The Mavericks discography
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The Mavericks
was a neotraditional country
band led by Raul Malo
. Its discography consists of six studio album
s, three compilation album
s, and a live album
. The band's highest-certified album is 1994's What a Crying Shame
, certified platinum by the RIAA and double platinum by the CRIA
. 1995's Music for All Occasions
was certified gold in the US and platinum in Canada, while Trampoline
and It's Now! It's Live!, both from 1998, earned gold certification in Canada.
The Mavericks also released twenty singles. Although fourteen of these charted on the Billboard
country singles charts, none reached Top Ten on that chart, with the highest-peaking being the #13 "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down", a collaboration with accordionist Flaco Jiménez
. Two singles — "What a Crying Shame" and "Here Comes the Rain" from 1994 and 1995, respectively — reached Top Ten on the RPM
country charts in Canada. A cover of the pop standard "Blue Moon
" was also a #15 Adult Contemporary hit in Canada, while "Dance the Night Away" and "I've Got This Feeling" both entered the UK Singles Chart
, with the former peaking at #4.
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...
was a neotraditional country
Neotraditional country
Neotraditional country, also known as "new traditional" country, is a country music style that emphasizes the instrumental background and a 'traditional' country vocal style. Neotraditional country artists often dress in the fashions of the country music scene of the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s...
band led by Raul Malo
Raul Malo
Raúl Francisco Martínez-Malo Jr. , known professionally as Raúl Malo, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He was the lead singer of country music band The Mavericks and the co-writer of many of their singles, as well as Rick Trevino's 2003 single "In My Dreams"...
. Its discography consists of six studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s, three compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s, and a live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
. The band's highest-certified album is 1994's What a Crying Shame
What a Crying Shame
What a Crying Shame is the third studio album by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on February 1, 1994 by MCA Nashville...
, certified platinum by the RIAA and double platinum by the CRIA
Cria
A cria is the name for a baby camelid such as a llama, alpaca, vicuña, or guanaco. It comes from the Spanish word cría, meaning "baby". Its false cognate in English, crya , was coined by British sailors who explored Chile in the 18th century and were quick to describe the camelids onomatopoeically...
. 1995's Music for All Occasions
Music for All Occasions
Music for All Occasions is the fourth studio album by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on September 26, 1995 by MCA Nashville...
was certified gold in the US and platinum in Canada, while Trampoline
Trampoline (The Mavericks album)
Trampoline is the fifth studio album by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on March 10, 1998 by MCA Nashville. It features the singles "To Be with You," "Dance the Night Away" and "I've Got This Feeling." Although none of these singles were Top 40 hits on the U.S...
and It's Now! It's Live!, both from 1998, earned gold certification in Canada.
The Mavericks also released twenty singles. Although fourteen of these charted 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 singles charts, none reached Top Ten on that chart, with the highest-peaking being the #13 "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down", a collaboration with accordionist Flaco Jiménez
Flaco Jiménez
Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez is a Tejano music accordionist from San Antonio, Texas. Jiménez's father, Santiago Jiménez Sr. was a pioneer of conjunto music. He began performing with his father at age seven and recording at age fifteen, as a member of Los Caporales...
. Two singles — "What a Crying Shame" and "Here Comes the Rain" from 1994 and 1995, respectively — reached Top Ten on the RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
country charts in Canada. A cover of the pop standard "Blue Moon
Blue Moon (song)
"Blue Moon"'s first crossover recording to rock and roll came from Elvis Presley in 1956. His cover version of the song was included on his self-titled debut album Elvis Presley....
" was also a #15 Adult Contemporary hit in Canada, while "Dance the Night Away" and "I've Got This Feeling" both entered the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, with the former peaking at #4.
1990s albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| US Country | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
CAN RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
NZ | NOR VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
SWE Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
NL MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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| The Mavericks The Mavericks (1991 album) The Mavericks is the 1991 self-titled debut album of the American country music band The Mavericks. It was released on the Miami, Florida-based Cross Three label. Written entirely by lead singer Raul Malo, it is also their only album to feature guitarist Ben Peeler. "This Broken Heart", the only... |
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| From Hell to Paradise From Hell to Paradise 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 ", "This Broken Heart", and "A Better Way"... |
MCA Records MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003... |
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| What a Crying Shame What a Crying Shame What a Crying Shame is the third studio album by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on February 1, 1994 by MCA Nashville... |
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Music Canada Music Canada was a Canadian music television miniseries which aired approximately monthly on CBC Television from 1966 to 1967.-Premise:This series featured various special productions of music and dance, from classical to modern styles.-Scheduling:... : 2× Platinum Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... : Platinum |
| Music for All Occasions Music for All Occasions Music for All Occasions is the fourth studio album by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on September 26, 1995 by MCA Nashville... |
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| Trampoline Trampoline (The Mavericks album) Trampoline is the fifth studio album by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on March 10, 1998 by MCA Nashville. It features the singles "To Be with You," "Dance the Night Away" and "I've Got This Feeling." Although none of these singles were Top 40 hits on the U.S... |
Universal Music Group Nashville Universal Music Group Nashville is Universal Music Group's country music subsidiary. Some of the labels in this group include MCA Nashville Records, Mercury Nashville Records, and Lost Highway Records... |
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2000s albums
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| The Mavericks The Mavericks (2003 album) The Mavericks is the self-titled sixth studio album by the American country music band The Mavericks. It was their only release for Sanctuary Records, and their first studio album since 1998's Trampoline. The album produced three singles in "I Want to Know", "Would You Believe", and a cover of "The... |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| US Country | US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of The Mavericks Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of The Mavericks Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of The Mavericks is the first greatest hits collection by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was originally released on November 9, 1999 by Mercury Nashville. It was re-released on January 25, 2000 with three bonus tracks... |
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1990s singles
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| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
NL MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
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| 1992 | "This Broken Heart" | — | — | — | — | The Mavericks (1991) |
| "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:... " |
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| 1994 | "What a Crying Shame What a Crying Shame (song) "What a Crying Shame" is the title of a song written by Raul Malo and Kostas, and recorded by American country music group The Mavericks. It was released in November 1993 as the first single and title track from the album What a Crying Shame... " |
25 | 6 | — | — | What a Crying Shame |
| "O What a Thrill" | 18 | 16 | — | — | ||
| "There Goes My Heart" | 20 | 18 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "I Should Have Been True" | 30 | 34 | — | — | |
| "All That Heaven Will Allow" | 49 | 20 | — | — | ||
| "Here Comes the Rain Here Comes the Rain "Here Comes the Rain" is the title of a song written by Raul Malo and Kostas, and recorded by American country music group The Mavericks. It was released in August 1995 as the first single from the album Music for All Occasions... " |
22 | 4 | — | — | Music for All Occasions | |
| 1996 | "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" is the title of a song written by Raul Malo and Al Anderson, and recorded American country music group The Mavericks featuring accordionist Flaco Jiménez. It was released in January 1996 as the second single from the album Music for All Occasions... " (with Flaco Jiménez Flaco Jiménez Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez is a Tejano music accordionist from San Antonio, Texas. Jiménez's father, Santiago Jiménez Sr. was a pioneer of conjunto music. He began performing with his father at age seven and recording at age fifteen, as a member of Los Caporales... ) |
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| "Missing You" | 54 | 62 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "To Be with You" | 51 | 23 | — | — | Trampoline |
| "Dance the Night Away" | 63 | 72 | 4 | 25 | ||
| "I've Got This Feeling" | — | — | 27 | — | ||
| 1999 | "Someone Should Tell Her" | — | — | 45 | — | |
| "Here Comes My Baby" | 42 | 40 | — | 77 | Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of the Mavericks |
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2000s singles
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| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2003 | "I Want to Know" | — | The Mavericks (2003) |
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| 2004 | "The Air That I Breathe The Air That I Breathe "The Air That I Breathe" is a ballad written by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood, initially recorded by Albert Hammond on his 1972 album It Never Rains In Southern California.-History:... " |
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Promotional singles
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| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
CAN AC RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1995 | "Blue Moon Blue Moon (song) "Blue Moon"'s first crossover recording to rock and roll came from Elvis Presley in 1956. His cover version of the song was included on his self-titled debut album Elvis Presley.... " |
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| 1996 | "I Don't Care If You Love Me Anymore" | 65 | 89 | — | Michael (soundtrack) |
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Music videos
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| 1992 | "Hey Good Lookin'" | John Lloyd Miller |
| "This Broken Heart" | Sherman Halsey Sherman Halsey Sherman Halsey is an American music video and television director, producer, and artist manager. Sherman Halsey has produced and directed hundreds of television shows and music videos for artists such as Tim McGraw, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, BB King, Michael Bolton, Dwight Yoakam, and many... |
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| 1994 | "What a Crying Shame" | Roger Pistole |
| "O What a Thrill" | ||
| "There Goes My Heart" | Michael McNamara | |
| 1995 | "I Should Have Been True" | Steven Goldmann Steven Goldmann Steven Goldmann is a Canadian music video and film director. He has directed over 200 music videos. Goldmann also directed the movies Broken Bridges and Trailer Park of Terror, and has additionally directed several television programs.-1990-1999:... |
| "Blue Moon" | Todd Hallowell | |
| "Here Comes the Rain" | Gerry Wenner | |
| 1996 | "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" | |
| "Missing You" | ||
| "I Don't Care If You Love Me Anymore" | ||
| 1998 | "To Be with You" | |
| "Dance the Night Away" | ||
| "I've Got This Feeling" | ||
| 1999 | "Things I Cannot Change" | Lance Mungia |
| "Here Comes My Baby" | Steven Goldmann | |
| 2003 | "Would You Believe" | |
| 2004 | "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" (live) | Mike Drumm |