Track Listing

1. Dance The Night Away
2. Tell Me Why
3. I Should Know
4. Someone Should Tell Her
5. To Be With You
6. I've Got This Feeling
7. Fool #1
8. I Don't Even Know Your Name
9. I Hope You Want Me Too
10. Melbourne Mambo
11. Dolores
12. Save A Prayer
13. Dream River

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33712 in Music
• Released on: 1998-03-10
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.com
Time was when pop radio was an amazingly eclectic place. The Mavericks' latest, Trampoline, bounces between pop styles so effectively that it almost sounds like the world's greatest old-school pop station. "Tell Me Why" is brassy blues-soul like B.B. King was scoring with in 1970; "To Be with You" is countrypolitan down to its strings and backing choir, while "I Don't Even Know Your Name" could be a long-lost Hollies recording. Throughout the disc, we're offered touches of everything from Beatles-esque sitar to Herb Alpert horns, and all of it's pure, powerful pop. The standout, though, is "I've Got the Feeling," which captures the sprawling sound of '70s Elvis with all of the sincerity and magnificence required, and without a jumpsuit in sight. --David Cantwell

People
With this ambitious, wildly diverse album, [lead singer Raul] Malo just might be bucking for another [award.] Here he leads his four-member core group ... as well as a small army of sidemen.... [Malo] sits in on drums and piano, plucks a six-string bass and even plays an instrument that might make some Grand Ole Opry stalwarts head for the exits--an electric sitar. Tackling gospel, rock, honky-tonk and even tunes from the '20s, [he] seems intent on expanding his, and country music's, reach. Thanks to his gorgeous vocals and his band's virtuoso playing, most listeners will be happy for the stretch....

Customer Reviews

True Music Appreciation
With the release of Trampoline, The Mavericks go and take their capabilities to the farthest reaches and pull it off flawlessly. This album is not a "country" album but since Country radio sold out to the clean pop of the Faith Hills and anything that sounds like cross over contemporary music, The Mavericks moved far past all that nonsense. Trampoline is a natural addition to the perfect progression of all the Maverick's albums to date. This is music for those that appreciate virtuosity and don't just look for what sounds like everything else.
Raul Malo, Robert Reynolds, Paul Deakin and Nick Kane raised the bar on this. BUY IT!!!!

Very Good
since I collect Raul Malo and the mavericks cd's & dvd's I had to have this one. It is one of their first.

Flawless!!
This album is absolutely perfect from start to finish with not a bad song included.
Raul Malo's vocals are silky smooth and a pleasure to listen to. His voice just seems to glide over the melodies, accompanied by some of the best harmonies in the business. Raul's voice is somewhat remenscent of the late Roy Orbison, especially "Fool #1"
All in all, a musically perfect collection of mostly upbeat tunes that you can't help but tap your feet to.