American Matador

American Matador is the second studio album by guitarist Marc Bonilla, released in 1993 through Reprise Records.

American Matador
Studio album by Marc Bonilla
Released	1993 (1993)
Recorded	Track Record; Andora; Alpha; Johnny Yuma; Can-Am; Entourage
Genre	Instrumental rock, hard rock
Length	55:02
Label	Reprise
Producer	Marc Bonilla, Michael Scott
Marc Bonilla chronology
EE Ticket (1991) American Matador (1993) Celluloid Debris (2019)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"American Matador"	Marc Bonilla	4:35
2.	"Get Off the Fence"	Bonilla	3:26
3.	"Streetalk"	Bonilla	3:17
4.	"A Whiter Shade of Pale"	Keith Reid, Gary Brooker	4:56
5.	"The Vanishing Road"	Bonilla	5:11
6.	"Mephisto"	Kevin Gilbert, Bonilla	3:37
7.	"Wake the Baby"	Bonilla	3:35
8.	"Under the Gun"	Bonilla	4:21
9.	"Vette Lag"	Bonilla	4:23
10.	"Prélude"	Maurice Ravel	3:12
11.	"In the Blue Corner"	Jude Cole, Bonilla	4:52
12.	"I Am the Walrus"	John Lennon, Paul McCartney	4:40
13.	"A Whiter Shade of Pale (Inst)"	Reid, Brooker	4:47
Total length:			55:02

Personnel

• Marc Bonilla – keyboards (1-8, 11-13), guitars (1-8, 10-13), mandolin (1), bass (1-8, 11-13), percussion (1), vocals (7), all instruments (9), programming (11)
• James Newton Howard – keyboards (1), acoustic piano (1), orchestration (1)
• Patrick Leonard – acoustic piano (4, 13)
• Mike Keneally – organ (4, 13)
• James DePrato – guitar (8)
• Ronnie Montrose – slide guitar (12)
• Toss Panos – drums (1, 3, 6), percussion (2, 7, 8, 12)
• Troy Luccketta – drums (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13)
• Lenny Castro – percussion (11)
• Glenn Hughes – vocals (4)

Production

• Marc Bonilla – producer, art direction
• Michael Scott – producer, engineer
• Jeff Hendrickson – mixing
• Danny Alonso – second engineer
• Chris Danley – second engineer
• John Jackson – second engineer
• Judy Kirschner – second engineer
• Pete Magdaleno – second engineer
• Terry Reiff – second engineer
• Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
• Michael Mason – "minister of vibology"
• Pat Dorn – production coordination
• Linda Cobb – art direction
• Karen Miller – photography
• John Singer Sargent – cover painting
• Doug Buttleman Management, Inc. – management