By the Light of the Moon is the third album by the Mexican American rock group Los Lobos, released in 1987.
Contents
Critical reception
The Chicago Tribune wrote that "not since Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska has a rock-and-roll album taken such a brutally frank look at the betrayals of the American Dream."
Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Personnel
Los Lobos
David Hidalgo – lead vocals, guitars, accordion, six-string bass, lap steel, violin, hidalguera, percussion
Cesar Rosas – lead vocals, guitars, bajo sexto, mandolin, vihuela
Conrad Lozano – Fender electric bass, acoustic bass, guitarrón, vocals
Louie Pérez – drums, guitars, tenor longneck plectrum, hidalguera
Steve Berlin – tenor and baritone saxophones, harmonica
Session members
Alex Acuña – percussion
T-Bone Burnett – vocals
Mickey Curry – drums
Anton Fier – drums
Mitchell Froom – keyboards
Ron Tutt – drums
Production
T-Bone Burnett, Los Lobos – production
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Larry Hirsch – recording, mixing
David Glover, Mike Kloster, Stephen Shelton, Jimmy Preziosi, Doug Schwartz, Tony Chiappa, Magic Moreno – assistant recording
Mark Linett – remixing ("Is This All There Is?")
Artwork and design
Jeff Price, Jeri McManus – art direction
Lendon Flanagan – photography
Charts
"One Time, One Night"
"Shakin' Shakin' Shakes"
"Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)"