El Rayo-X is David Lindley's debut studio album, released in 1981. The album spent 18 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 83 on July 16, 1981.
Reception
The album generally received favorable reviews. Boo Browning, of The Washington Post, wrote: In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald stated:
Track listing
Side 1
"She Took Off My Romeos" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) – 3:00
"Bye Bye Love" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) – 2:50
"Mercury Blues" (K. C. Douglas, Bob Geddins) – 3:33
"Quarter of a Man" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) – 3:45
"Ain't No Way" (Bob "Frizz" Fuller) – 3:42
"Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) – 2:44
Side 2
"El Rayo-X" (Jorge Calderón, David Lindley) – 2:53
"Your Old Lady" (Elmo Glick, O'Kelly Isley, King Curtis) – 4:14
"Don't Look Back" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) – 3:55
"Petit Fleur" (Solomon Feldthouse, Nancy Lindley) – 3:11
"Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues" (Huey "Piano" Smith) – 2:14
"Pay the Man" (David Lindley, George "Baboo" Pierre) – 3:30
Personnel
Musicians
David Lindley – bass (track 8), fiddle, guitar, violin, guitar (electric), vocals, whistle (human), slide guitar, bandurria, divan saz Bob Glaub – bass (all tracks except 6, 8, 10–11) George "Ras Baboo" Pierre – percussion, timbales, vocals, (all tracks), accordion on "Pay the Man" William D. "Smitty" Smith – organ, keyboards (tracks 1, 5–7, 11–12) Ian Wallace – drums Reggie McBride – bass (tracks 6, 10–11) Curt Bouterse – hammer dulcimer on "Petit Fleur" Jackson Browne – vocals on "Bye Bye Love", "Twist and Shout" and "Don't Look Back" Jorge Calderón – vocals on "Twist and Shout" Garth Hudson – horn, keyboards on "El Rayo-X" Bill Payne – organ, keyboards on "Bye Bye Love"