From Hell to Paradise
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From Hell to Paradise is the second album by the American country music
band The Mavericks
. It was released in 1992 on MCA Nashville Records. The album comprises ten songs, including four from their 1991 self-titled debut: "Mr. Jones", "The End of the Line (Jim Baker)", "This Broken Heart", and "A Better Way". Two cover songs are also featured on this compilation: "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" and "Hey Good Lookin'", which were previously recorded by Buck Owens
and Hank Williams, respectively. The latter cover was one of two singles released from this album, and it peaked at #74 on the Billboard
country charts in 1992. The other, "I Got You" b/w "A Better Way" failed to chart.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
band The Mavericks
The Mavericks
The Mavericks is a country music band founded in 1989 in Miami, Florida, United States. Between 1991 and 2003 they recorded six studio albums, in addition to charting 14 singles on the Billboard country charts...
. It was released in 1992 on MCA Nashville Records. The album comprises ten songs, including four from their 1991 self-titled debut: "Mr. Jones", "The End of the Line (Jim Baker)", "This Broken Heart", and "A Better Way". Two cover songs are also featured on this compilation: "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" and "Hey Good Lookin'", which were previously recorded by Buck Owens
Buck Owens
Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
and Hank Williams, respectively. The latter cover was one of two singles released from this album, and it peaked at #74 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
country charts in 1992. The other, "I Got You" b/w "A Better Way" failed to chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Raul Malo except where noted.- "Mr. Jones" – 3:24
- "The End of the Line (Jim Baker)" – 3:33
- "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" (Buck OwensBuck OwensAlvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
, Harlan HowardHarlan HowardHarlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
) – 2:38 - "This Broken Heart" – 3:45
- "I Got You" (Malo, Radney FosterRadney FosterRadney Foster is an American Texas Country artist. Initially a songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee, Foster made his debut in 1986 alongside Bill Lloyd in the duo Foster & Lloyd...
) – 3:11 - "From Hell to Paradise" – 4:46
- "A Better Way" – 3:49
- "Forever Blue" – 3:26
- "Hey Good Lookin'Hey Good Lookin' (song)"Hey Good Lookin" is a 1951 song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and his version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. Since its original 1951 recording it has been covered by a variety of artists.-Chart performance:...
" (Hank Williams) – 2:37 - "Children" – 5:04