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What a Crying Shame
Studio album by
The Mavericks
ReleasedFebruary 1, 1994
GenreAmericana, neotraditional country, Tex-Mex, western swing
Length39:44
LabelMCA Nashville
ProducerDon Cook
The Mavericks chronology
From Hell to Paradise
(1992) 		What a Crying Shame
(1994) 		Music for All Occasions
(1995)
Singles from O What a Crying Shame
  1. "What a Crying Shame"
    Released: November 1993
  2. "O What a Thrill"
    Released: May 14, 1994
  3. "There Goes My Heart"
    Released: October 1, 1994
  4. "I Should Have Been True"
    Released: January 28, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Rolling Stone[6]
Spin[7]

What a Crying Shame is the third studio album by the American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on February 1, 1994, by MCA Nashville. It includes the singles "What a Crying Shame", "O What a Thrill", "There Goes My Heart", "I Should Have Been True" and "All That Heaven Will Allow". In order, these singles reached numbers 25, 18, 20, 30 and 49 on the Billboard Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) chart. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA and 2× Platinum by the CRIA.

"All That Heaven Will Allow" was previously recorded by Bruce Springsteen on his album Tunnel of Love, and "O What a Thrill" by James House on his first album, James House.

Track listing

  1. "There Goes My Heart" (Kostas, Raul Malo) - 3:20
  2. "What a Crying Shame" (Kostas, Malo) - 3:50
  3. "Pretend" (Kostas, Malo) - 3:37
  4. "I Should Have Been True" (Stan Lynch, Malo) - 5:14
  5. "The Things You Said to Me" (Al Anderson, Malo) - 3:31
  6. "Just a Memory" (Kostas, Malo) - 2:24
  7. "All That Heaven Will Allow" (Bruce Springsteen) - 3:34
  8. "Neon Blue" (Pete Anderson, Kostas) - 3:56
  9. "O What a Thrill" (Jesse Winchester) - 3:13
  10. "Ain't Found Nobody" (Harlan Howard, Kostas) - 3:18
  11. "The Losing Side of Me" (Malo) - 3:51

Production

  • Produced by Don Cook
  • Mixed and engineered by Mike Bradley

Personnel

The Mavericks

Additional musicians

Chart performance

Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 6
U.S. Billboard 200 54
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1
Canadian RPM Country Albums 4
Canadian RPM Top Albums 45

References

  1. ^ Mark Deming. "What a Crying Shame Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-25.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "The Mavericks: What a Crying Shame". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  4. ^ Nash, Alanna (1994-02-04). "What a Crying Shame". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  5. ^ Lewis, Randy (1994-02-13). "Record Rack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  6. ^ Evans, Paul. "The Mavericks: What a Crying Shame". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2001-07-02. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  7. ^ Corcoran, Michael (March 1994). "The Mavericks: What a Crying Shame". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 78.
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