From Hell to Paradise
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| From Hell to Paradise | ||||
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| Released | May 12, 1992 | |||
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| Length | 36:13 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Richard Bennett Steve Fishell Raul Malo | |||
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From Hell to Paradise is the second album by the American country music band the Mavericks.[1][2] It was released in 1992 on MCA Nashville Records. The only album to feature David Lee Holt on lead guitar comprises ten songs, including re-recordings of four from their first album, The Mavericks (1991): "Mr. Jones", "The End of the Line (Jim Baker)", "This Broken Heart" and "A Better Way".
Two cover songs appear on the album: "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" and "Hey Good Lookin'", which were previously recorded by Buck Owens and Hank Williams, respectively. The latter cover was one of two singles released, and it peaked at #74 on the Billboard country charts in 1992. The other, "I Got You" b/w "A Better Way", failed to chart.
Critical reception
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The Austin American-Statesman wrote that Raul Malo "sings like the reincarnation of Del Shannon, and the Texas twang of guitarist David Holt ... helps offset the production's tendency toward slickness."[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Raul Malo except where noted.
- "Mr. Jones" – 3:24
- "The End of the Line" – 3:33
- "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" (Buck Owens, Harlan Howard) – 2:38
- "This Broken Heart" – 3:45
- "I Got You" (Malo, Radney Foster) – 3:11
- "From Hell to Paradise" – 4:46
- "A Better Way" – 3:49
- "Forever Blue" – 3:26
- "Hey Good Lookin'" (Hank Williams) – 2:37
- "Children" – 5:04
Personnel
The Mavericks
- Paul Deakin- drums, vibraphone
- David Lee Holt- electric guitar
- Raul Malo- bass guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Robert Reynolds- bass guitar, background vocals
Additional musicians
- The Arvida Middle School Choir- background vocals
- Eddie Bayers- drums
- Richard Bennett- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, requinto, tiple
- Steve Fishell- dobro, steel guitar
- David Hungate- bass guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis- piano, organ
- John Leventhal- bass guitar, organ
- Debbie Spring- fiddle, viola
- Martin Stewart- electric guitar, mandolin
- Harry Stinson- background vocals
- Marty Stuart- mandolin
- Cindy Richardson-Walker- background vocals
- Dennis Walker- background vocals
- Pete Wasner- piano
- Roger White- organ
- Homer Willis- harmonica
- Dennis Wilson- background vocals
References
- ^ Lannert, John (12 May 1992). "FROM HELL TO PARADISE' WITH THE MAVS". Sun-Sentinel. p. 3E.
- ^ McCall, Michael (May 1992). "From Hell to Paradise by The Mavericks". Country Music (155): 20.
- ^ From Hell to Paradise at AllMusic
- ^ McLeese, Don (19 May 1992). "The Mavericks. From Hell to Paradise". Austin American-Statesman. p. D6.
