What a Crying Shame is the third studio album by American
country music band
The Mavericks. The album was released on February 1, 1994, by MCA Nashville. It includes the singles "What a Crying Shame", "O What a Thrill", "There Goes My Heart", "I Should Have Been True" and "All That Heaven Will Allow". In order, these singles reached numbers 25, 18, 20, 30 and 49 on the Billboard Country Singles (now
Hot Country Songs) chart. The album was certified platinum by the
RIAA and 2× Platinum by the
CRIA.
Raul Malo – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Robert Reynolds – bass guitar
Nick Kane – (electric guitar) appears on the album cover, and is credited as a member of the band, but joined the group after the album was recorded and does not play on this record.