¡Bastardos!

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Field	Value
name	¡Bastardos!
type	Album
artist	Blues Traveler
cover	Bastardos.jpg
released	September 13, 2005
recorded	Austin, TX
genre	Rock
length	56:29
label	Vanguard
producer	Jay Bennett
prev_title	Truth Be Told
prev_year	2003
next_title	Cover Yourself
next_year	2007
misc	{{Singles
name	¡Bastardos!
type	album
single1	Amber Awaits
single1date	August 2005
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| name = ¡Bastardos! | type = Album | artist = Blues Traveler | cover = Bastardos.jpg | alt = | released = September 13, 2005 | recorded = Austin, TX | venue = | studio = | genre = Rock | length = 56:29 | label = Vanguard | producer = Jay Bennett | prev_title = Truth Be Told | prev_year = 2003 | next_title = Cover Yourself | next_year = 2007 | misc = {{Singles | name = ¡Bastardos! | type = album | single1 = Amber Awaits | single1date = August 2005 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Rolling Stone | rev2Score = ¡Bastardos! is the eighth studio album by American jam band Blues Traveler released on September 13, 2005, and produced by Jay Bennett (formerly of Wilco).

The band stated in an interview years ago that they wanted to name an album "Those Bastards!"; that manifested in this album's title.

Track listing

1. "You Can't Stop Thinking About Me" (Chan Kinchla, John Popper) – 4:24
2. "Amber Awaits" (Chan and Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 3:47
3. "After What" (Popper, Ben Wilson) – 3:34
4. "Money Back Guarantee" (Popper, Wilson) – 3:48
5. "Can't Win True Love" (Popper) – 4:57
6. "Nail" (Popper, Wilson) – 3:06
7. "Leaning In" (Popper, Wilson) – 3:48
8. "She and I" (Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 4:51
9. "Rubberneck" (Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 3:11
10. "Nefertiti" (Tad Kinchla, Popper) – 4:15
11. "What Could Possibly Go Wrong" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 2:47
12. "That Which Doesn't Kill You" (Chan Kinchla, Popper) – 4:12
13. "She Isn't Mine" (Popper) – 3:18
14. "The Children of the Night" (Brendan Hill, Popper) – 6:31

Personnel

• John Popper – harmonica, vocals
• Chan Kinchla – electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
• Brendan Hill – percussion, drums
• Tad Kinchla – bass
• Ben Wilson – keyboards
• Jay Bennett – production, guitar, percussion
• Teresa Cole – backing vocals
• Carlos Sosa – saxophone
• Fernando Castillo – trumpet
• Raul Vallejo – trombone

''¡Bastardos en Vivo!''

On August 29, 2006, ¡Bastardos en Vivo!, an EP containing live recordings of several songs from ¡Bastardos!, was released. It also includes a rendition of the Charlie Daniels Band's southern rock song, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia".

Charts

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References

References

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. (2005-09-13). "Bastardos! - Blues Traveler | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards".
2. (September 22, 2005). "Bastardos".

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