Ruben Blades "Nothing But The Truth" (1988) -Pop Rock-

Label : Elektra / Asylum Records

 Side One

01 - The Hit (Ruben Blades)
02 - I Can't Say (Sting)
03 - Hopes On Hold (Lou Reed & Ruben Blades)
04 - The Miranda Syndrome (Elvis Costello & Ruben Blades)
05 - Letters To The Vatican (Lou Reed & Ruben Blades)

Side Two

01 - The Calm Before The Storm (Lou Reed & Ruben Blades)
02 - In Salvador (Ruben Blades)
03 - The Letter (Ruben Blades)
04 - Chameleons (Ruben Blades & Carlos Rios)
05 - Ollie's Doo Wop (Ruben Blades)
06 - Shamed Into Love (Elvis Costello & Ruben Blades)


Produced by Tommy LiPuma, Carlos Rios, Ruben Blades & Lou Reed
Recorded at :

Bill Schnee Recording Studios, North Hollywood 

Power Station, New York City 

Sorcerer Sounds, New York City 

Ocean Way, Los Angeles 

RPM Studios, New York City 

Secret Sound, New York City
Mixed at :

Bill Schnee Recording Studios

Shakedown Sound
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
Additional Recording by Russell Schmitt, Jay Messina, Jon Fausty
Assistant Engineers : Wade Jaynes, Dave O'Donnell, Bart Stevens, Bob Loftus, Joe Schiff, Mike Ross, Stacy Baird, Mike Krowiak, Shawna Stobie, Eric Behrend
"The Calm Before The Storm" & "Letters To The Vatican" :

Recorded by Warren Bruleigh at Street Sound, New York City
Mixed by Richard Gottehrer, Jeffrey Lesser & Lou Reed at Shakedown Sound, New York City
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer, Hollywood

Production Coordinator : Rosemary Diminno


Side One

01 - The Hit

Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Guitar : Michael Landau
Keyboards : Alan Pasqua
Programmed Keyboards : Carlos Rios
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Congas : Bobby Allende
Background vocals : James Ingram, Phillip Ingram, Phil Perry, Howard Kenney, Carlos Rios

Arranged by Carlos Rios

Produced by Carlos Rios

02 - I Can't Say

Guitar : Carlos Rios
Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Keyboards : Alan Pasqua
Additional Keyboards : Larry Williams

Percussion : Lenny Castro

Sax : Larry Williams

Background vocals : Kate Markowitz, Carlos Rios, Larry Williams

Arranged by Carlos Rios

Produced by Tommy LiPuma, Carlos Rios

03 - Hopes On Hold

Guitar : Carlos Rios

Synthesizers : Jason Miles

Acoustic Guitar : Ruben Blades

Bass : Mike Viñas

Timbales : Ralph Irizarry

Congas / Percussion : Bobby Allende
Drums : Robby Ameen
Keyboards : Oscar Hernandez
Additional Keyboards : Larry Williams
Background vocals : James Ingram, Phillip Ingram, Phil Perry, Howard Kenney

Arranged by Carlos Rios

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

04 - The Miranda Syndrome

Acoustic Guitar : Elvis Costello

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa

Drums : Jeff Porcaro

Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Keyboards / Accordion : Alan Pasqua
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : James Ingram, Phillip Ingram, Phil Perry, Howard Kenney, Carlos Rios

Arranged by Carlos Rios

Produced by Tommy LiPuma, Carlos Rios

05 - Letters To The Vatican

Drums : J.T. Lewis
Bass : Yossie Fine
Guitar : Lou Reed, Mike Rathke
Sax : Rick Bell

Arranged by Lou Reed, Ruben Blades

Produced by Lou Reed, Ruben Blades

Side Two

01 - The Calm Before The Storm

Drums : J.T. Lewis
Bass : Yossie Fine
Guitar : Lou Reed, Mike Rathke
Sax : Rick Bell
Background vocals : J.T. lewis, Yossie Fine, Lou Reed, Mike Rathke, Rick Bell, Ruben Blades

Arranged by Lou Reed, Ruben Blades

Produced by Lou Reed, Ruben Blades

02 - In Salvador

Guitar : Carlos Rios
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Bass Overdubs : Abraham Laboriel
Keyboards : Alan Pasqua
Timbales : Ralph Irizarry

Arranged by Carlos Rios, Ruben Blades

Produced by Tommy LiPuma, Carlos Rios

03 - The Letter

Synthesizer : Larry Williams

Keyboards : Alan Pasqua

Programmed Keyboards : Carlos Rios

Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Guitar : Hadley Hockensmith
Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks

Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Sax : Larry Williams

Background vocals : James Ingram, Ruben Blades

Arranged by Carlos Rios, Ruben Blades
Produced by Tommy LiPuma, Carlos Rios

04 - Chameleons

Guitar : Hadley Hockensmith

Guitar Overdubs : Carlos Rios

Drums : John 'JR' Robinson

Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Background vocals : Kate Markowitz, Carlos Rios, James Ingram, Phil Perry, Howard Kenney

Bata : Bobby Allende, Ralph Irizarry, Marc Quiñones

Keyboards : Alan Pasqua
Programmed Keyboards : Carlos Rios
Owl : James Ingram
Arranged by Carlos Rios

Produced by Carlos Rios

05 - Ollie's Doo Wop

Background vocals : James Ingram, Phillip Ingram, Phil Perry, Carlos Rios, Howard Kenney

Arranged by Ruben Blades & Carlos Rios

Produced by Tommy LiPuma

06 - Shamed Into Love

Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Guitar : Hadley Hockensmith
Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks 
Keyboards : Alan Pasqua
Sax : Larry Williams
Cello : Buell Niedlinger
Background vocals : James Ingram, Phillip Ingram, Phil Perry, Howard Kenney

Arranged by Ruben Blades, Carlos Rios

Produced by Tommy LiPuma, Carlos Rios