Pistolero (album)
1999 studio album by Frank Black and the Catholics
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Pistolero is the second album by Frank Black and the Catholics, produced by Nick Vincent and released via spinART Records on March 9, 1999. It was recorded live, directly to a two track.
ReleasedMarch 9, 1999
RecordedFall 1998
StudiosSound City Studios, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
GenreAlternative rock
| Pistolero | ||||
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| Released | March 9, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1998 | |||
| Studios | Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 48:22 | |||
| Label | SpinART | |||
| Producer | Nick Vincent | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[3] |
| NME | 5/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[5] |
| Q | [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [8] |
Track listing
All tracks composed by Frank Black
- "Bad Harmony" – 3:19
- "I Switched You" – 5:21
- "Western Star" – 3:12
- "Tiny Heart" – 3:32
- "You're Such a Wire" – 2:07
- "I Love Your Brain" – 3:49
- "Smoke Up" – 2:55
- "Billy Radcliffe" – 2:24
- "So Hard to Make Things Out" – 5:37
- "85 Weeks" – 2:36
- "I Think I'm Starting to Lose It" – 2:11
- "I Want Rock & Roll" – 3:02
- "Skeleton Man" – 3:12
- "So. Bay" – 5:05
- "Valley of Our Hope" – (Japanese bonus track) – 4:17
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]
- Frank Black and the Catholics
- Frank Black – vocals, guitar
- Scott Boutier – drums
- David McCaffery – bass, backing vocals
- Rich Gilbert – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Technical
- Nick Vincent – producer
- Billy Joe Bowers – recording engineer
- Nick Raskulinecz – assistant engineer
- Eddy Schreyer – mastering engineer
- Inertia – design
