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| Artist : Rick Trevino |
| Album : Whole Town Blue-(Advance) |
| Bitrate : VBR kbps |
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| Label : WB Nashville |
| Year : 2007 |
| Genre : Country |
| Rip date : Sep-05-2007 |
| Store date : Oct-23-2007 |
| Size : 61,1 MB |
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|Track Listing: |
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| 01 - Better In Texas 03:59 |
| 02 - Seperate Ways 03:54 |
| 03 - Whole Town Blue 04:24 |
| 04 - Fool For Lesser Things 03:25 |
| 05 - Cousin Paul 04:20 |
| 06 - Loving You Makes Me A Better Man 03:26 |
| 07 - Because Of You 03:59 |
| 08 - Autumn Rose 04:16 |
| 09 - Remember The Alimony 04:17 |
| 10 - Overnight Success 03:01 |
| 11 - Matter Much 03:27 |
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| 42:28 min |
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| For Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Rick Trevino, Whole Town Blue is a |
| celebration û of love thats lost and love that endures, of beauty |
| undimmed by time and heroes whose memories survive the ravages of war. |
| Its stories stir laughter and tears, acknowledge the divisions between |
| us and then bring us past all that and onto the dance floor. |
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| Whether sizzling to South Texas swing (Better in Texas) or swaying to a |
| sensual bolero (Autumn Rose), taking a honky-tonk trip with a detour to |
| New Orleans (Because of You) or going back to the well of old-school |
| country ballads (Separate Ways), Trevino engages with this music as few |
| performers can. |
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| Why? Pick the reason: the fruitful writing combination he continues with |
| Mavericks songwriters Alan Miller and Raul Malo, the multiple cultures |
| that have nourished his work since his gold-record debut 12 years ago, |
| the embrace of his family, the long nights heÆs clocked on the road from |
| his Southwestern base to as far off as Europe. |
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| But all of this ties to one common truth: Rick Trevino is doing exactly |
| what hes supposed to do: dividing his time between spending time with |
| his family getting out on the road with his Austin-based band. The |
| golden voice, the razor-sharp writing, the house-rockinÆ shows, and the |
| time spent back home with the ones he loves what could be better? |
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| So it was even in the beginning, when young Rick followed his fatherÆs |
| lead into music. Rooted in Texan and Mexican tradition, Rick Senior was |
| obsessed with 60s and 70s pop. That made a big impression on me,Rick |
| remembers. The music I heard as a child, from Elvis to George Jones, was |
| organic and powerful and it led me straight into country music. After |
| Columbia VP Steve Buckingham flew to Austin to hear Trevino perform in |
| 91, the young performer signed with the label and began a run of |
| successes that included a gold album and several number one/Top Ten |
| singles, including She Cant Say I Didnt Cry and Learning As You Go. |
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| A turning point came in 99, when he took part on the second release by |
| the critically acclaimed, all-star ensemble Los Super 7. That was when |
| he met and befriended Malo, who remains his regular writing partner, co |
| -producer, and close friend to this day. Their collaborations won |
| attention from producer Paul Worley (Martina McBride, Dixie Chicks), who |
| signed Trevino and co-produced his Warner Bros. release, In My Dreams. |
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| At this point, of course, Trevino is no longer a breakout sensation; |
| instead, he stands at a pivotal point, his performance infused by the |
| exuberance and soul of his earliest work yet seasoned by the pleasures |
| and challenges that experience brings. What keeps my juices flowing is |
| the fact that earn my living from playing shows, he insists.I provide |
| for my family by staying out on the road, and that keeps me focused on |
| evolving as an entertainer which means evolving as well as a singer and |
| songwriter. |
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| The fruits of his progress as a writer are evident throughout Whole Town |
| Blue, most of which he created through collaborations with Malo and Alan |
| Miller. It all starts with a routine monthly phone call to Paul Worley, |
| Trevino says. ôI ask him and his wife Karen if Casa de TrevinoÆ is |
| available for the week, which is their upstairs guest house and loft in |
| Nashville. Then I call Raul to make sure hes not on the road and Alan to |
| make sure hes got time to write. |
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| If so, Trevino catches the next flight to town and prepares to begin |
| work although work might not seem like the right word for their routine. |
| Gathering at Malos studio, he continues, we try not to treat writing |
| like a typical Music Row session. We hang out, watch some football or |
| baseball, talk about politics, religion, and the road. We make sure that |
| were fed properly and then the ideas start to flow. To be honest with |
| you, when youre working with guys who have as much musical integrity as |
| Raul, Alan, and Paul Worley, you just follow where the music leads you, |
| keeping it honest and real. |
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| Thats pretty much Whole Town Blue, to a T except for one thing. As much |
| as it sums up all that Trevino brings to the table, it points as well to |
| where hes going. I was thinking about that this fall, when I went to see |
| the Rolling Stones play at Zilker Park here in Austin, he muses. That |
| was hands-down the best concert Ive ever seen, not because of the |
| amazing set or the 42,000 people who came to see them, but because they |
| were having so much fun as they played. ThatÆs how it was when I |
| recorded with Freddie and thats how it is when I did Whole Town Blue. |
| ItÆs that way when Im on the road with my band. |
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| If making this music and entertaining ever stop being fun, he sums up, |
| then thered be no point to doing it anymore. But I donÆt see how thats |
| ever going to happen. |
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| Thats our good fortune, as much as his and more than enough reason to |
| paint the Whole Town Blue. |
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