1. Who Were You Thinkin' Of? - Texas Tornados, Gauvin, Paul
2. (Hey Baby) Que Paso - Texas Tornados, Meyers, Augie
3. Laredo Rose - Texas Tornados, Minus, Rich
4. A Man Can Cry - Texas Tornados, Duncan, Wayne
5. Soy de San Luis - Texas Tornados, Jimenez, Santiago
6. Adios Mexico - Texas Tornados, Sahm, Doug
7. If That's What You're Thinking - Texas Tornados, Sharp, Randy
8. She Never Spoke Spanish to Me - Texas Tornados, Hancock, Butch
9. Dinero - Texas Tornados, Meyers, Augie
10. Baby! Heaven Sent Me to You - Texas Tornados, Meaux, Huey P.
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At an age when most performers of their stature are either fading fast or priming for the oldies circuit, Doug Sahm, Freddie Fender, Flaco Jimenez, and Auggie Meyers regrouped and made some of the rawest, swingingest, and most memorable music of their careers. Each member puts a slightly different spin on the Tex-Mex sound and the results blaze back and forth across the boundaries of spicy rock & roll ("Adios Mexico"), Tejano ("Who Were You Thinking Of"), and honky-tonk weepers ("A Man Can Cry"). You don't have to be familiar with Mexican music or the Spanish language to love this album: Its soul knows no borders and rocks right over any resistance. --Roy Francis Kasten
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Texas Tornados
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1990-07-17)
- Publisher: Reprise / Wea
- Label: Reprise / Wea
- Studio: Reprise / Wea
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 6 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #12871
Avg. Customer Review:
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: You can't lose... 2000-10-18
Comment: The Texas Tornados are like the reverse of the old big-box-containing-a-smaller-box-containg-a-smaller-box joke that your sister pulled on you when you opened your Christmas present. The band presents you with a brightly-colored package (graphically and musically) that seems somewhat modest at first but over time grows into a dear treasure. The songs unashamedly pluck at all the heartstrings with no apologies and you have to laugh at their brazen chutzpah. The musicians' credentials are voluminous and undeniable. The melding of Sahm-Meyers, Fender and Jimenez is a classic case of the whole being more that the sum of the parts. This Tex-Mex album is the AM-radio soundtrack for a sunny spring day driving south on Interstate 25 with the top down and a couple of shots of tequila just starting to warm your gut. Only the most pretentious or dour of listeners will fail to get a spiritual lift from this little gem. Don't cheat yourself-add Texas Tornados to your road collection.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: This music will live forever 2000-06-20
Comment: With the caliber of musicians in this band this music is destined to live forever. How will any other group hope to mach the diversity of the late Doug Sahms, from down and dirty blues to the twangy pedal steel guitar, this home grown Texas superstar will shine forever. This collection of various Tornado tunes highlights well the sound and soul of the TEXAS TORNADOS.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Everybody loves this music! 1999-05-27
Comment: This is always a favorite to share with others on road trips. Everybody loves to sing along! The songs are sad but they make you feel so happy. Buy this album. I've had to replace it a couple of times. Can't say that about too many other items in my music collection. Have purchased it as a gift several times too for the people who've come to love it on camping trips.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: pure san antonio cantina music, i love it 1999-03-27
Comment: you must buy this if you like great texas musi
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: This album is great fun. 1998-11-15
Comment: I bought this album on a whim and loved it. When I'm sitting in traffic I put it on and find myself belting out the songs at the top of my longs. Buy this album, it is pure fun.
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