From Hell to Paradise

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From Hell to Paradise
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 1992
Genre
Length36:13
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Richard Bennett
Steve Fishell
Raul Malo
The Mavericks chronology
The Mavericks
(1991)
From Hell to Paradise
(1992)
What a Crying Shame
(1994)

From Hell to Paradise is the second album by the American country music band the Mavericks. [1] [2] It was released in 1992 on MCA Nashville Records. The only album to feature David Lee Holt on lead guitar comprises ten songs, including re-recordings of four from their first album, The Mavericks (1991): "Mr. Jones", "The End of the Line (Jim Baker)", "This Broken Heart" and "A Better Way".

Contents

Two cover songs appear on the album: "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" and "Hey Good Lookin'", which were previously recorded by Buck Owens and Hank Williams, respectively. The latter cover was one of two singles released, and it peaked at #74 on the Billboard country charts in 1992. The other, "I Got You" b/w "A Better Way", failed to chart.

Critical reception

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The Austin American-Statesman wrote that Raul Malo "sings like the reincarnation of Del Shannon, and the Texas twang of guitarist David Holt ... helps offset the production's tendency toward slickness." [4]

Track listing

All songs written by Raul Malo except where noted.

  1. "Mr. Jones" – 3:24
  2. "The End of the Line" – 3:33
  3. "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" (Buck Owens, Harlan Howard) – 2:38
  4. "This Broken Heart" – 3:45
  5. "I Got You" (Malo, Radney Foster) – 3:11
  6. "From Hell to Paradise" – 4:46
  7. "A Better Way" – 3:49
  8. "Forever Blue" – 3:26
  9. "Hey Good Lookin'" (Hank Williams) – 2:37
  10. "Children" – 5:04

Personnel

The Mavericks

Additional musicians

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