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Texas Tornados (album)

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1990 studio album by Texas Tornados
Texas Tornados
English version cover
Studio album by Texas Tornados
ReleasedAugust 1990
GenreTex-Mex
Length31:09
LabelReprise
ProducerTexas Tornados, Bill Halverson
Texas Tornados chronology
Los Texas Tornados
(1990) 		Texas Tornados
(1990) 		Zone of Our Own
(1991)
Los Texas Tornados
Texas Tornados playing music with a tornado in the background.Spanish version cover

Texas Tornados is the debut album by supergroup Texas Tornados, released in August, 1990, through Reprise Records. This album was recorded in both English and Spanish, with Los Texas Tornados being the title of the Spanish version. In 1992, the track "Soy de San Luis", earned the band a Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album. The track "If That's What You're Thinking" was originally recorded by Karen Brooks in 1982.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Who Were You Thinkin' Of?"Cathie Pelletier; Jim Glaser; Paul Gauvin2:27
2."(Hey Baby) Que Paso"Augie Meyers; Bill Sheffield2:58
3."Laredo Rose"Rich Minus3:12
4."A Man Can Cry"Freddy Fender; Wayne Duncan3:38
5."Soy de San Luis"Santiago Jiménez, Sr.; translated by Louis Ortega3:46
6."Adios Mexico"Doug Sahm2:42
7."If That's What You're Thinking"Randy Sharp3:51
8."She Never Spoke Spanish to Me"Butch Hancock3:19
9."Dinero"Augie Meyers2:47
10."Baby! Heaven Sent Me to You"Huey P. Meaux2:29
Total length:31:09
Spanish version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."En Que Pensabas Tu"Cathie Pelletier; Jim Glaser; Paul Gauvin2:27
2."(Hey Baby) Que Paso"Augie Meyers, Bill Sheffield2:58
3."Rosa De Amor"Rich Minus3:12
4."El Hombre Llora"Freddy Fender, Wayne Duncan3:38
5."Soy de San Luis"Santiago Jiménez, Sr.3:46
6."Adios Mexico"Doug Sahm2:42
7."Si Eso Es Lo Que Piensas"Randy Sharp3:51
8."Bonito Es El Español"Butch Hancock3:19
9."Dinero"Augie Meyers2:47
10."El Cielo Un Angel Me Mando"Huey P. Meaux2:29
Total length:31:09

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 154
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 25

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 54

References

  1. ^ "Texas Tornados – Texas Tornados". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  2. Erin E. Bauer (2023). "Collaborative hybridity: Texas Tornados". Flaco's Legacy: The Globalization of Conjunto. University of Illinois Press.
  3. "Texas Tornados, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. "Texas Tornados, CLP". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
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