Mavericks (Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey album)

Mavericks is a collaborative album by the two original singer/songwriters of jangle pop band the dB's, Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey. It was originally released in 1991 on Rhino Records and was re-released on January 15, 2008 by Collectors' Choice Music.[1] The reissue featured six previously unreleased tracks.[1] The album is noted for having a more acoustic and slower sound than Holsapple and Stamey's work with the dB's.[2][3]

Mavericks
Studio album by
Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey
Released1991
Recorded1990, Hoboken, NJ
GenreGuitar pop, jangle pop
Length46:07
LabelRhino
ProducerPeter Holsapple, Chris Stamey
Peter Holsapple chronology
Mavericks
(1991)		 Out of My Way
(1997)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Chicago Tribune[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]
Robert Christgau[5]
Reissue
Review scores
SourceRating
Blogcritics(favorable)[6]
No Depression(favorable)[7]
PopMatters7/10[8]

Initial

Upon its release, Mavericks received a very favorable review from Ira Robbins, who wrote in Entertainment Weekly that the album "resonates with emotional power." Robbins gave the album an A grade.[2] A more mixed review appeared in the Chicago Tribune, where Mark Caro gave the album 2.5 stars out of 4 and wrote that "A few of the songs sit there like pudding on a plate, but others... seep in over time."[4]

Retrospective

After the album was reissued in 2008, Michael Berick wrote in No Depression that Holsapple and Stamey "convey a sense of worldly experience in these songs,"[7] and Aarik Danielsen wrote in PopMatters that the album belongs "along the timeline of great heartland/jangle rock recordings of all-time".[8] Holsapple told Magnet in 2009 that people often told him they thought Mavericks was "beautiful".[9]

Track listing
  1. "Angels" (Stamey, Holsapple)
  2. "I Know You Will" (Holsapple)
  3. "Here Without You" (Gene Clark)
  4. "Close Your Eyes" (Stamey)
  5. "Anymore" (Holsapple)
  6. "I Want To Break Your Heart" (Stamey)
  7. "She Was The One" (Holsapple)
  8. "Geometry" (Stamey)
  9. "The Child in You" (Holsapple)
  10. "Lovers Rock" (Stamey)
  11. "Taken" (Holsapple)
  12. "Haven't Got The Right (To Treat Me Wrong)" (Stamey)

Personnel
  • Alan Bezozi – Drums
  • Michael Blair – Drums, Glockenspiel, Percussion
  • Chris Butler – Tambourine
  • Greg Calbi – Mastering, Original Mastering
  • George Cowan – Mixing
  • Geoff Gans – Art Direction
  • Gene Holder – Guitar
  • Peter Holsapple – Arranger, Autoharp, Bass, Drums, Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Organ, Piano
  • James MacMillan – Engineer, Fretless Bass, Vocals
  • Ilene Markell – Bass
  • Matt Martinez – Mixing
  • Brigid Pearson – Art Direction
  • Jon Rosenberg – Engineer
  • Jane Scarpantoni – Cello
  • Bill Scheniman – Audio Engineer, Engineer
  • Dave Schramm – Guitar, Steel guitar
  • Ann Selznick – Engineer
  • Michael Shockley – Tambourine
  • John Siket – Engineer
  • John Skilett – Audio Engineer
  • Chris Stamey – Accordion, Arranger, Bass, Drums, Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Organ, Piano
  • Carol Whaley – Photography

References
  1. "Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey's 'Mavericks' Album Reissued with Bonus Tracks on Collectors Choice Music". PRWeb. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. Robbins, Ira (3 May 1991). "Mavericks Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. Deming, Mark. "Mavericks Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. Caro, Mark (25 April 1991). "Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey Mavericks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  5. Christgau, Robert (1991). "Consumer Guide: Mavericks". Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  6. Sherman, Bill (11 January 2008). "Music Review: Mavericks". Blogcritics. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  7. Berick, Michael (January 2008). "Peter Holsapple & Chris Stamey". No Depression. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  8. Danielsen, Aarik (26 February 2008). "Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey: Mavericks". PopMatters. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  9. Cost, Jud (1 June 2009). "Q&A with Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey". Magnet. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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