills (3:42)
  11. Swallows Of San Juan (4:06)
  12. Chip N' Tony (3:11)
  13. Slow Down (4:09)
  14. Falling In Love Again
  15. I Got A Right

Credits

  • Alejandro Escovedo - primary artist, vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Brian Standefer - arranged by [strings], cello, backing vocals
  • Susan Voelz - arranged by [strings], violin, backing vocals, synthesizer [casiofk-5]
  • Josh Gravelin - bass, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Hector Munoz - drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Chuck Prophet - guitar, backing vocals
  • David Pulkingham - guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
  • Brad Grabell - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Tony Visconti - Organ

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