Music for All Occasions

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Music for All Occasions
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1995
Genre
Length38:46
Label MCA Nashville
Producer Don Cook
Raul Malo
The Mavericks chronology
What a Crying Shame
(1994)
Music for All Occasions
(1995)
Trampoline
(1998)
Singles from Music for All Occasions
  1. "Here Comes the Rain"
    Released: August 14, 1995
  2. "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down"
    Released: January 8, 1996

Music for All Occasions is the fourth studio album by American country music band The Mavericks. The album was released on September 26, 1995, by MCA Nashville. It includes the singles "Here Comes the Rain", "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" and "Missing You". "Somethin' Stupid" is a cover of the Frank Sinatra song.

Contents

The song "Foolish Heart" was used on the soundtrack of the 1995 film From Dusk till Dawn .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
Spin 6/10 [6]

Rating it 4 out of 5 stars, AllMusic reviewer Mark Deming wrote that "the '50s pop accents that were bubbling under the surface on their previous set began to rise to the surface, both in their music and in the wink-and-nudge camp of the album's artwork" and "the polished cool of its surfaces aren't as immediately inviting" as the band's previous album "but the record's abundant pleasures become clear upon repeated listenings, and its one of the group's best and most accomplished studio sets." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Foolish Heart" Raul Malo, Evan York3:34
2."One Step Away" James House, Malo2:54
3."Here Comes the Rain" Kostas, Malo3:48
4."Missing You" Al Anderson, Malo3:29
5."All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" (featuring Flaco Jiménez)Anderson, Malo4:20
6."My Secret Flame"Rafe Van Hoy3:26
7."The Writing on the Wall"Anderson, Malo3:21
8."Loving You"Anderson, Malo4:19
9."If You Only Knew"Kostas, Malo2:56
10."I'm Not Gonna Cry for You"Malo3:40
11."Somethin' Stupid" (featuring Trisha Yearwood) C. Carson Parks 2:59

Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums9
U.S. Billboard 20058
Canadian RPM Country Albums3
Canadian RPM Top Albums54

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