''Adelitas Way'' is the debut album by
Adelitas Way
Adelitas Way is an independent American band formed in Las Vegas in 2006. The band's debut single "Invincible", broke them into the mainstream scene after the song made numerous television appearances in commercials and live sporting events. As ...
, released on July 14, 2009. It is the first and only album to feature guitarist
Chris Iorio before leaving the band a few months after the album was released. A limited edition autographed booklet was included when you pre-ordered the album on www.newburycomics.com. The album has sold over 200,000 copies, and over 1 million singles.
Album cover
According to guitarist Chris Iorio, the album cover is an interpretation of when Rick DeJesus met a young woman who worked in a brothel, when he went to
– "Rick met the girl and she poured her heart out to him and it really touched him...people’s lives can be so tough – we’re in a recession, North Korea is talking about going to war with us, Mexico just had the swine flu and the album cover is an interpretation of times in our lives when things might look bad but knowing that you can always overcome your biggest obstacles."
Track listing
Personnel
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Rick DeJesus
Rick Anthony DeJesus (born September 20, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for being the founder and lead vocalist of the hard rock bands Adelitas Way and Sun Never Sets.
Musical career
In 2005, he was the singer for a ban ...
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lead vocals
*Chris Iorio –
lead guitar
Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featu ...
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Keith Wallen
Keith Wallen (born February 24, 1980) is an American musician who is the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Breaking Benjamin, former guitarist and backing vocalist of Adelitas Way, and the co-founder, lead singer and guita ...
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rhythm guitar,
backing vocals
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*Derek Johnston –
bass guitar
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*Trevor "Tre" Stafford –
drums,
percussion
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*Mike Watts – mixing
References
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2009 debut albums
Adelitas Way albums
Virgin Records albums
Albums produced by Johnny K