Kiko is the sixth album by the
Mexican American rock group
Los Lobos. With the exception of La Bamba's 2 million units sold, Kiko sold more units (
vinyl,
CDs,
cassettes) than any other album in their 46 year career of original songs. Roughly 450,000 units were sold worldwide.
A year after the album's release, Los Lobos performed a version of the song "Kiko and the Lavender Moon," as "
Elmo and the Lavender Moon," on the
PBS series Sesame Street.
Mitchell Froom and his House of Keyboards La Chilapeña brass band
Charts
Chart
Peak position
US Billboard 200
143
20th Anniversary Edition
In August 2012
Shout! Factory released a 20th Anniversary Edition of the album complete with 5 bonus tracks. Along with the re-issue, a full length concert recorded in 2006 at the House of Blues, San Diego titled Kiko Live was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and CD.
References
^Himes, Geoffrey (February 2, 1998).
"Colossal Head". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 24, 2021.