Looking for the Light
| Looking for the Light | ||||
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| Released | February 7, 1995 March 7, 1995 (Un Rayo de Luz)[1]  | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 34:52 | |||
| Label | Columbia Nashville | |||
| Producer | Blake Chancey and Steve Buckingham Cari Landers (Un Rayo de Luz)  | |||
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Looking for the Light is the third studio album by Hispanic-American country music artist Rick Trevino, released on February 7, 1995. Although its second single "Bobbie Ann Mason" was a Top Ten hit on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1995, neither of the album's other singles — "Save This One for Me" or the title track — reached Top 40.
The album was also released in Spanish under the title Un Rayo de Luz ("A Ray of Light"), with Spanish-language versions of most of the songs on Looking for the Light. This version charted at #22 on the Top Latin Albums charts.
Critical reception
Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B, saying that Trevino "mixes cliche-ridden heartbreak songs with muscular two-step" and citing "Poor, Broke, Mixed-Up Mess of a Heart" and "Save This One for Me" as standouts.[2] Chris Dickinson gave a three-star review in New Country magazine, comparing Trevino's voice to George Strait's and citing the title track as a "truly vulnerable" performance, although he thought that Trevino sounded too young and forced on "Save This One for Me" and "Bobbie Ann Mason".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Full Deck of Cards" | Kostas, Melanie Dyer | 3:05 | 
| 2. | "Looking for the Light" | Liz Hengber, Tim Mensy | 4:08 | 
| 3. | "Family Reunion" | Pebe Sebert, John Scott Sherrill | 2:39 | 
| 4. | "You Are to Me" | Mark Cawley, Kye Fleming, Mary Ann Kennedy | 3:32 | 
| 5. | "She Used to Say That to Me" | Jim Lauderdale, Sherrill | 2:52 | 
| 6. | "Poor, Broke, Mixed-Up Mess of a Heart" | Tommy Collins, Merle Haggard | 2:15 | 
| 7. | "I Want a Girl in a Pick-Up Truck" | Bryan Kennedy | 2:34 | 
| 8. | "Save This One for Me" | Mark D. Sanders, Verlon Thompson | 3:02 | 
| 9. | "The Pain" | Rusty Golden, Danny Mayo | 3:13 | 
| 10. | "Bobbie Ann Mason" | Sanders | 3:16 | 
| 11. | "San Antonio Rose to You" | Rick Trevino | 4:16 | 
Track listing (Un Rayo de Luz)
- "Perdí la Partida"
 - "Un Rayo de Luz" 
- bilingual version
 
 - "Tú Para Mi"
 - "Eso Me Dijo"
 - "Corazón Soñador"
 - "Me la Guardan Para Mi"
 - "Alivia el Dolor"
 - "Tu Eres Mi Verdad"
 - "Ella No Podrá Decir Que No Me Vió Llorar"
 - "Un Rayo de Luz"
 
Personnel
Source:[4]
Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 - 9, 11
- Eddie Bayers - drums
 - Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
 - Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
 - Rob Hajacos - fiddle
 - Joey Miskulin - accordion on "I Want a Girl in a Pick-Up Truck"
 - Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
 - Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano (Tracks 4 & 11)
 - Matt Rollings - piano
 - Brent Rowan - electric guitar
 - John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
 - Rick Trevino - lead vocals
 - Dennis Wilson - background vocals
 
Tracks 2, 5, 10
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
 - John Jorgenson - electric guitar
 - Larry Marrs - bass guitar
 - Tim Mensy - background vocals on "Looking for the Light"
 - Steve Nathan - piano
 - John Wesley Ryles - background vocals
 - Blaine Sprouse - fiddle
 - Rick Trevino - lead vocals
 - Steve Turner - drums
 - John Willis - acoustic guitar
 - Dennis Wilson - background vocals
 
Charts
 Weekly charts
  |   Year-end charts
 
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References
- ^ AOL music profile for "Un Rayo de Luz"
 - ^ Nash, Alanna (March 10, 1995). "Looking for the Light review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
 - ^ Dickinson, Chris (April 1995). "Album reviews: Rick Trevino — Looking for the Light". New Country. 2 (5): 61q. ISSN 1074-536X.
 - ^ Looking for the Light (CD). Rick Trevino. Columbia Records. 1995. 66771.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
 - ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
 - ^ "Florida Georgia Line Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
 - ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
 

