The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam

~ Release by Dwight Yoakam (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Honky Tonk Man
acoustic guitar:
Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
bass:
J.D. Foster (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donovan (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist) (in 1986)
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns (in 1986)
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
David Mansfield (in 1986)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin (in 1986)
steel guitar:
Jay Dee Maness (American pedal steel guitarist) (in 1986)
background vocals:
Brantley Kearns (in 1986) and Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
vocals:
Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
cover recording of:
Honky Tonk Man (1956 song) (in 1986)
writer:
Tillman Franks, Howard Hausey and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
recording of:
Honky Tonk Man (1956 song)
writer:
Tillman Franks, Howard Hausey and Johnny Horton
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
Dwight Yoakam4.52:48
2Guitars, Cadillacs
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 137)
Dwight Yoakam4.53:04
3Little Sister
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
cover recording of:
Little Sister
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and R&H Music
Dwight Yoakam43:04
4Little Ways
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
background vocals:
Herb Pedersen
recording of:
Little Ways
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam4.53:21
5Please Please Baby
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle and background vocals:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
recording of:
Please, Please Baby
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam3.353:35
6Streets of Bakersfield
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
vocals:
Buck Owens
performer:
Dwight Yoakam
cover recording of:
Streets of Bakersfield
writer:
Homer Joy
recording of:
Streets of Bakersfield
writer:
Homer Joy
Dwight Yoakam feat. Buck Owens42:50
7I Sang Dixie
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 26)
recording of:
I Sang Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam43:50
8Long White Cadillac
recording of:
Long White Cadillac
lyricist and composer:
Dave Alvin (singer-songwriter, guitarist)
Dwight Yoakam55:21
9Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
Dwight Yoakam4.53:25
10You're the One
Dwight Yoakam4.54:02
11Suspicious Minds
producer:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
arranger:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
cover recording of:
Suspicious Minds
lyricist and composer:
Mark James (Francis Rodney Zambon, composer of “Suspicious Minds”)
publisher:
Laetrec Music, Press Music Co., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Dwight Yoakam53:55
12It Only Hurts When I Cry
recording of:
It Only Hurts When I Cry (Dwight Yoakam song)
writer:
Roger Miller (US singer/songwriter/actor, “King of the Road”) and Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam42:35
13Ain't That Lonely Yet
Dwight Yoakam53:21
14A Thousand Miles From Nowhere
recording of:
A Thousand Miles From Nowhere
writer:
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam4.54:30
15Fast as You
Dwight Yoakam4.54:49
16Crazy Little Thing Called Love
cover recording of:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (in 1979)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1979), Queen Music Ltd. (in 1979) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Dwight Yoakam52:21
17I Want You to Want Me
recording engineer:
Sally Browder (American producer and engineer)
producer:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
cover recording of:
I Want You to Want Me
lyricist and composer:
Rick Nielsen
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Gil Music Corporation, Adult Music (in 1977) and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) (in 1977)
part of:
10 Things I Hate About You
Dwight Yoakam53:29
18Things Change
Dwight Yoakam53:46
19The Late Great Golden State
Dwight Yoakam52:27
20The Back of Your Hand
Dwight Yoakam53:08