Dwight Yoakam - 2 CDs

With his stripped-down approach to traditional honky tonk and Bakersfield country, Dwight Yoakam helped return country music to its roots in the late '80s. Like his idols Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams, Yoakam never played by Nashville's rules; consequently, he never dominated the charts like his contemporary Randy Travis. Then again, Travis never played around with the sound and style of country music like Yoakam. On each of his records, he twists around the form enough to make it seem like he doesn't respect all of country's traditions. Appropriately, his core audience was composed mainly of roots rock and rock & roll fans, not the mainstream country audience. Nevertheless, he was frequently able to chart in the country Top Ten, and he remained one of the most respected and adventurous recording country artists well into the '90s.





1 Words 5:21
2 Old Friend :51
3 Who at the Door Is Standing 2:31
4 Good Afternoon :30
5 Tears for Two 3:23
6 Ma'am :41
7 Listen Now! 3:28
8 When You Was Shot :15
9 The First Thing Smokin' 3:40
10 How Long Was It :10
11 What's Left of Me 4:55
12 All Anybody Can Do :07
13 Somewhere 3:48
14 A Lotta Good People :11
15 The Last Surrender 2:44
16 Show 'Em Your Badge :23
17 No Future in Sight 7:07
18 Existence :40
19 It Is Well With My Soul 3:25
20 Words [instrumental] 4:47











1 Honky Tonk Man Franks, Hausey, Horton 2:45
2 It Won't Hurt Yoakam 3:03
3 I'll Be Gone Yoakam 2:44
4 South of Cincinnati Yoakam 4:54
5 Bury Me Yoakam 3:19
6 Guitars, Cadillacs Yoakam 3:02
7 Twenty Years Yoakam 2:40
8 Ring of Fire Cash, Kilgore 3:13
9 Miner's Prayer Yoakam 2:17
10 Heartaches by the Number Howard 3:13