Label : Elektra / Asylum Records
Side One01 - 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)
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 :
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
02 - In Salvador
Guitar : Carlos Rios
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Bass Overdubs : Abraham Laboriel
Keyboards : Alan Pasqua
Timbales : Ralph Irizarry
04 - Chameleons
Guitar : Hadley Hockensmith
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 :
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 & 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
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
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
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
02 - I Can't Say
Guitar : Carlos Rios
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Keyboards : Alan Pasqua
Additional Keyboards : Larry Williams
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
03 - The Letter
Synthesizer : Larry Williams
Keyboards : Alan Pasqua
Programmed Keyboards : Carlos Rios
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Guitar : Hadley Hockensmith
Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks
Guitar : Hadley Hockensmith
Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Sax : Larry Williams
Sax : Larry Williams
Background vocals : James Ingram, Ruben Blades
Arranged by Carlos Rios, Ruben Blades
Produced by Tommy LiPuma, Carlos Rios
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
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
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
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
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