Real Animal

Real Animal
Studio album by
Alejandro Escovedo
ReleasedJune 10, 2008
GenreRock
Length50:34
LabelBack Porch/Manhattan
ProducerTony Visconti
Alejandro Escovedo chronology
The Boxing Mirror
(2006)		 Real Animal
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
The A.V. ClubB
The Austin ChronicleStarStarStarStar
NowStarStarStarStar
PopMatters9/10
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star
Slant MagazineStarStarStarHalf star
SpinStarStarStarStar
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStarHalf star
UncutStarStarStarStar

Real Animal is a studio album by Alejandro Escovedo, released in 2008. It was produced by Tony Visconti, and co-written with Chuck Prophet.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Alejandro Escovedo and Chuck Prophet

  1. "Always a Friend" – 3:35
  2. "Chelsea Hotel '78" – 3:30
  3. "Sister Lost Soul" – 4:16
  4. "Smoke" – 4:23
  5. "Sensitive Boys" – 4:29
  6. "People (We're Only Gonna Live So Long)" – 3:21
  7. "Golden Bear" – 3:58
  8. "Nuns Song" – 4:50
  9. "Real As An Animal" – 3:05
  10. "Hollywood Hills" – 3:42
  11. "Swallows of San Juan" – 4:06
  12. "Chip N' Tony" - 3:10
  13. "Slow Down" - 4:09

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 Deming, Mark. "Review: Real Animal". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Real Animal by Alejandro Escovedo" – via www.metacritic.com.
  3. ↑ Gordon, Scott (June 24, 2008). "Alejandro Escovedo: Real Animal". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ Moser, Margaret (June 20, 2008). "Record Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ Perlich, Tim (June 20, 2008). "Disc Review - ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO". Now. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ Walz, Maura (June 24, 2008). "Alejandro Escovedo: Real Animal". PopMatters. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ Hermes, Will. "Review: Real Animal". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2009.
  8. ↑ Keefe, Jonathan (June 22, 2008). "Review: Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ Young, Jon (June 23, 2008). "Alejandro Escovedo, 'Real Animal'". Spin. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ With strong ensemble backing Escovedo alternates gentle, reflective lullabies with incendiary Mott-styled rockers, to marvellous effect. [Aug 2008, p.93]