''Dose'' is the second studio album by the American

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band

Latin Playboys Latin Playboys was a musical group formed by David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake, active in the 1990s. History The band began with a series of demo recordings made by Hidalgo on a home cassette tape four-track machine. The ...

. It was released on March 2, 1999 on

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. The album was produced by

Mitchell Froom Mitchell Froom (born June 29, 1953) is an American musician and record producer. He was a member of the bands Gamma and Latin Playboys, and is currently the keyboardist for Crowded House. He has produced albums for several artists, including R ...

and engineered by

Tchad Blake Tchad Blake (born 1955) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician. A native of Baytown, Texas, he has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including Al Green, American Music Club, Ani DiFranco, Apartment 26, Arc ...

, both of whom are also members of the band. As the album's engineer, Blake recorded all of the background sounds that appear on the album.

Recording

''Dose'' was primarily recorded at the home of one of the band's members,

David Hidalgo David Kent Hidalgo (born October 6, 1954, in Los Angeles.) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Los Lobos. Hidalgo frequently plays musical instruments such as accordion, violin, 6-string banjo, cello, requ ...

, on an

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. It was engineered at Tchad Blake's Sunset Sound Factory in Hollywood.

Release and marketing

''Dose'' was released on March 2, 1999 by Atlantic Records, which decided not to release a single from it. Atlantic's product manager, Pat Creed, told ''

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'' that he wanted people to find their own favorite track on the album, which he described as "not your typical radio record, but...one of those great things that is an ''album'', something that hangs together well.

Music and lyrics

Hidalgo said in 1999 that ''Dose'' had a significantly different sound than the group's self-titled debut. He told ''

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'' that: Brett Anderson of ''

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'' wrote in his review of the album that "Experimentalism doesn’t get any more organic than this. Hidalgo still sings like he’s trying to do his bittersweet memories justice, and even the looped and distorted guitars seem to echo from a more coherent place." The album's lyrics cover many disparate aspects of the experience of L.A.'s's East Side.

Track listing

# "Fiesta Erotica" – 3:09 # "Cuca's Blues" – 3:15 # "Ironsides" – 1:46 # "Mustard" – 3:29 # "Nubian Priestess" – 2:00 # "Dose" – 2:33 # "Latin Trip" – 2:58 # "Tormenta Blvd." – 2:09 # "Lemon 'N Ice" – 3:50 # "Locoman" – 2:49 # "Toro" – 0:38 # "Paletero" – 3:13 # "Paula Y Fred" – 3:06

Personnel

Latin Playboys

Louie Perez Louie may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Louie'' (American TV series), by comedian Louis C.K. * ''Louie'' (French TV series), animated series about a young rabbit who draws pictures which come to life * "Louie" (song), by Blood Raw * ''L ...

Other personnel

Tracy Bonham Tracy Bonham (born March 16, 1967) is an American alternative rock musician, best known for her 1996 single "Mother Mother". Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist, and is also a self-taught guitarist. S ...

- violin * Lisa Coleman - guest vocals *John Heiden - design * S. Husky Höskulds - assistant engineer *

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- mastering *

Jerry Marotta Jerome David Marotta (born February 6, 1956, in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American drummer who resides in Woodstock, New York. He is the younger brother of Rick Marotta, who is also a drummer and composer. Career Marotta was a member of the bands ...

- drums, percussion *

Wendy Melvoin Wendy Ann Melvoin (born January 26, 1964) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Prince as part of his backing band The Revolution, and for her collaboration with Lisa Coleman as one half of the duo Wendy ...

- guest vocals *John Paterno - assistant engineer, mixing assistant

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dose (Latin Playboys album) 1999 albums Latin Playboys albums Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Mitchell Froom