On February 1, 1994, “MCA Nashville” label released “What a Crying Shame”, the third Mavericks (The) studio album. It was recorded April – August 1993, and was produced by Don Cook. The album was certified Platinum by the “RIAA” and 2× Platinum by the “CRIA”.

Personnel:

• Raul Malo – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
• Nick Kane – electric guitar
• Robert Reynolds – bass guitar
• Paul Deakin – drums
• Bruce Bouton – steel guitar
• Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• John Barlow Jarvis – piano, organ
• Stan Lynch – cabasa, claves, congas, tambourine, triangle
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Nashville String Machine – strings
• James House – backing vocals
• John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
• Joy Lynn White – backing vocals
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals
• Trisha Yearwood – backing vocals
• Dennis Burnside – string arrangements
• Mike Bradley – engineer, mixing

Track listing:

All tracks by Raul Malo and Kostas Lazarides, except where noted.

1. There Goes My Heart
2. What a Crying Shame
3. Pretend
4. I Should Have Been There – Stan Lynch, Raul Malo
5. The Things You Said to Me – Al Anderson, Raul Malo
6. Just a Memory
7. All That Heaven Will Allow – Bruce Springsteen
8. Neon Blue – Pete Anderson, Kostas Lazarides
9. O What a Thrill – Jesse Winchester
10. Ain’t Found Nobody – Harland Howard, Kostas Lazarides
11. The Losing Side of Me – Raul Malo