''El Cancionero: Mas y Mas'' is a four-CD

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, released in 2000. It contains album tracks, live recordings, rarities, and alternate versions, as well as tracks from solo and side projects, soundtracks, and tribute albums. Of the eighty-six tracks on the box set, eleven are previously unissued. "El Cancionero" translates as "songbook" or "the person who interprets songs," according to guitarist/drummer

Louie Pérez Louis Frausto Pérez, Jr. (born January 29, 1953) is an American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist for Los Lobos and Latin Playboys. Pérez started with Los Lobos playing primarily jarana (a small Mexican guitar) and singing. He is one ...

. The set was the subject of an essay by author

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called it "the definitive portrait of Los Lobos". He wrote, "As the set winds from the authentic Mexican folk music of 1977 through the gutsy roots rock of 1987 and the dreamy soundscapes of 1992 to the daring music of the mid-'90s and then the consolidation of their strengths on 1999's ''This Time'', it's hard not to be astonished not just by the band's range, but the fact that they do it all really well." ''

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'' described the box set as "a comprehensive history of the band" with "dodgy patches among the triumphs". The eighty-six tracks are, according to ''The Guardian'', "so varied it seems remarkable that they should be recorded by the same musicians."

Track listing

;Note * Tracks 8 and 9 recorded live January 14, 1984 at La Casa de la Raza, Santa Barbara,

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. ;Notes * Track 5 recorded live December 11, 1987 at the

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. * Track 20 recorded live October 18, 1987 in

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. ;Notes * Track 12 recorded live January 9, 1993 at the Moritz von Bomhard Theatre/Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts,

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. * Track 20 recorded live May 16, 1996 at the Wells Fargo Theater/Autry Museum of the American West,

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. ;Note * Track 21 recorded live August 2, 1997 at

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. ;Los Lobos *

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, requin ...

– vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, accordion, violin, banjo, 6-string bass, piano, drums, percussion * Cesar Rosas – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin *

– drums, percussion, guitar, fraustophone, vocals, lead vocals on "Alone in a Crowd" *

Conrad Lozano Conrad R. Lozano (born March 21, 1951, in Los Angeles, California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a t ...

– electric and acoustic basses, fretless bass, guitarrón, vocals, lead vocals on "Guantanamera" *

Steve Berlin Steven M. Berlin (born September 14, 1955, Philadelphia) is an American saxophonist, keyboardist and record producer, best known as a member of the rock group Los Lobos and, before that, Top Jimmy & the Rhythm Pigs, the Blasters, and the Flesh ...

– saxophones, flute, harmonica, melodica, keyboards, percussion ;Additional musicians * Charlie Tovar – congas, percussion (Disc one: 1, 2) *

T-Bone Burnett Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (born January 14, 1948) is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter. He rose to fame as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. He has received multiple Grammy awards for his work in film ...

– acoustic guitar, organ (Disc one: 10-16), vocals (Disc one: 19-25) *

Alex Acuña Alejandro Neciosup Acuña (born December 12, 1944), known professionally as Alex Acuña, is a Peruvian-American drummer and percussionist. Background Born in Pativilca, Peru, Acuña played in local bands such as La Orquesta de los Hermanos Neci ...

– percussion (Disc one: 10-16, 19-25 / Disc two: 6, 12, 19 / Disc three: 1-7 / Disc four: 17), hand drums (Disc two: 11), shekere (Disc two: 14), drums (Disc four: 17) *

Ry Cooder Ryland Peter "Ry" Cooder (born March 15, 1947) is an American musician, songwriter, film score composer, record producer, and writer. He is a multi-instrumentalist but is best known for his slide guitar work, his interest in traditional music, an ...

– accordion, bajo sexto (Disc one: 17) *

Jim Dickinson James Luther Dickinson (November 15, 1941 – August 15, 2009) was an American record producer, pianist, and singer who fronted, among others, the band Mud Boy and the Neutrons, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Biography Dickinson was born in Lit ...

– piano (Disc one: 17) * Jorge Calderon – bass (Disc one: 17) *

Jim Keltner James Lee Keltner (born April 27, 1942) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session work. He was characterized by Bob Dylan biographer Howard Sounes as "the leading session drummer in America".Howard Sounes. ''Down ...

– drums (Disc one: 17 / Disc two: 16, 17), percussion (Disc one: 17 / Disc two: 17) *

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

– keyboards (Disc one: 19-25 / Disc three: 1-7, 13, 14 / Disc four: 15, 17-20), harmonium (Disc two: 12) *

Mickey Curry Michael Timothy Curry (born June 10, 1956) is an American musician. He has collaborated with singer-songwriter Bryan Adams since the early 1980s, but has also worked with Hall & Oates, Cher, Tina Turner, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, ...

– drums (Disc one: 19-25 / Disc two: 1) *

Anton Fier Anton Fier (June 20, 1956 – September 14, 2022) was an American drummer, producer, composer, and bandleader. Family Fier, known as Tony, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ruthe Marie Fier and Anton J. Fier Jr., a former Marine and electrician. ...

– drums (Disc one: 19-25) *

Ron Tutt Ronald Ellis Tutt (March 12, 1938 – October 16, 2021) was an American drummer who played concerts and recording sessions for Elvis Presley, the Carpenters, Roy Orbison, Neil Diamond, and Jerry Garcia. Early life Born in Dallas, Texas, United ...

– drums (Disc one: 19-25) *

John Hiatt John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has been awarded ...

– vocals (Disc one: 19 / Disc two: 14) * Danny Timms – organ, Wurlitzer (Disc two: 14), piano (Disc two: 16) * Jerry Marrota – drums (Disc two: 11, 14 / Disc 4: 15), percussion (Disc four: 15) *

Levon Helm Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for the Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. H ...

– vocals (Disc two: 13) * Victor Bisetti – percussion (Disc two: 18 / Disc three: 1-10, 15-17, 19, 20 / Disc four: 1-8, 17-21), drums (Disc three: 8-12, 15, 17-20 / Disc four: 7, 12-14) * Fermin Herrera – Veracruz harp (Disc three: 6) * Pete Thomas – drums (Disc three: 1-7 / Disc four: 1-5, 18, 19) * La Chilapeña Brass Band – horns (Disc three: 9) *

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, Arct ...

– bass, guitar (Disc three: 13, 14 / Disc four: 15) *

Robert Rodriguez Robert Anthony Rodriguez (; born June 20, 1968) is an American filmmaker, composer, and visual effects supervisor. He shoots, edits, produces, and scores many of his films in Mexico and in his home state of Texas. Rodriguez directed the 1992 ac ...

– guitar (Disc three: 19) *

Yuka Honda Yuka Honda is a Japanese-American musician who resides in New York City. She is a multi-instrumentalist (mainly piano, synthesizer, sampler and other keyboards), composer, record producer, and co-founder of the band Cibo Matto. Throughout her c ...

– keyboards, sampling (Disc four: 1-5) * Efrain Toro – percussion (Disc four: 1-5) *

Money Mark Mark Ramos Nishita (born February 10, 1960), known professionally as Money Mark, is an American producer and musician, best known for his collaborations with the Beastie Boys from 1992 until 2011. Early life Born in Detroit to a Japanese-Hawai ...

– keyboards (Disc four: 6) *

Paul Burlison Paul Burlison (February 4, 1929 – September 27, 2003) was an American pioneer rockabilly guitarist and a founding member of The Rock and Roll Trio. Burlison was born in Brownsville, Tennessee, where he was exposed to music at an early age ...

– guitar (Disc four: 7) *

Jim Weider James Jeffrey Weider (born December 21, 1951) is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the Band. He joined the reformed version of the Band in 1985 to replace original guitarist Robbie Robertson. Biography A native of Woodstock, N ...

– guitar (Disc four: 7) * Joe Ely – guitar, vocals (Disc four: 9, 10) *

Rick Trevino Ricardo Treviño Jr. (born May 16, 1971) is an American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Nashville in 1993, Trevino began his career that year with the release of his debut single "Just Enough Rope", the first mainstream country music sin ...

– guitar (Disc four: 9, 10), vocals (Disc four: 9-11) *

Freddy Fender Freddy Fender (born Baldemar Garza Huerta; June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006) was an American Tejano, country and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. He was bes ...

– acoustic bass, vocals (Disc four: 9, 10) *

Ruben Ramos Ruben Ramos, also known as El Gato Negro, is an American Tejano music performer. Beginning his music career in the late 1960s, Ruben's fame as has grown throughout the years as he formed his own distinct sound of music. In March 1998, Ruben was ...

– vocals (Disc four: 9-11) * Joel Guzman – piano, organ, accordion, percussion, vocals (Disc four: 9, 10) *

Max Baca Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1 ...

– bajo sexto, bass, drums, vocals (Disc four: 9, 10) * Sarah Fox – backing vocals (Disc four: 9) * Will-Dog – bass (Disc four: 11) * Alberto Salas – piano, percussion (Disc four: 11) * Cougar Estrada – drums, percussion (Disc four: 11) *

Raul Malo Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr. (born August 7, 1965, in Miami, Florida), known professionally as Raúl Malo, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He is the lead singer of country music band The Mavericks and the ...

– vocals (Disc four: 11) * Eddie Baytos – organ (Disc four: 12, 13) *

Flaco Jiménez Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez (born March 11, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and accordionist from San Antonio, Texas. He is known for playing Norteño, Tex Mex and Tejano music. Jiménez has been a solo performer and session musician, as ...

– accordion, vocals (Disc four: 14) *

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 ...

– vocals (Disc four: 15) * Lisa Coleman – vocals (Disc four: 15) * Mike Halby – vocals, instruments (Disc four: 16) * Aaron Ballesteros – drums (Disc four: 20) *

Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, pop, country, folk, and blues. She has released eleven studio albums, five compilations and three li ...

– vocals (Disc four: 21) ;Technical * Luis R. Torres – producer (Disc one: 1, 2) * Los Lobos – producer (Disc one: 1, 2, 18-25 / Disc two: 7-11, 13-19 / Disc three: 1-11, 16-19 / Disc four: 1-6, 8, 17-20) * Steve Berlin – producer (Disc one: 3-7, 10-16 / Disc two: 2-4 / Disc four: 9-11), mixing (Disc three: 18, 19) * T-Bone Burnett – producer (Disc one: 4-7, 10-16, 19-25) * Larry Hirsch – producer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17), engineer (Disc one: 15, 18-25 / Disc two: 6-11, 13-17), mixing (Disc one: 15, 18 / Disc two: 9-17) * Ry Cooder – producer (Disc one: 17) * Mitchell Froom – producer (Disc two: 1, 12 / Disc three: 1-7 / Disc four: 1-5, 17-20) *

Hal Willner Hal Willner (April 6, 1956 – April 7, 2020) was an American music producer working in recording, films, television, and live events. He was best known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical sty ...

– producer (Disc two: 6) * Tchad Blake – producer (Disc four: 1-5, 17-20), engineer (Disc two: 12 / Disc three: 1-7 / Disc four: 1-5, 17-20), mixing (Disc three: 1-7, 11, 17 / Disc four: 18-20) *

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 ...

– producer, engineer, mixing (Disc three: 13, 14 / Disc four: 15) * John Chelew – producer (Disc three: 15) * Leib Ostrow – producer (Disc three: 16) * Eugene Rodriguez – producer (Disc three: 16) * Cesar Rosas – producer (Disc four: 12-14, 21), engineer (Disc three: 16, 18, 19 / Disc four: 12-14), mixing (Disc three: 16 / Disc four: 8, 17, 21) *

Mario Caldato Jr. Mario Caldato Jr. (born February 24, 1961), also known as Mario C., is a Brazilian-born record producer and studio engineer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson in the US, Marcelo D2 and Seu Jorge in Brazil. Early life Cal ...

– producer, engineer, mixing (Disc four: 6) * Jim Weider – producer (Disc four: 7) * David Hidalgo – producer (Disc four: 16) * David Sandoval – associate producer (Disc one: 1, 2) * Joe Schiff – associate producer, engineer, mixing (Disc three: 15), assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17) * David Hirshland – associate producer (Disc three: 15) * Patrick Flynn – engineer (Disc one: 1, 2) * Mark Fleisher – engineer, mixing (Disc one: 1, 2) * George Johnsen – engineer (Disc one: 3) *

Mark Linett Mark may refer to: Currency * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina * East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927 * Fin ...

– engineer (Disc one: 4-14, 16), mixing (Disc one: 4-7), remixing engineer (Disc one: 21) * Mark Ettel – engineer, mixing (Disc one: 17) * Stephen Shelton – engineer (Disc two: 6), assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25) * Bob Schaper – engineer (Disc two: 1-4 / Disc four: 6), mixing (Disc two: 19 / Disc three: 18) * Keith Keller – engineer (Disc two: 5) * Scott Woodman – engineer (Disc two: 7, 8) * Stacy Baird – engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17) * Clark German – engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17) *

Dusty Wakeman Donald "Dusty" Wakeman is an American rock/country music producer and engineer based in Burbank, California. Wakeman is also credited as a bass player on many recordings. Dusty has worked with Dwight Yoakam, Lucinda Williams, Jim Lauderdale, Buc ...

– engineer (Disc two: 18) * Peter Doell – engineer (Disc two: 18) * Paul duGré – engineer (Disc two: 19 / Disc 3: 8, 9), mixing (Disc three: 8, 9) * John Paterno – engineer (Disc four: 1-5, 7, 8, 17-20), assistant engineer (Disc three: 1-7, 13, 14 / Disc four: 15), mixing (Disc four: 8, 12-14) * Bill Jackson – engineer (Disc three: 10, 17, 19), mixing (Disc three: 19) * David Wells – engineer (Disc three: 11, 16) * Warren Dennis – engineer, mixing (Disc three: 16) * Dave McNair – engineer (Disc four: 9-11), mixing (Disc four: 9, 10) * Husky Hoskulds – engineer (Disc four: 17-20), assistant engineer (Disc four: 15) * Mike Monroe – engineer (Disc four: 16) * Louis Stetzel – engineer (Disc four: 21) * Charles Paakkari – assistant engineer (Disc one: 10-14, 16) * Judy Clapp – assistant engineer (Disc one: 17) * David Glover – assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25) * Mike Kloster – assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25) * Jimmy Preziosi – assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25) * Doug Schwartz – assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25) * Tony Chiappa – assistant engineer (Disc one: 17, 19-25) * Magic Moreno – assistant engineer (Disc one: 19-25) * Dan Bosworth – assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17 / Disc three: 1-7)) * Eric Rudd – assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17) * Brian Soucy – assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17), mixing (Disc four: 17) * Tom Nellen – assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17) * Neal Avron – assistant engineer (Disc two: 9-11, 13-17) * Julie Last – assistant engineer (Disc two: 12) * Wendy Thompson – assistant engineer (Disc two: 19 / Disc three: 8, 9) * Steve Gamberoni – assistant engineer (Disc four: 9, 10) * Fred Rennert – assistant engineer (Disc four: 9, 10) * Robert Breen – assistant engineer (Disc four: 11) * Howard Willing – assistant engineer (Disc four: 17-20) * Josh Turner – assistant engineer (Disc four: 17-20) * Joe Zook – assistant engineer (Disc four: 17-20) * Joe Ferla – mixing (Disc two: 6) *

Ralph Sall Ralph Sall is an American record producer, music supervisor, composer, songwriter and screenwriter. He is the president of Bulletproof Entertainment, a company involved in several facets of the entertainment industry, including film, television ...

– mixing (Disc two: 18) * Ray Blair – mixing engineer (Disc two: 18) * Mike Kloster – mixing assistant (Disc two: 19) * Michael Prince – mixing (Disc three: 16) * John Holbrook – mixing (Disc four: 7) * Paul Rabjohns – digital assembly (Disc three: 19) ;Box set * Gary Stewart – producer * Tim Bernett – executive producer * Los Lobos – executive producer *

Bill Inglot Bill Inglot is an American music engineer and producer, best known for remastering older recordings to high quality digital standards. Inglot worked for Rhino Entertainment and other Warner Music Group labels from 1982 to 2007. He was largely re ...

– remastering, sound producer * Dan Hersch – remastering * Cesar Rosas – music research * Jo Motta – project coordinator * Gary Peterson – discographical annotation * Steve Berlin – discographical annotation * Vanessa Atkins – editorial supervision * Sheryl Farber – editorial supervision * Daniel Goldmark – editorial research * Louie Pérez – editorial direction, art supervision * Shawn Amos – A&R editorial coordinator * Hugh Brown – art direction * Al Quattrocchi – art direction * Jeff Smith – art direction * Tornado Design – design * James Austin – cover inspiration * Stan Grant – cover painting

References

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