''Cruzados'' is the 1985 debut album of

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the

Cruzados The Cruzados were a 1980s rock band from Los Angeles, California. History The Cruzados were formed in 1983 by the members of The Plugz, featuring members Tito Larriva, Tony Marsico, Steven Hufsteter, Chalo Quintana, The band's self-titled a ...

. It featured the band's "classic line-up" of

Tito Larriva Humberto "Tito" Larriva (born 1953) is a Mexican/American songwriter, singer, musician, and actor. He came to prominence leading The Plugz, one of the earliest Los Angeles punk rock groups. Since the 1990s, his main musical outlet has been the T ...

, Steven Hufsteter,

Tony Marsico Tony Marsico (born Nov.8th, 1957) is an American bassist/composer best known as co-founder of the rock and roll band the Cruzados formed in 1983. (two albums on Arista Records (1985,1987). Prior to Cruzados, Marsico was a member of the Los Angeles p ...

, and Chalo Quintana. It also featured the band's best known songs, such as "Motorcycle Girl" "Flor De Mal" and "Just Like Roses".

Track listing

#"Wasted Years" ( Steven Hufsteter) #"Rising Sun" (

, Hufsteter,

, Chalo Quintana) #"Hanging Out in California" (Hufsteter) #"Motorcycle Girl (Larriva, Marsico) #"Flor De Mal" (Larriva, Hufsteter) #"Cryin' Eyes" (Larriva, Marsico) #"Seven Summers" (Larriva) #"Some Day" (Larriva) #"1,000 Miles" (Larriva, Marsico) #"Just Like Roses" (Hufsteter)

Personnel

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* Steven Hufsteter -

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- bass,

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* Chalo Quintana -

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Additional personnel

*David Williams -

on "Wasted Years", "Rising Sun", and "Hanging Out in California" * J.J. Holiday -

slide guitar Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...

on "Seven Summers" * Spyder Littleman -

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on "Seven Summers" * Gregory Kuehn -

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on "1,000 Miles" and "Just Like Roses" * Steve McRay -

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- on "Motorcycle Girl" and "Cryin' Eyes" * Paulinho Da Costa -

on "Hanging Out in California" * M.B. Gordy -

on "Some Day" * Frank Marsico -

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on "Flor De Mal" * Walter Fowler - emulator programming *Paul Fox - emulator programming *Patrick Foley - " drum wiz" * Paul Greenstein - 1937 Indian Motorcycle sound effects on "Motorcycle Girl"

Production

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- producer,

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- mastering * Rik Pekkonen - track engineering * Gregory M. Quesnel - mixing * Gary Gross -

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- styling * Wendy Ann Rosen -

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* Clifford Peterson - hair-styling * Don Davenport -

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References

* 1985 debut albums Cruzados albums Albums produced by Rodney Mills Arista Records albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub