Sing Along with Los Straitjackets is the fourth studio album by American instrumental rock band Los Straitjackets.[4][5] It was released on September 25, 2001, by Yep Roc Records.
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| Studio album by Los Straitjackets | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock, surf rock, garage rock, rock and roll | |||
| Label | Yep Roc[1] | |||
| Producer | R. S. Field, Mark Linett, Los Straitjackets | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[3] |
Contrary to their instrumental work of previous and subsequent years, Sing Along with... contains vocal contributions from singers on thirteen cover versions, including Big Sandy (of Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys), Raul Malo (of The Mavericks) and Mike Campbell (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers).[6]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Featured vocalist(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Black Is Black" (Los Bravos cover) | Michelle Grainger, Tony Hayes, Steve Wadey | Raul Malo | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Chica Alborotada/Tallahassee Lassie" (Freddy Cannon cover) | Freddy Cannon, Bob Crewe, Frank Slay | Big Sandy | 1:56 |
| 3. | "Treat Her Right" (Roy Head & the Traits cover) | Roy Head, Gene Kurtz | Mark Lindsay | 2:47 |
| 4. | "I Ain't the One" (Jessi Colter and Waylon Jennings cover) | Jessi Colter | Alison Moorer and Lonesome Bob | 3:03 |
| 5. | "Down the Line" (Roy Orbison cover) | Roy Orbison, Sam Phillips | The Reverend Horton Heat | 2:15 |
| 6. | "Rey Criollo/King Creole" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller cover) | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | El Vez | 2:08 |
| 7. | "California Sun" (Joe Jones cover) | Henry Glover, Morris Levy | Dave Alvin | 2:33 |
| 8. | "I'll Go Down Swinging" (Bill Anderson cover) | Bill Anderson, Johnny Bienstock | Exene Cervenka | 2:13 |
| 9. | "La Suegra/Mother in Law" (Allen Toussaint cover) | Allen Toussaint | Big Sandy | 2:28 |
| 10. | "Bumble Bee" (LaVern Baker cover) | Eddie Fullylove | Mike Campbell | 2:47 |
| 11. | "Shake That Rat" (Nick Lowe cover) | Nick Lowe | Nick Lowe | 2:30 |
| 12. | "The End of the World" (Skeeter Davis cover) | Sylvia Dee, Arthur Kent | Leigh Nash | 3:54 |
| 13. | "A Huevo" (Lost Acapulco cover) | Lost Acapulco | The Trashmen | 2:10 |
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