My Maria: Calabasas

B.W. Stevenson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00015YVVI
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,285 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. My Maria

2. Be My Woman Tonight

3. Sunset Woman

4. A Good Love Is Like a Good Song

5. Grab On Hold of My Soul

6. Shambala

7. Lucky Touch

8. I Got to Boogie

9. Remember Me

10. Pass This Way

11. Look for the Light

12. A Little Bit of Understanding

13. We Had It All

14. (Livin' It) Day by Day

15. Dry Land

16. Anna-Lisa

17. Please Come to Boston

18. Roll On

19. Song for Katy

20. Here We Go Again

Editorial Reviews

The album "My Maria" hit #45 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1973 as a result of the singles "My Maria" (which hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary and #9 on the Pop Singls charts) and "Shambala" (which hit #66 on the Pop Singles chart). On "Calabasas," he is backed by the likes of Larry Carlton on guitar (who also played on the "My Maria" release), Kim Carnes and Linda Ronstadt.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Austin country rock at it's best, February 16, 2005

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Web Man Walking "Steve" (Washington DC suburbs) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Maria: Calabasas (Audio CD)

If you like any of the songs on My Maria, you'll like them all, and probably fall in love with a few. They're pretty old (early '70's), so some have been covered by other artists. But except for a few, these are the original versions by the original artist. What Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday were to the blues, B. W. Stevenson is to Austin Texas country rock. Melodies, harmonies, lyrics and polished craftsmanship throughout. And the technical quality of the recordings hold up, considering the many years, as well as a James Taylor or Jim Croce album. Magnificent.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A little more up tempo than the first two and still good, April 30, 2007

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steve'o "stevemacqueen" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Maria: Calabasas (Audio CD)

I really loved this man, he could sing like no one else in the business and if you ever had the chance to meet him you walked away with a smile.

These two recordings, "My Maria," and "Calabasis" were the RCA labels push to get BW on the top-40 billborad charts,(which they did, "My Maria" hit number #5).

It was also a chance for BW to move in a more national direction and reach out pass the local Texas audience. BW enlisted the help of top of the line guitar player Larry Carlton, and the hottest female vocalist of the day Linda Rondstant. Besides BW's outstanding song writting skills there are also great gems written by some of the best song writters in the business included on both recordings.

Daniel Moore not only co-wrote, "My Maria" with BW but he also contributed, "Shambala" which was a minor hit for BW and a huge hit for Three Dog Night. Dave Loggins contributed, "Sunset Woman" and BW choose to record an exellent version of Loggins hit, "Please Come to Boston," and BW's cover is better than Loggins orginal.

This is a great mix of funky Gospel/Soul, Country/Rock and easy listening Folk music. I can't say enough about this man and his music, he truly was a overlooked "American Idol" from the heartland, he touched more people than he ever had the chance to see and it's a real tribute that people are still buying his music today.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Maria, May 9, 2009

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This review is from: My Maria: Calabasas (Audio CD)

had been looking for this song/album for awhile. its just the one i wanted and its in GREAT shape. the best part is how quickly i received it!