Dwight Yoakam - The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam

Artist:

Yoakam, Dwight

UPC:

081227896423

See Also:

Acuff, Roy Wills, Bob Carter Family (The)

Description:

Personnel: Dwight Yoakam (vocals, guitar); Buck Owens (vocals).
Liner Note Author: Holly George-Warren.
Photographer: Davis Factor.
It`s no coincidence that maverick country star Dwight Yoakam rose to prominence in Los Angeles during the 1980s, playing clubs with the likes of Los Lobos, X, and the Blasters. Yoakam`s roots revivalism, which borrows equally from the Bakersfield honky-tonk of Buck Owens and vintage Sun Studios-era rockabilly, has much in common with a punk-inspired, back-to-basics approach. THE VERY BEST OF proves that despite--or maybe because of--Yoakam`s category defiance, his music is immensely appealing.
Yoakam`s willingness to bend the rules is evident in his choice of covers. Included here are a punchy version of "Suspicious Minds," a countrified take on Cheap Trick`s "I Want You to Want Me," and a swinging cover of Queen`s "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." To these and other tunes, Yoakam brings his country-rock flair and his truly beautiful baritone croon. But nothing matches his late-`80s cuts, particularly the rave-up barroom classic "Honky Tonk Man" and Yoakam`s own "Guitars, Cadillacs," standouts on this excellent collection representing one of country`s coolest and most distinctive stars.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Honky Tonk Man
2. Guitars, Cadillacs
3. Little Sister
4. Little Ways
5. Please, Please Baby
6. Streets of Bakersfield
7. I Sang Dixie
8. Long White Cadillac
9. Turn It on, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
10. You`re the One
11. Suspicious Minds
12. It Only Hurts When I Cry
13. Ain`t That Lonely Yet
14. Thousand Miles from Nowhere, A
15. Fast as You
16. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
17. I Want You to Want Me
18. Things Change
19. Late Great Golden State, The
20. Back of Your Hand, The

Album Information

Release Date:

07/27/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alt Country

Label:

Rhino

Producer:

Pete Anderson; Pete Anderson; Jimmy Edwards (Compilation); Jimmy Edwards (Compilation); James Austin (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

78964

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Buck Owens

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