Tim’s album of the month
RAUL MALO SINNERS & SAINTS
FANTASY RECORDS
Raul Malo needs no introduction. As founder of the multi award winning band The Mavericks, he is no stranger to Line dancers as both the band’s and his music were a staple diet for many years on the Line dance scene. The band went their separate ways a few years back and Raul has carved out a highly successful solo career playing heavily on his Cuban roots. His latest project, on which Raul not only sings but plays many of the instruments and recorded in his home studio, now gets a UK release.
Raul’s opening track Sinners & Saints (78bpm) starts with a powerful trumpet solo and kicks into a power packed Latin number that you can really work your hips to.
Living For Today (120bpm) like half a dozen of the tracks, written by Raul highlighting his superb songwriting skills. This is a powerful dance track and I will be surprised if there are not a few dances choreographed to it.
San Antonia Bay (152bpm) is a fantastic dance track very much in the vein of the Mavericks’ “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down” which we used to dance Derringer to. This has big dance hit screaming from it!
‘Til I Gain Control Again (70bpmpm) this song was written by Rodney Crowell and it is a beautiful nightclub two step on which Raul’s beautiful voice just carries you away.
Staying Here (78bpm) this is absolutely brilliant.
Superstar (141bpm) Raul delivers another self penned number which is very Cuban in style with some fantastic musical accompaniment and this is another track surely destined for the dance fl oor.
Sombras (76bpm) on this Latin number Raul sings in his native Spanish tongue and you can’t help but like this beautiful song. As it is a rumba it certainly is a good dance track.
Matter Much To You (132bpm) yet another super dance that should have choreographers falling over themselves to get a dance out.
Saint Behind The Glass (120bpm) if like me you were listening to all this album at one go you would by now be totally engrossed and swept along in the richness of it all.
There are two bonus tracks Mrs. Brown (78bpm) a feel good number with a strong dance beat and Better Off In Texas (78bpm) which features Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel and Raul co- wrote it with Rick Trevino and it is brilliant.
From a dancer’s point of view you could fi ll your boots (literally) and from a music point of view this is simply superb. This is a very high quality album that will suit many tastes and I very highly recommend it to you.
Listen to samples from all of these albums in this month’s
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