What a Crying Shame
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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. It features 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 #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.
Track listing
- "There Goes My Heart" (Kostas, Raul Malo) - 3:16
- "What a Crying Shame" (Kostas, Malo) - 3:50
- "Pretend" (Kostas, Malo) - 3:37
- "I Should Have Been True" (Stan Lynch, Malo) - 5:14
- "The Things You Said to Me" (Al Anderson, Malo) - 3:31
- "Just a Memory" (Kostas, Malo) - 2:24
- "All That Heaven Will Allow" (Bruce Springsteen) - 3:34
- "Neon Blue" (Anderson, Kostas) - 3:56
- "O What a Thrill" (Jesse Winchester) - 3:13
- "Ain't Found Nobody" (Harlan Howard, Kostas) - 3:18
- "The Losing Side of Me" (Malo) - 3:51
Production
- Produced By Don Cook
- Mixed & Engineered By Mike Bradley
Personnel
The Mavericks
- Paul Deakin – drums, percussion
- Nick Kane – lead guitar
- Raul Malo – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Robert Reynolds – bass guitar
Additional musicians
- Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
- Mark Casstevens – electric guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- James House – background vocals
- John Barlow Jarvis – piano, organ
- Stan Lynch – percussion
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar, upright bass
- Trisha Yearwood – background vocals
Strings by the Nashville String Machine.
Chart performance
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| 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 |