Music for All Occasions [Import]

Mavericks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 29, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal/Mca
• ASIN: B00000720B
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #618,913 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Foolish Heart

2. One Step Away

3. Here Comes The Rain

4. Missing You

5. All You Ever Do Is Bring

6. My Secret Flame

7. Writing On The Wall

8. Loving You

9. If You Only Knew

10. I'm Not Gonna Cry For You

11. Something Stupid

12. Blue Moon

Editorial Reviews

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Am Thrilled To Hear This Music, March 7, 2004

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This review is from: Music for All Occasions (Audio CD)

Desiring for many years to avoid what is today termed C&W music, I missed the emergence of The Mavericks onto the pop/country scene. After seeing the band's lead singer, Raul Malo, on a production of PBS' Soundstage, and investigating his recording history, I was thrilled to find what he and his Mavericks cohorts had accomplished.

I am of an age that can recall the smell of the dust burning from the radio's vacuum tubes as it warmed and the cadence of an Everly Brothers, Roy Orbison or Gene Pitney hit grew into my ears and imagination.

I purchased both the "Music For All Ocassions" and "What A Crying Shame" CD's, and am happy that I did.

I love this music.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Country/pop/lounge in a Mavericks style, January 1, 2001

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G. Sawaged - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music for All Occasions (Audio CD)

The Mavericks are certainly country, but with this album they have taken on an early 60's pop sound, but with a country feel. It is so hard to explain because they are so unique. Even the booklet is lavishly illustrated with photos that could be right out of the late 50's early 60's timeframe. One of the highlights is "All you ever do is bring me down" which feature Flaco Jimenez on accordian, for a rousing dance number. But every song on this album is excellent, not one that could be called a filler. I also love listening to the instrumentation in the background as well as the instrumental breaks...wonderful...piano, pedal steel, guitar, strings etc...listen to the piano on "My Secret Flame"...beautiful! Highly recommended.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Mavericks play "country". Don't hold this against them., October 7, 1999

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G.C. Windeler - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music for All Occasions (Audio CD)

Speaking as a pop music fan who does not appreciate the kinds of music known as either the old "country and western" or the new "new country" (a genre that manages to simultaneously offend both rockers and country fans, all while causing label management to drool over the crossover demographics), let me say this about The Mavericks' "Music For All Occasions": Wow. Maybe it's "new country", maybe it's something else. Either way, I won't rehash others' comments about how great Raul Malo is as a singer/songwriter; I won't dwell on how tight the band is; I'll even forget my distaste for country music! I will instead advise that anyone with a taste for well-crafted, well-arranged, well-played and well-sung pop music (ok, with a slightly Latinized country flavor) do what I did: 1. Give this CD a spin. 2. Try to stop humming.