The Mavericks (2003 album)
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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 Air That I Breathe", which was made famous by The Hollies
. This cover was the only single to enter the charts, peaking at #59 on Billboard
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
). The Mavericks was also the band's final studio album. After disbanding in 2003, Malo began a solo career.
Also included on this album is the song "In My Dreams". This song was co-written and previously recorded by Rick Trevino
on his 2003 album In My Dreams
, an album which The Mavericks' lead singer Raul Malo
produced. Trevino's version was also a single in 2003, peaking at #41 on the country charts.
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 their only release for Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
, 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 Air That I Breathe", which was made famous by The Hollies
The Hollies
The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
. This cover was the only single to enter the charts, peaking at #59 on 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...
Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs
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...
). The Mavericks was also the band's final studio album. After disbanding in 2003, Malo began a solo career.
Also included on this album is the song "In My Dreams". This song was co-written and previously recorded by Rick Trevino
Rick Trevino
Ricardo Treviño, Jr. , known professionally as Rick Trevino, is a Mexican American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1993, Trevino began his career that year with the release of his debut single, "Just Enough Rope", the first mainstream country music single to feature separate...
on his 2003 album In My Dreams
In My Dreams (Rick Trevino album)
In My Dreams is the sixth studio album released by country music artist Rick Trevino. It was produced by Raul Malo, former lead singer for the alternative country band The Mavericks. Malo and Jaime Hanna, another former member of the Mavericks , co-wrote the majority of this album's songs with...
, an album which The Mavericks' lead singer 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"...
produced. Trevino's version was also a single in 2003, peaking at #41 on the country charts.
Track listing
- "I Want to Know" (Raul MaloRaul MaloRaúl 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"...
) – 3:31 - "In My Dreams" (Malo, Alan Miller, Rick TrevinoRick TrevinoRicardo Treviño, Jr. , known professionally as Rick Trevino, is a Mexican American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Records in 1993, Trevino began his career that year with the release of his debut single, "Just Enough Rope", the first mainstream country music single to feature separate...
) – 4:42 - "Shine Your Light" (Malo) – 3:45
- "I'm Wondering" (Malo, Dale WatsonDale Watson (singer)Dale Watson is an American alternative country/Texas Country singer, guitarist and songwriter based in Austin, Texas. He's positioned himself as a tattooed, stubbornly independent outsider who is interested in recording authentic country music...
) – 3:15 - "By the Time" (Malo, Miller, Jaime HannaHanna-McEuen-Track listing:#"Fool Around" - 3:22#"Blue Sunrise" - 3:34#"Read Between the Lies" - 3:30#"Something Like a Broken Heart" - 3:52...
) – 4:35 - "Would You Believe" (Malo, Miller) – 5:24
- "Too Lonely" (Malo, Miller) – 3:06
- "Time Goes By" (Malo, Miller, Hanna) – 4:37
- "San Jose" (Malo, Miller) – 3:35
- "Because of You" (Malo, Miller, Hanna, Trevino) – 3:33
- "The Air That I BreatheThe 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:...
" (Albert HammondAlbert HammondAlbert Hammond OBE is a British singer, songwriter and record producer from Gibraltar.-Birth and early success:Hammond was born in London, England, where his family had been evacuated to from Gibraltar during World War II. His family returned to Gibraltar shortly after his birth, and there he grew...
, Mike Hazlewood) – 4:01
Chart performance
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 32 |