Lucky One [PA]

Performer: Raul Malo
Engineer: Mike Bradley; Raul Malo; Tim Womack
Producer: Raul Malo; Steve Berlin; Raul Malo; Steve Berlin
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Raul Malo (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, percussion, Theremin, background vocals); Ben Graves (harmonica, alto saxophone, piano, background vocals); Dane Bryant (melodica, piano, keyboards); Steve Berlin (baritone saxophone, percussion); John McTigue (drums, percussion); Alan Miller, Wally Wilson, Tim Womack (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Evan York; Mike Bradley. Recording information: The Sound Shop Studios, Nashville, TN. Photographer: Kristin Barlowe. Arrangers: Raul Malo; Steve Berlin. After leaving The Mavericks, Raul Malo turned his larger-than-life pipes towards everything from low-key crooning to jumping, jazzy swing on a series of solo albums, but LUCKY ONE finds him finally moving back into more Mavericks-oriented territory. Perhaps he needed to get some things out of his system before revisiting the combination of '50s-style honky-tonk, country-pop, and Roy Orbison-esque balladry that twangs and shuffles its way through LUCKY ONE; whatever the reason, he sounds right at home belting out these tunes, even with no Mavericks in sight.

Entertainment Weekly (p.73) - "He's among the last of a breed: a country stylist with finesse and brawn in equal measure, turning his laments into bittersweet valentines." -- Grade: B+ Dirty Linen (p.62) - "Besides being blessed with a beautiful tenor that sometimes sounds very similar to Roy Orbison's and having a knack for twangy guitar riffs, Malo is keen on strong melodies..." Q (Magazine) (p.107) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[With] some spot-on period arrangements, with top marks going to the infectious title track and Roy Orbison-styled ballad 'Crying For You.'"

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