Looking for the Light is the third studio album by Hispanic-American

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artist

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, released on February 7, 1995. Although its second single "

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" was a Top Ten hit on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now

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) charts in 1995, neither of the album's other singles — "Save This One for Me" or the title track — reached Top 40. The album was also released in

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under the title ''Un Rayo de Luz'' ("A Ray of Light"), with Spanish-language versions of most of the songs on ''Looking for the Light''. This version charted at #22 on the

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charts.

Critical reception

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'' gave the album a B, saying that Trevino "mixes cliche-ridden heartbreak songs with muscular two-step" and citing "Poor, Broke, Mixed-Up Mess of a Heart" and "Save This One for Me" as standouts. Chris Dickinson gave a three-star review in ''New Country'' magazine, comparing Trevino's voice to

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's and citing the title track as a "truly vulnerable" performance, although he thought that Trevino sounded too young and forced on "Save This One for Me" and "Bobbie Ann Mason".

Track listing

Track listing ''(Un Rayo de Luz)''

#"Perdí la Partida" #"Un Rayo de Luz" #*bilingual version #"Tú Para Mi" #"Eso Me Dijo" #"Corazón Soñador" #"Me la Guardan Para Mi" #"Alivia el Dolor" #"Tu Eres Mi Verdad" #"Ella No Podrá Decir Que No Me Vió Llorar" #"Un Rayo de Luz"

Personnel

Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 - 9, 11 *

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- drums *Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar *Sonny Garrish -

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*Rob Hajacos - fiddle *

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on "I Want a Girl in a Pick-Up Truck" * Michael Rhodes - bass guitar *

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- piano (Tracks 4 & 11) *

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- piano *

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- electric guitar *

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- background vocals *

- lead vocals *Dennis Wilson - background vocals Tracks 2, 5, 10 * Paul Franklin - steel guitar *

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- electric guitar *Larry Marrs - bass guitar *

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- background vocals on "Looking for the Light" *

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- piano *John Wesley Ryles - background vocals *Blaine Sprouse - fiddle *Rick Trevino - lead vocals *Steve Turner - drums * John Willis - acoustic guitar *Dennis Wilson - background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Looking For The Light 1995 albums Columbia Records albums Rick Trevino albums Albums produced by Blake Chancey Albums produced by Steve Buckingham (record producer)