Trampoline (The Mavericks album)

Trampoline
Studio album by The Mavericks
Released	March 10, 1998
Genre	Americana, Tex-Mex, western swing, neotraditional country, country pop
Length	52:36
Label	MCA Nashville
Producer	Don Cook Raul Malo
The Mavericks chronology
Music for All Occasions (1995) Trampoline (1998) Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of The Mavericks (1999)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The A.V. Club	(mixed)[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	(A-)[4]
Houston Press	[5]

Trampoline is the fifth studio album by the American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on March 10, 1998, by MCA Nashville. It includes the singles "To Be with You", "Dance the Night Away" and "I've Got This Feeling". Although none of these singles were Top 40 hits on the U.S. country charts, "Dance the Night Away" reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart and "I've Got This Feeling" reached #27.^[6]

Track listing

1. "Dance the Night Away" (Raul Malo) - 4:22
2. "Tell Me Why" (Malo) - 3:47
3. "I Should Know" (Al Anderson, Malo) - 3:07
4. "Someone Should Tell Her" (Anderson, Malo) - 3:05
5. "To Be with You" (James House, Malo) - 3:50
6. "I've Got This Feeling" (Jaime Hanna, Malo) - 3:45
7. "Fool #1" (Anderson, Malo) - 5:45
8. "I Don't Even Know Your Name" (Paul Deakin, Nick Kane, Malo, Jerry Dale McFadden, Robert Reynolds) - 3:08
9. "I Hope You Want Me Too" (Kenny Alphin, Hanna) - 4:53
10. "Melbourne Mambo" (Malo) - 4:13
11. "Dolores" (Malo) - 3:48
12. "Save a Prayer" (Malo) - 5:06
13. "Dream River" (Kostas, Malo) - 3:47

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

The Mavericks

• Paul Deakin – drums, electric guitar
• Nick Kane – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, baritone guitar
• Raul Malo – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, high-strung acoustic guitar, gut string guitar, electric sitar, six-string bass guitar, piano, drums
• Robert Reynolds – background vocals, upright bass, bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Robert Bailey – background vocals
• Richard Bennett – requinto guitar
• Dane Bryant – piano
• Dennis Burnside – piano
• Glenn Caruba – percussion
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar, gut string guitar, archtop guitar, banjo
• Jeff Coffin – saxophone
• Chris Dunn – trombone
• Kim Fleming – background vocals
• Dennis Good – trombone
• Vicki Hampton – background vocals
• "Father" David Hungate – upright bass
• James House – acoustic guitar
• Don Jackson – saxophone
• Sam Levine – saxophone, flute
• Jerry Dale McFadden – background vocals, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Vox Jaguar, Wurlitzer
• Farrell Morris – percussion, vibraphone
• Dennis Solee – saxophone, flute, clarinet
• George Tidwell – trumpet
• Robbie Turner – pedal steel guitar
• Jim Williamson – trumpet

Strings performed by the Nashville String Machine. Strings and horns arranged by Dennis Burnside and Raul Malo. Conducted by Dennis Burnside.

Production

• Produced by Raul Malo and Don Cook
• Engineers: Mike Bradley, Mark Capps
• Assistant engineers: Glenn Spinner, Aaron Swihart
• Mixing: Mike Bradley
• Mix assistants: Mark Capps, Aaron Swihart
• Mastering: Hank Williams

Chart performance

Chart (1998)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	9
U.S. Billboard 200	96
Canadian RPM Country Albums	3
Canadian RPM Top Albums	43

References

1. Trampoline at AllMusic
2. Klein, Joshua (29 March 2002). "A.V. Club Review". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
3. "The Mavericks: Consumer Guide Reviews". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
4. Schinder, Scott (8 May 1998). "Music Review: Trampoline". Retrieved 31 May 2013.
5. Cantwell, David (9 April 1998). "The Mavericks - Trampoline". Houston Press. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
6. http://www.everyhit.com