ROAMIN' BABY BLUES (T.Spain / J.A.Navarro).
In English.
Medium-tempo driving rhythm & blues. That girl's never coming back to you..The eternal litany of a blues song.
Organ: Mauri Corretjé (also a Despreciable)
Guitars: J.A. Navarro.
Lyrics by Tom.

IGUAL QUE TÚ (J.A.Navarro)
The same as you (J.A. Navarro)
In Spanish.
Rock & Roll as it was meant to be and the lyrics tell the God-honest truth - I don't know who you thought you were. The voice of Andrea Rockdiva-Despreciable makes everything seem easier. Backing vocals from Ana and Andrea herself.
Rhythm guitar: J.A. Navarro.
Solo guitar: Josele Marín (listen to this, it's amazing).

VAMOS A LA GUERRA, MI AMOR (J.A.Navarro)
Let's go to war, my love (J.A.Navarro)
In Spanish. Andrea on vocals telling us what a declaration of war should really be like. It hurts, but we love it. Even though things end badly. Backing vocals by Andrea herself and Ana. "We're the business" - in Ana's own words.

2nd GYPSY'S COURSE (J.Freeman/J.A.Navarro)
In English. Blues with a touch of soul. The lyrics by Dr. John Freeman and and Angie's voice remind us that things can always get worse.
Bass: Alejandro Vaquerizo (Ticol)
GUITARS: J.A. Navarro
Voice : Angie Herna

CHANGE THE RECORD, BABY (T.Spain/J.A.Navarro)
In English.
A fun recording involving almost all of us from ZonaBlues in Sonoland studios. The same studios where Keith Richards recorded and I don't know for sure but I think you can tell. Watch out for Matraco's piano solo.
You'd better change your ways, baby...Tom tells us. PIANO: Ruben "El matri"
GUITARS: J.A. Navarro
Backing Vocals and Handclaps: Tom Spain, Andrea Rodriguez, Marisa Ledesma, Angie Herna, Josele Marín, Dani Martinez.

COFFEE BAR COWBOY (J.Freeman/J.A.Navarro)
In English.
For every pleasure…a sacrifice, John tells us in his lyrics. Angie reminds us that there are still a lot of them out there. I recorded this with my sharkfin Stratocaster, panned to the left with the Gibson 335 lent by Josele on the right (you might well hear it the other way around).
Lead and backing vocals: Angie Herna
Guitars: J.A.Navarro

DEFIENDETE A TI MISMA (J.A. Navarro)
Stand up for yourself (J.A.Navarro)
In Spanish.
Andrea mentioned a line from the film "Million Dollar Baby" by Clint Eastwood ( a genius - watch out for his chapter in "The History of the Blues" produced by Martin Scorsese, with Ray Charles at death's door playing the piano with a cigarette in his mouth ) and I came up with this hard-hitting funky blues number. Dry.
By the way, I won't always be around, so...stand up for yourself.
Lead and backing vocals: Andrea Rodriguez Rockdiva Despreciable with a house in Avila.
Guitars: J.A. Navarro (the grandad).

LONG WAY HOME (Tom Spain/J.A. Navarro)
I'm still on the road trying to find the way home - it's just over the horizon but I can never make it. I'm tired of walking.
Lead and backing vocals: Tom Spain
Backing vocals: Andrea, Marisa and Angie.
Guitars: J.A. Navarro

MI ÚLTIMO BLUES (Inma Corrupción/J.A. Navarro)
My last blues
In Spanish.
Listen to these lyrics by Inma Corruption. No more words necessary. Pure blues in Spanish.
Lead and backing vocals: Inma Corruption Expósito Rockdiva Despreciable
The Penniless writer.
Guitars and sequencing: J.A. Navarro.

REALLY NEED TO KNOW NOW (Angie Herna/J.A. Navarro)
In English.
The first of future collaborations between Angie (lyrics) and myself. "Stop beating around the bush and tell the truth - the truth is what we need right now", sings Angie.
Lead and backing vocals: Angie Herna
Guitars and other: J.A. Navarro

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YA NO HAY SITIO PARA MÍ (J.A. Marín)
There's no place left for me
I wrote this song in 1978, when I was still playing bass with Argentinian rocker Moris. It was my first attempt at lyrics, as up until then, I was into composing solo guitar pieces. I should point out that I haven't changed a single comma, chord or bar since then. The song has been recorded exactly as intended back then. Marisa's lovely voice and feeling for the song, along with Juan Antonio's magnificent guitar-playing have only served to improve this blues number from my youth.

BLUES DE EMILIO MARIO, 7 (J.A. Marín)
The Emilio Mario number 7 Blues
This is another blues track from way back when, written not long after "There's no place left...". This time it's a more intimate and melancholic feel. It was written in minor chords and is based on a particular building in a specific street in Madrid. It was where we had our first rehearsals back in 1978. It was old falling-down bungalow where the rooms still fit for use had been turned into rehearsal rooms. Moris, myself and Jorge Ortuño (who later drummed with me in Bulldog) used to practise there, although it was Jorge who paid the rent! This track has also kept its original structure and lyrics. Once again, Marisa's voice and interpretation make the song.

HIGHWAY (J.A Marín)
A "road" song, written in 1988, with the then title: "I'm walking" or "The Highway". Magnificently sung by Tom, who also helped me adapt it into English ( the translated lyrics stick faithfully to the original Spanish version ). Note the splendid guitar solo courtesy of Juan Antonio.

MENTIROSA (J. A. Marín)
Liar
I believe I wrote this song around 1991 or '92. It was a track on a record that never got released, from my old group from the 90s "Compás de Cambio" (Juanma Vioque on bass, and Florentino Romero on drums, were my dear colleagues); and it was recorded in the legendary Kirios studios thanks to the support of Juan Carlos Ramirez. I took the name of the group from a beautiful song of Juan Antonio's and his group "Avenue of Passion". The song is done exactly as it was intended. In fact, in this case, even the voice is mine...(apologies).

JAZZY BLUES FOR YOU (J.A. Marín)
This was an instrumental piece for guitar, written around 1994. At the time, I wrote out some rough lyrics, but in the end I decided to leave it as it was, just adding some very simple brass and string arrangements, which I think work well. It was conceived as having two distinct sections which repeat three times, with the orchestra coming in on the final one. I see it as a sort of homage to the old jazz greats like Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel... with a few Gershwin brushstrokes thrown in.

RUNNIN' IN CIRCLES (J.A. Marín - Tom Spain)
I don't remember exactly when this guitar riff came to me. Maybe in the late 80s. But it was last year (2005), when deciding to put lyrics to it, we decided to turn it over to Tom seeing as he was going to be singing it in English. And here's the result. A great set of lyrics and the incomparable voice of Tom on vocals. The backing vocals give the chorus colour and come courtesy of Ana and Andrea.

TRAVELLIN' GUITARS (J. A. Marín)
This is a small but full-bodied bit of fun on guitars. I think I came up with this country-style riff in the late 80s as well. The result, without a shadow of a doubt, is the work of Juan Antonio; he gave the number its shape via a painstaking process of fitting together all the various guitar phrases.

ONCE A WEEK (J. A. Marín)
The rough outline of this came to me a few years ago and I finished off the definitive musical structure this year; as well as the lyrics in English, magnificently sung by Angie. It has a well-worn and timeless 40s feel, with those nice concessions to the old intimate jazz style, which give it a very special rhythmic-melodic feel. This features the collaboration of two admirable musicians and great friends: Alejandro Vaquerizo ("Ticol"), on bass; and Rubén Rebolleda ("Matraco"), on piano.

YO TE BUSCO (J. A. Marín)
I'm looking for you.
This song came to life at the end of the 80s when it featured on an album recorded in Kirios with my old group "Compás de Cambio" that never made it to the shops.
It was originally meant to be a swing tempo with a slow intro with phrasing chords. I decided to change the tempo, slowing it by half to give it a more bluesy feel. I think it worked out well. The song is definitely a touch disturbing, but with Andrea's voice and interpretation, it becomes moving.