A foot-stomping rendition of Patty Loveless’ Blame It on Your Heart incorporates a mariachi influence and it’s very catchy. The arrangement is fuller, designed to be played live and sure to get a party started. With each of the covers, the band has put their own spin on them, making them sound like songs from their own back catalogue.Īre You Sure Hank Done It This Way?, originally by Waylon Jennings, maintains the spirit of the original song but gives it a jollier production. Play the Hits opens with Swingin’, originally by John Anderson, and you can see why the band chose it as it’s not a million miles away from the sound they became famous for. The 11 tracks feature classics from the likes of Waylon Jennings, Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline and Willie Nelson. Play the Hits sounds like it’s a greatest hits collection but what it actually is, is a collection of covers of songs that inspired and influenced the band. A year on, the band is back with new record Play the Hits. The band has remained prolific with their most recent album Hey! Merry Christmas arriving in November 2018. In the US they were already a big deal in Country music having scored Top 10 albums with What a Crying Shame in 1994 and Music For All Occasions in 1995. The success of that single propelled their album Trampoline into the UK Top 10 but they never really managed to score any further big hits on this side of the pond. Oddly Dance the Night Away was only a minor hit in the US and didn’t enjoy the commercial success it did in other parts of the world. Whenever you mention The Mavericks to most people in the UK, the first thing they’ll think of is the band’s catchy crossover 1998 hit Dance the Night Away. Credit: Mono Mundo Recordings / Thirty Tigers
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