Brand New Day (The Mavericks album)

Brand New Day
Studio album by The Mavericks
Released	March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31)
Recorded	August–December 2016
Genre	Tex-Mex bluegrass Americana [1]
Length	38:11
Label	Mono Mundo Recordings [2]
Producer	Niko Bolas, Raul Malo [3]
The Mavericks chronology
Mono (2015) Brand New Day (2017) Hey! Merry Christmas! (2018)

Brand New Day is the ninth studio album from The Mavericks. It was released on March 31, 2017. It is the band's first studio album on their new Mono Mundo Recordings label.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 149 on the Billboard 200, ^[4] and No. 31 on Top Country Albums in its first week of release. ^[5] It sold 5,000 copies in the first week, and a further 1,500 in the second week. ^[6] The album has sold 15,800 copies in the US as of October 2017. ^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rolling Along"	3:27
2.	"Brand New Day"	3:28
3.	"Easy as It Seems"	3:04
4.	"I Think of You"	3:19
5.	"Goodnight Waltz"	5:28
6.	"Damned (If You Do)"	3:59
7.	"I Will Be Yours"	3:39
8.	"Ride with Me"	4:28
9.	"I Wish You Well"	3:29
10.	"For the Ages"	3:50
Total length:		38:11

Personnel

• Max Abrams - saxophone, clarinet
• Roy Agee - trombone
• Paul Deakin - glockenspiel, drums, timpani, marimba, vibraphone, chimes
• Julio Diaz - trumpet, percussion
• Ed Friedland - electric bass, upright bass
• Michael Guerra - percussion, acoustic guitar, accordion
• Raul Malo - lead vocals, piano, percussion, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Jerry Dale McFadden - piano, organ
• Eddie Perez - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Aaron Till - fiddle
• Scott Vestal - banjo
• Jay Weaver - double bass

Backing vocals

• Etta Britt
• Tiffany Johnson
• Ann McCrary
• Alfreda McCrary
• Regina McCrary

Technical

• Kevin Dresser - sleeve design
• Allen Harrill - photography

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [8]	121
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9]	63
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10]	79
US Billboard 200 [11]	149
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12]	31

References

1. Carr, Courtney (January 10, 2017). "The Mavericks Announce 'Brand New Day', Coming This Spring". The Boot. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
2. Zimmerman, Lee (March 27, 2017). "The Mavericks: Brand New Day Review". Paste. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
3. Reuter, Annie (January 7, 2017). "The Mavericks Announce New Album 'Brand New Day'". Taste of Country. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
4. "Billboard 200". Billboard. April 22, 2017.
5. "Top Country Albums". Billboard. April 22, 2017.
6. Bjorke, Matt (April 16, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: April 17, 2017". Roughstock.
7. Bjorke, Matt (October 3, 2017). "TOP 10 Country Albums Chart: October 3, 2017". Roughstock.
8. "Ultratop.be – The Mavericks – Brand New Day" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
10. "Swisscharts.com – The Mavericks – Brand New Day". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
11. "The Mavericks Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
12. "The Mavericks Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2017.