title: By the Light of the Moon (album)
text: # By the Light of the Moon (album)
  
  By the Light of the Moon is the third album by the Mexican American rock group Los Lobos, released in 1987.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
  | Orlando Sentinel | |
  | The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
  | Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 |
  | The Village Voice | A− |
  
  The Chicago Tribune wrote that "not since Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska has a rock-and-roll album taken such a brutally frank look at the betrayals of the American Dream."
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (1987) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Australia (Kent Music Report) | 62 |
  
  ## Credits
  
  Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
  
  ### Personnel
  
  Los Lobos
  
  * David Hidalgo – lead vocals, guitars, accordion, six-string bass, lap steel, violin, hidalguera, percussion
  * Cesar Rosas – lead vocals, guitars, bajo sexto, mandolin, vihuela
  * Conrad Lozano – Fender electric bass, acoustic bass, guitarrón, vocals
  * Louie Pérez – drums, guitars, tenor longneck plectrum, hidalguera
  * Steve Berlin – tenor and baritone saxophones, harmonica
  
  Session members
  
  * Alex Acuña – percussion
  * T-Bone Burnett – vocals
  * Mickey Curry – drums
  * Anton Fier – drums
  * Mitchell Froom – keyboards
  * Ron Tutt – drums
  
  Production
  
  * T-Bone Burnett, Los Lobos – production
  * Bernie Grundman – mastering
  * Larry Hirsch – recording, mixing
  * David Glover, Mike Kloster, Stephen Shelton, Jimmy Preziosi, Doug Schwartz, Tony Chiappa, Magic Moreno – assistant recording
  * Mark Linett – remixing ("Is This All There Is?")
  
  Artwork and design
  
  * Jeff Price, Jeri McManus – art direction
  * Lendon Flanagan – photography
  