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. 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".
Track listing
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:
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 Chart (1995) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 57
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