Very Best of Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino
• ASIN: B00028HOP4
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,900 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #2 in Music > Country > Classic Country > Bakersfield Sound
  • #6 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Alt-Country & Americana
  • #8 in Music > Country > Americana

Track Listings

1. Honky Tonk Man

2. Guitars, Cadillacs

3. Little Sister

4. Little Ways

5. Please, Please Baby

6. Streets Of Bakersfield - Buck Owens

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. A Thousand Miles From Nowhere

15. Fast As You

16. Crazy Little Thing Called Love

17. I Want You To Want Me

18. Things Change

19. The Late Great Golden State

20. The Back Of Your Hand

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Moving to Los Angeles after an unproductive stint in Nashville, Kentucky-born Dwight Yoakam made a name for himself by reviving the more robust honky-tonk traditions of the Bakersfield Sound--a bold contrast with Music City's assembly-line approach. In 1984, his independently released six-song EP, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., added to the buzz and helped land him on Warner Bros./Reprise. Now, twenty years later comes The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam, a superb single-disc distillation of the four-CD box, Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years. With 20 tracks spanning his recording career and sequenced in chronological order, the set rolls along with gusto and verve. While not covering every one of his releases (the Christmas and covers releases are omitted, for example), there are some singles and soundtrack entries that fall nicely into place. --David Greenberger

Product Description

Australian edition 2 CD set features an extra track compared to the US version 'Please, Please Baby'. Warner. 2004. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Single Disc Collection, November 27, 2004

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Best of Dwight Yoakam (Audio CD)

Dwight Yoakam is the reason I'm not embarrased to say I like country music. When he broke onto the national scene with his debut album GUITARS, CADILLACS, ETC., ETC., he gave the country music establishment a much needed kick in the butt. This twenty track collection hits most of the highlights of Yoakam's nearly two decades as a performer. Starting with the Johnny Horton cover of "Honky Tonk Man" from his debut through two tracks from his 2003 release POPULATION: ME, Yoakam has had a major impact on country music. If you're looking for a cheaper alternative to Rhino's 2002 box set REPRISE PLEASE BABY, this is a winner from beginning to end. The only disappointment is that with a running time of just under 70 minutes, they could have added the only two top 10 singles missing from this set: "Always Late With Your Kisses (from 1987's HILLBILLY DELUXE) and "I Got You" (from 1988's BUENAS NOCHES FROM A LONELY ROOM). VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An unexpected Gem !, August 11, 2005

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Dexbet "digbeesmith" (North East Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of Dwight Yoakam (Audio CD)

Recently the music industry has begun to release greatest hits CD's with, well, the greatest hits for a change. And usually filling up a CD. So I have been back filling my CD collection with CD's of artists and bands from the 80's and 90's that I have followed in the press, but not purchased their music. This CD is awesome. I cannot think of a time that I have purchased a CD that I have enjoyed every song. The musicianship on Dwight's recordings is Very, Very good as is the material. And Dwight himself is exceptional. I would recommend this CD to any Rock, Pop, or country fan that has not heard Dwight Yoakam. I cannot decide whether to get the box set, or just get each original Cd.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very BEST of Dwight Yoakam~, March 2, 2006

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Yolanda "Lover of Life" (Somewhere down the road, CAL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of Dwight Yoakam (Audio CD)

For sure a must have, and then get all the other great ones that preceded and came after. So many touching and beautiful and unique words that You cant help but fall in love with the song writing and expertise that goes into every detail.

Concert faves are abundant on this cd, I highly recommend.