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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelMca
EAN0008811935320
eBay Product ID (ePID)20052265556
Product Key Features
Era1990s
Run Time2384 Sec
FormatCD
Release Year1997
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, Rock, Country
StyleAmericana, Contemporary Country
TypeAlbum
ArtistThe Mavericks
Release TitleWhat a Crying Shame
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
DistributionUniversal Music
Number of Tracks11
ReviewsIncluded in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's.", Ranked #35 in the Village Voice's 1994 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll., 3 Stars - Good - "...Falling on the country side of country-rock, The Mavericks are more aware of Stetsons and saddles than The Jayhawks or The Gin Blossoms, reminding the listener of a band of aggressive Dwight Yoakams...", 3 1/2 Stars - Good Plus - "...Raul Malo hints at Roy Orbison's scary sadness...country music that kicks...it's with the originals that Malo hits jukebox pay dirt--songs with the deep thrust of the earliest rock & roll....", Included on Neil Strauss' list of the Top 10 Albums Of '94 - "...An album that comes on like a new friend with a familiar face.", "...The real magic lies in the melodies...what does count is the way the music makes you feel...The Mavericks possess perhaps the most impressive singer in country music Raul Malo...", Ranked #7 in Spin's list of the `20 Best Albums Of '94' - "...barroom honky-tonk, stretching back to pre-strings Nashville and forward only as far as the Boss..the extraordinary Raul Malo, the finest rhythm-country-and-blues singer in the land, hands down..."