The Mavericks

The Mavericks started as a punk and alternative rock band in Miami, Florida, finding themselves on the same bill as acts such as Marilyn Manson. In 1991, the band was signed by MCA Nashville and their debut studio album “From Hell to Paradise” was released on May 12th 1992. It was a great start for the band with their album peaking at #74 on the Billboard country charts in 1992. Their following album “What a Crying Shame” was released on February 1st 1994, and built their career even further, charting on at No. 6 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums and #54 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. The highest charting single from this album is “O What a Thrill”, which made it to #18 on the singles chart. “Music for All Occasions” followed suit, with similar success.

It was when the band released their fifth studio album, “Trampoline” on March 10th 1998, which features one of the band’s biggest singles “Dance the Night Away” which reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart. “I’ve Got this Feeling” made it to #27.

The following year, The Mavericks released “Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90s: The Best of The Mavericks”. The album charted at number 40 in the UK Albums Chart and it was certified Gold. It also made #45 on the US Billboard Top Country Albums Chart.

They released their sixth studio album on September 23rd 2003, which featured a duet with Willie Nelson, called “Time Goes By”. It made it to #32 on the U.S Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. They disbanded at the end of this year, and went on a ten-year hiatus, before coming back on January 21st 2013 with an album called “In Time”. The album received universal acclaim, scoring 86 on Metacritic. It also charted at #39 on the US Billboard 200 Chart and number 8 on the Country charts.