''The Mavericks'' is the first album by the American country music band The Mavericks. It was released in 1990 on the Miami, Florida-based Y&T Music label. Written entirely by the lead singer, Raul Malo, it is their only album with the guitarist Ben Peeler. "This Broken Heart", the only official single from this album, failed to chart. "I Don't Care If You Love Me Anymore" was later released on the soundtrack to the 1996 film ''

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'', and was a low-charting country single that year. "Mr. Jones", "The End of the Line (Jim Baker)", "This Broken Heart" and "A Better Way" were re-recorded in 1992 on the band's first major-label album ''From Hell to Paradise''.

Track listing

All songs written by Raul Malo. #"You'll Never Know" – 2:54 #"The End of the Line (Jim Baker)" – 3:34 #"This Broken Heart" – 4:16 #"Mr. Jones" – 3:25 #"Tomorrow Never Comes" – 3:18 #"The Lonely Waltz" – 4:27 #"Watch Over Me" – 2:47 #"A Better Way" – 4:10 #"Another Lonely Life (Paul's Song)" – 4:23 #"I Don't Care If You Love Me Anymore" – 4:18 #"Keep Moving On" – 3:18 #"I'll Give You Back (When You Belong to Me)" – 4:14 #"Strength to Say Goodbye" – 2:46

Personnel

The Mavericks

*Paul Deakin-

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* Raul Malo-

acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar is a musical instrument in the string family. When a string is plucked its vibration is transmitted from the bridge, resonating throughout the top of the guitar. It is also transmitted to the side and back of the instrument, ...

, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, lead vocals *Ben Peeler-

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, acoustic guitar, electric guitar,

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*Robert Reynolds- bass guitar, screams, sound effects, background vocals

Additional Personnel

*Dennis Hetzendorfer-

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...

*Steve Newton- bass guitar *Froilan Sossa- background vocals *Debbie Spring-

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*Homer Willis-

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References

External links

* http://www.discogs.com/Mavericks-The-Mavericks/master/455585 {{DEFAULTSORT:Mavericks (1991 album) 1990 debut albums The Mavericks albums