Rick Trevino

Rick Trevino (2016)

Rick Trevino (* 16th May 1971 as Ricardo Trevino Jr. in Austin , Texas ) is an American country singer of Mexican descent.

Beginnings

Rick initially received an education in classical music from his parents, who were both active musicians. Among other things, he learned to play the piano and clarinet. He picked up a variety of influences but then settled on country music . A talented baseball player, he won a Memphis State University scholarship, which he declined. Instead, he signed a 1991 record deal with the Columbia label.

Career

His first album, Dos Mundos , was released in Spanish in 1993. His first single was released in both an English version ( Just Enough Rope ) and a Spanish version ( Bastante Cordon ). His second album, Rick Trevino , was also released in two different versions. Both were awarded gold (the Spanish one in Spain). In 1994 he had two top 10 hits with She Can't Say I Didn't Cry and Doctor Time . He had his first and only number 1 hit in 1997 with Running Out Of Reason . His music was less based on Mexican models than on contemporary country music. He always wore a cowboy hat to appearances and photo ops.

In 1998 he founded the group Los Super Seven with several other musicians of Latin American descent, including Freddy Fender , Flaco Jimenez and Joe Ely . The album of the same name was awarded a Grammy a year later as the best American-Mexican album . A little later Trevino surprisingly lost his record deal. A long dry spell began, during which he was forced to paddle through clubs and dance halls. It was only in 2003 that he was able to hide at the Warner Brothers label. In the same year the album In My Dreams was released .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		US	Country
1994	Rick Trevino	US119 gold (18 weeks)US	Country23 (56 weeks) Country
1995	Looking for the light	US121 (18 weeks) US	Country17 (35 weeks) Country
1996	Learning as You Go	US117 (7 weeks) US	Country17 (51 weeks) Country
2003	In My Dreams	-	Country58 (2 weeks) Country

More albums

• 1993: Dos Mundos
• 2001: Wed Son
• 2009: Oh Ven, Emanuel
• 2011: Whole Town Blue

Compilations

• 1997: Best of Rick Trevino
• 1999: Corazón de Rick Trevino
• 1999: great hits
• 2001: Mano a Mano
• 2007: Nuestra Tradición

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		Country
1993	Just Enough Rope Rick Trevino	Country44 (20 weeks) Country
1994	Honky Tonk Crowd Rick Trevino	Country35 (19 weeks) Country
	She Can't Say I Didn't Cry Rick Trevino	Country3 (20 weeks) Country
	Doctor Time Rick Trevino	Country5 (20 weeks) Country
1995	Looking for the light Looking for the light	Country43 (12 weeks) Country
	Bobbie Ann Mason Looking for the Light	Country6 (20 weeks) Country
	Save This One for Me Looking for the Light	Country45 (11 weeks) Country
1996	Learning as You Go Learning as You Go	Country2 (20 weeks) Country
	Running Out of Reasons to Run Learning as You Go	Country1 (22 weeks) Country
1997	I Only Get This Way with You Learning as You Go	Country7 (22 weeks) Country
	See Rock City Learning as You Go	Country44 (8 weeks) Country
1998	Only Lonely Me	Country52 (9 weeks) Country
2003	In My Dreams In My Dreams	Country41 (20 weeks) Country
2007	Separate Ways Whole Town Blue	Country59 (1 week) Country

More singles

• 1993: Un Momento Allá
• 2003: Overnight Success
• 2010: Wasted Days and Wasted Nights (with Los Lobos )
• 2010: Better in Texas
• 2016: Cowboys Like Me

Web links

• http://www.ricktrevino.com/

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: US
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US