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The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam (CD)

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Dwight Yoakam Artist Snapshot:

In the mid-'80s the Nashville scene was at a low point until Dwight Yoakam helped usher in a new wave of country that was both traditionalist and progressive. Yoakam's allegiance to the classic Bakersfield sound of the '60s (Buck Owens, Merle Haggard) as well as his use of rockabilly and soul won him a wide audience. His good looks and dramatic persona also earned him an acting career, and he had major roles in numerous high-profile films, including PANIC ROOM and SLING BLADE.

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DISC 1 for The Very Best Of Dwight Yoakam (CD) Album By Dwight Yoakam (Artist)
1   Honky Tonk Man
2   Guitars, Cadillacs
3   Little Sister
4   Little Ways
5   Please, Please Baby
6   Streets Of Bakersfield - (with 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   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
 

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Review

Uncut (p.138) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Spiritual heir to Gram Parsons, Yoakam was a similarly-transplanted southerner who fetched up on Los Angeles, riding the tip of the early-'80s new country swell."
Dirty Linen (pp.51-2) - "[A] nifty set of recordings that Yoakam contributed over the years to tribute albums..."

Title Note

Personnel: Dwight Yoakam (vocals, guitar); Buck Owens (vocals).

Liner Note Author: Holly George-Warren.

Recording information: 1986 - 2003.

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.

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