El Rayo-X

Infobox Album |
Name = El Rayo-X
Type = studio
Artist = David Lindley


Released = 1981
Recorded = Record One, Los Angeles
Genre = Rock
Length = 39:31
Label = Asylum
Producer = Jackson Browne
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9fqxql5ldde~T1 Review]
Last album =
This album = "El Rayo-X" (1981)
Next album = "Win This Record" (1982)

"El Rayo-X" is David Lindley's first album, released in 1981 (see 1981 in music).

Track listing

#"She Took off My Romeos" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) - 3:00
#"Bye Bye Love" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) - 2:50
#"Mercury Blues" (K. C. Douglas, Bob Geddins) - 3:33
#"Quarter of a Man" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) - 3:45
#"Ain't No Way" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) - 3:42
#"Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) - 2:44
#"El Rayo X" (Jorge Calderón, David Lindley) - 2:53
#"Your Old Lady" (Elmo Glick, O'Kelly Isley, King Curtis) - 4:14
#"Don't Look Back" (William Robinson, Ronald White) - 3:55
#"Petit Fleur" (Solomon Feldthouse, Nancy Lindley) - 3:11
#"Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues" (Huey "Piano" Smith) - 2:14
#"Pay the Man" (David Lindley, George "Baboo" Pierre) - 3:30

Personnel

*Curt Bouterse - Hammer Dulcimer on "Petit Fleur"
*Jackson Browne - Vocals, Producer
*Jorge Calderón - Vocals
*Bob Glaub - Bass
*Garth Hudson - Horn, Keyboards on "El Rayo X"
*Greg Ladanyi - Engineer
*David Lindley - Bass, Fiddle, Guitar, Violin, Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Whistle (Human), Slide Guitar, Bandurria, Divan Saz
*Reggie McBride - Bass
*Bill Payne - Organ, Keyboards on "Bye Bye Love"
*Doug Sax - Mastering
*William D. "Smitty" Smith - Organ, Keyboards
*Gloria Von Jansky - Lettering
*Jimmy Wachtel - Art Direction, Design
*Ian Wallace - Drums
*George Ybara - Assistant
*Ras Baboo - percussion, timbales, vocals, accordion on "Pay the Man"

Awards and Charts

Billboard charts