What A Crying Shame is a Rock album by The Mavericks, originally released in 1994. On Gatefold: 28 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Rock
About
Cuban-American Raul Malo's tenor is so exquisite it should be placed in the Smithsonian. On the Mavericks's third album, it leaps through pure honky tonk of "There Goes My Heart," sweetly warbles through the soft-stepping "Pretend," and practically yodels heartbreak on the traditionalist "Ain't Found Nobody." Heartbreak is at the core of <i>What a Crying Shame</i>, and Malo makes these confessions of pain an energizing, cathartic experience. With pure country joy and a sound that's polished without being slick, the Mavericks made a flawless country revivalist album. Everything shines here, from the rockabilly swing of "The Things You Said to Me" to "I Should Have Been True" to their cover of Springsteen's "All That Heaven Will Allow," which sounds so orgranic and true you'd think The Boss should don a pair of cowboy boots and learn to two-step.
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Tracklist
- 1There Goes My Heart3:17
- 2What a Crying Shame3:50
- 3Pretend3:37
- 4I Should Have Been True5:14
- 5The Things You Said to Me3:31
- 6Just a Memory2:24
- 7All That Heaven Will Allow3:34
- 8Neon Blue3:56
- 9O What a Thrill3:13
- 10Ain't Found Nobody3:18
- 11The Losing Side of Me3:52
Credits
Performers
- Mark CasstevensACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Dennis BurnsideARRANGED BY CONDUCTOR
- Dennis WilsonBACKING VOCALS
- John Wesley RylesBACKING VOCALS
- Glenn WorfDOUBLE BASS
- Paul DeakinDRUMS
- Robert ReynoldsELECTRIC BASS
- Brent MasonELECTRIC GUITAR
- Rob HajacosFIDDLE
- James HouseBACKING VOCALS
- Joy Lynn WhiteBACKING VOCALS
- Nashville Strings SectionSTRINGS
- Stan LynchCONGAS TAMBOURINE
- Gary VanosdaleVIOLA STRINGS
- Jim GrosjeanVIOLA STRINGS
- Kristin WilkinsonVIOLA STRINGS
- Alan UmsteadVIOLIN STRINGS
- Carl GorodetzkyVIOLIN STRINGS
28 pressings tracked on Gatefold