Hangin' on by a Thread

by Texas Tornados

Overview

Album number three from the Texas Tornados (and the last until a short-lived reunion four years down the line) followed the same path as their first two entries -- which is to say, if it was fun and came somewhere from the great state of Texas, you'll find a taste of it here. With "Guacamole," Augie Meyers finally penned a fitting follow-up to "(Hey Baby) Que Paso"; Freddy Fender shows off his strong but silky pipes on the up-tempo "A Mover El Bote" and the weepy "I'm Trying"; Flaco Jimenez celebrates both the accordion and the bottle on the heartbroken "Ando Muy Borracho"; and Doug Sahm serves up a lot of rock and a little reggae on the title cut and "La Grande Vida." While the Tex-Mex influences dominate more strongly on Hangin' on by a Thread than they had on the first two albums, the album also sounds a bit more cohesive as a result, and Sahm's more rock-oriented material still displays a strong sense of the aural and cultural cross pollination that makes Texas music (and the Texas Tornados) so great. While it hardly sounds like a final gesture, curtain calls were not what this band was about, and Hangin' on by a Thread did make a better final chapter to the Texas Tornados' story than their 1996 reunion album, Four Aces. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	11/10/1992
Label:	Reprise
UPC:	0093624505822
Rank:	82750

Tracks

1. Hangin' on by a Thread
2. Tus Mentiras
3. Guacamole
4. To Ramona
5. A Mover el Bote
6. One and Only
7. Adios Mi Corazon
8. La Grande Vida
9. Trying
10. Ando Muy Borracho

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Texas Tornados   Primary Artist
Jim Horn   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
John Jorgenson   Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Gary Hickinbotham   Choir/Chorus,Vocals
Robert Overton   Guitar
David Roach   Piano
Speedy Sparks   Bass
Wally Doggett   Drums
Augie Meyers   Organ,Piano,Vocals,Clapping,Accordion,Vox Organ,Vox Continental
Flaco Jimenez   Vocals,Trumpet,Accordion,Vocal Harmony
Freddy Fender   Guitar,Vocals,Clapping,Choir/Chorus,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Doug Sahm   Guitar,Vocals,Bajo Sexto,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Mike Lawler   Synthesizer
Henry Brun   Congas
Harry Stinson   Bass,Drums,Cowbell,Clapping,Percussion
Augie Myers   Piano
Lucky Tomblin   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Bill Halverson   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Shawn Sahm   Guitar,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Acoustic)
Willie Weeks   Bass
Lewis Bustos   Sax (Tenor)
Ernie Durawa   Drums,Cowbell
Louis Terrazas   Bass
Louie Ortega   Choir/Chorus,Vocal Harmony,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Rocky Morales   Sax (Tenor)
John Ferrell   Vocals,Choir/Chorus
Charles McBurney   Trumpet
Oscar Tellez   Shaker,Bajo Sexto
Alan Monsarrat   Bass
Neil Walker   Vocal Harmony
David Jimenez   Drums
Joe Morales   Sax (Alto)

Technical Credits

Gary Hickinbotham   Assistant,Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Augie Meyers   Composer
Bob Dylan   Composer
Freddy Fender   Composer
Doug Sahm   Arranger,Composer,Horn Arrangements
Russell Smith   Composer
Jim Cotton   Mixing,Engineer
Jim Dickinson   Producer
Randy Black   Composer
Texas Tornados   Arranger,Producer
Marco Antonio Solis   Composer
Augie Myers   Composer
Paige Levy   Composer
Bill Halverson   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Billy Vaughn   Composer
Shawn Sahm   Arranger,Composer
Jose Morante   Composer
Matias Munoz   Composer
Grahame Smith   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Cameron Randle   Executive Producer
Todd Culross   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Paul Natkin   Photography
Laura LiPuma   Art Direction
Phil Mezzetti   Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Stuart H. Dill   Executive Producer
Mark D. Sanders   Composer
Lou Beach   Artwork,Illustrations
John Ferrell   Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Beth Middleworth   Design
Laura LiPuma-Nash   Art Direction
Hank Williams   Mastering