Alejandro Escovedo is an American musician. He is from a very musical family that has generated several professional musicians, including longtime Prince collaborator Sheila E (who is Escovedo's niece). Escovedo began performing in the first-wave punk rock group The Nuns, with Delphine Neid, Jennifer Miro, and Jeff Olener, in San Francisco, California. After Escovedo's departure, The Nuns recorded an album on Posh Boy Records, but had little commercial success.
In the 1980s Escovedo moved to Austin, Texas, where he adapted a roots rock/alternative country style in the bands Rank and File (with Chip and Tony Kinman) and the True Believers (with his brother Javier and Jon Dee Graham). However, it was with the release of his first solo albums, "Gravity" in 1992 and "Thirteen Years" in 1994, and on through his sixth album, A Man Under the Influence (produced in 2001), that he found his true voice. Although he has yet to crossover to any type of mainstream audience, he has a huge...
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Track listing: ArizonaDearhead on the WallNotes on AirOne True LoveThe LadderBreak This TimeEvita's LullabySacramento & PolkI Died a Little TodayTake Your Place (John Cale mix)The Boxing MirrorTake Your Place (Larry Goetz mix)
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Track listing: Put You DownSlipCrooked FramePissed Off 2AMNickel and a SpoonLittle BottlesSometimesGuiltyTired SkinWIth These HandsTugboat
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Track listing: By the Hand of the Father ThemeWaveDid You Tell Me?Dos Hermanos/Two BrothersBallad of the Sun and the MoonMexico AmericanoSeven YearsRosalieHard Road59 YearsInside This DanceCanción MixtecaWith These HandsSilenceAnd Yet/Theme
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Track listing: Thirteen YearsWay It GoesShe Towers AboveTell Me WhyTwo AngelsI Wish I Was Your MotherPale Blue EyesGravity
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Track listing: WaveRosalieRhapsodyAcross the RiverCastanetsDon't Need YouFollow You DownWedding DayAs I FallAbout This LoveVelvet Guitar
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Track listing: I Was DrunkIrene WildeCalifornia BluesGuiltyAmsterdamEverybody Loves MePale Blue EyesSacramento & PolkSex Beat
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Track listing: Last to KnowSlipPissed Off 2 a.m.SwayOne More TimeShe Doesn't Live Here AnymoreBroken BottleI Wanna Be Your DogShe Towers AboveFive Hearts BreakingGravity / Falling Down Again / Street Hassle
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Track listing: Thirteen Years ThemeBallad of the Sun and the MoonTry, Try, TryWay It GoesLosing Your TouchThirteen YearsThirteen Years ThemeHelplessMountains of MudTell Me WhyThirteen Years ThemeShe Towers AboveBaby's Got New PlansThe EndThirteen Years Theme
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Track listing: Losing Your TouchTwo AngelsI Wish I Was Your MotherPale Blue EyesGravityThe End
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