Street Signs (album)

Street Signs is an album by Latin funk rock band Ozomatli, released in 2004 by Real World Records and Concord Records. Street Signs was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[1]

Street Signs
Studio album by
Ozomatli
ReleasedJune 22, 2004
GenreFunk, jazz, Latin, rock, hip hop, world fusion
Length51:38
LabelReal World, Concord
ProducerDon Corleon, Daniel Lewis, Ozomatli, K. C. Porter, Jason Roberts, T-Ray
Ozomatli chronology
Embrace the Chaos
(2001)		 Street Signs
(2004)		 Live at the Fillmore
(2005)
Singles from Street Signs
  1. "Saturday Night"
    Released: August 18, 2005
  2. "Santiago"
    Released: October 25, 2005

This album won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2005. The song "Saturday Night" was featured in the video games Madden NFL 2005,[2] MX vs. ATV Unleashed,[3] and Sleeping Dogs, in the soundtrack to the film Turbo, and the trailer for the 2010 comedy film Hot Tub Time Machine.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[5]
PopMatters(favorable)[6]

Street Signs was awarded the Grammy for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album in 2005,[7] as well as a Latin Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in the same year.[8]

Track listing
  1. "Believe" (Andy Mendoza, Ozomatli, J. Smith-Freeman) – 5:02
  2. "Love & Hope" (JB Eckl, Ozomatli, K. C. Porter) – 4:24
  3. "Street Signs" (Ozomatli, Smith-Freeman) – 3:45
  4. "(Who Discovered) America?" (Eckl, Porter, Jason Roberts, Asdru Sierra) – 4:35
  5. "Who's to Blame" (Don Corleon, Daniel Lewis) – 3:13
  6. "Te Estoy Buscando" (Ozomatli) – 3:50
  7. "Saturday Night" (Ozomatli, Smith-Freeman) – 3:59
  8. "Déjame en Paz" (Ozomatli) – 3:29
  9. "Santiago" (Ozomatli) – 5:10
  10. "Ya Viene el Sol (The Beatle Bob Remix)" (Ozomatli) – 3:39
  11. "Doña Isabelle" (Ozomatli, Eddie Palmieri) – 1:05
  12. "Nadie Te Tira" (Ozomatli) – 4:47
  13. "Cuando Canto" (Ozomatli) – 4:40
Japanese bonus track[9]
  1. "Como Canto (Live)"

Personnel
Ozomatli
Additional musicians
Technical personnel

Chart performance
Chart (2004) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 125[10]
U.S. Billboard Latin Albums 2[10]
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums 2[10]
U.S. Billboard Heatseekers 2[10]
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums 7[10]

References
  1. Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  2. "Madden NFL 2005: Soundtrack Revealed - Xbox". TeamXbox. 1 July 2004. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  3. "MX vs. ATV Unleashed Blowout - PlayStation 2 Preview at IGN". IGN. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  4. Leggett, Steve. "Review: Street Signs". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  5. Endelman, Michael (25 June 2004). "Music Capsule Review: Street Signs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  6. Wheeland, Matthew (14 July 2004). "Ozomatli: Street Signs". PopMatters. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  7. McDermott, Tricia (13 February 2005). "2005 Grammy Award Winners". CBS News. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  8. Amter, Charlie (3 November 2005). "Latin Grammys Shake Things Up". E!. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  9. "Street Signs (Bonus Track)". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  10. "Ozomatli - Street Signs". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
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