Letter To Laredo
by Joe Ely
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Letter To Laredo is ranked 3rd best out of 18 albums by Joe Ely on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Joe Ely is Joe Ely which is ranked number 17372 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 64.
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Letter To Laredo track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (2 out of 11 tracks have been rated).
Letter To Laredo rankings
Letter To Laredo rankings summary
Overall rank: 30,911th | 1990s rank: 4,675th | 1995 rank: 475th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Romanelli | Top 78 Music Albums of 1995 | 72/78 | 0 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 48/100 | 11 |
| 2026 | zags7000 | Overall 201-300 | 65/100 | - |
| 2026 | Romanelli | My Overall Chart: 2501-2600 | 43/100 | - |
| 2025 | zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 6/100 | 5 |
| 2024 | platus | Top 30 Music Albums of 1995 | 12/30 | 3 |
| 2023 | henrygreen0203 | Top 50 Music Albums of 1995 | 12/50 | 4 |
| 2021 |  NickVolos | Top 100 Music Albums of 1995 | 4/100 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 28 | |||
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| ! | 12/21/2025 09:22 | zags7000 | 20,568 | 64/100 |
| ! | 11/30/2021 01:43 | henrygreen0203 | 873 | 74/100 |
| ! | 10/18/2021 04:51 | NickVolos | 9,131 | 77/100 |
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From Johnnyo 12/16/2025 17:30 in The Romanelli Music Diary: Sacred Cow
“2354 JOE ELY LETTER TO LAREDO 1995 – MCA Produced By JOE ELY 1. All Just To Get To You 2. Gallo Del Cielo 3. Run Preciosa 4. Saint Valentine 5. Ranches And Rivers 6. Letter To Laredo 7. I Saw It In You 8. She Finally Spoke Spanish To Me 9. I Ain’t Been Here Long 10. That Ain’t Enough 11. I’m A…”
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henrygreen0203 11/30/2021 01:49 | #276896
Letter to Laredo is the ninth studio album (MCA, 1995) by Texas singer-songwriter Joe Ely.
This one is often citied as one of his best, and it's a decent set with some flaws. The set of songs is good, with a reprise of Butch Hancock's She Never Spoke Spanish to Me, as well as the Tom Russell classic "Gallo del Cielo." Bruce Springsteen also makes an appearance as a backup singer but his presence is hardly detected.
Aside from the decent set of songs, the acoustic and Spanish influences get tired after awhile, making listeners long for Ely's energetic rockabilly records.
Recommended.
A-Side: All Just to Get to You
B-Side: Gallo Del Cielo
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