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1999 studio album by Alejandro Escovedo
Bourbonitis Blues
Studio album by Alejandro Escovedo
ReleasedMay 4, 1999 (1999-05-04)
GenreAlternative rock, alternative country, chicano rock
LabelBloodshot
ProducerChris Stamey
Alejandro Escovedo chronology
More Miles Than Money: Live 1994-1996
(1998) 		Bourbonitis Blues
(1999) 		A Man Under the Influence
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)
Orlando Sentinel
Pitchfork Media6.1/10

Bourbonitis Blues is an album by the musician Alejandro Escovedo, released in 1999 on Bloodshot Records.

Production

The tracks were recorded in Austin and in North Carolina, with a few live recordings from a Chicago show.

Critical reception

No Depression deemed the album "a modest effort: a mix of covers and fresh originals, studio tracks and live cuts, bound together with no apparent logic other than it’s all good, warm, current work."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo; except where indicated

  1. "I Was Drunk" (Live) – 4:53
  2. "Irene Wilde" (Ian Hunter) – 2:52
  3. "California Blues" (Live) (Jimmie Rodgers) – 3:21
  4. "Guilty" – 4:54
  5. "Amsterdam" (John Cale) – 3:43
  6. "Everybody Loves Me" – 3:26
  7. "Pale Blue Eyes" (Live) (Lou Reed) – 6:15
  8. "Sacramento & Polk" (Live) – 4:44
  9. "Sex Beat" (Jeffrey Lee Pierce) – 4:09

Personnel

  • Alejandro Escovedo - acoustic and electric guitar, vocals
  • Bill McCullough - pedal steel
  • Glenn Fukunaga - bass
  • Mycle Konopka - mixing
  • Hector Muñoz - drums
  • David Perales - violin, backing vocals
  • Maya Escovedo - photography
  • Joe Eddy Hines - acoustic and electric guitar
  • Todd V. Wolfson - photography
  • Chris Phillips - drums, percussion
  • Dana Lee Smith - artwork
  • Melissa Swingle - harmonica, backing vocals
  • Timothy Powell - engineer
  • Brian Standefer - cello
  • Tom V. Ray - bass
  • Chris Stamey - bass, guitar, harmonium, producer, engineer
  • Tim Harper - engineer
  • Kelly Hogan - vocals
  • Jon Langford - acoustic guitar, vocals

References

  1. Deming, Mark. "Alejandro Escovedo: Bourbonitis Blues". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. "'BOURBONITIS' IS BRILLIANT". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. Lieberman, Neil (20 April 1999). "Bourbonitis Blues Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  4. Christgau, Robert (18 May 1999). "Consumer Guide". Village Voice. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. "Alejandro Escovedo | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. Wolff, Kurt (July 6, 2000). "Country Music: The Rough Guide". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  7. "ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO 'Bourbonitis Blues' Bloodshot". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. "Alejandro Escovedo - Bourbonitis Blues". No Depression.
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