“Strongest single CD yet released of Dwight’s music” Dwight’s music is firmly rooted in traditional country, yet makes just enough concessions to progress so that it appeals to a modern generation. I guess a few purists will ignore him, but not many – there aren’t many country singers now whose music owes so much to tradition while still selling in large quantities.

This compilation covers the whole of career to date, including eight tracks from his compilation of eighties hits (Just looking for a hit), eight tracks from his compilation of nineties hits (Last chance for 1,000 years), Things change (from A long way home), I want you to want me (from Tomorrow’s sounds today) and two tracks from Population me (Late great golden state, Back of your hand). Thus, there is no new material here, but this compilation is the strongest single CD of Dwight’s music so far released.

Inevitably, some classic songs have been omitted, one example being The heart that I own. Most of the songs here are originals but Dwight has record…

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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

He’s a “Honky Tonk Man”.
Overall this is a pretty good collection, and it includes most of what his two previous collections did. Included are many great early tracks like “Guitars, Cadillacs”, “Little Ways”, “I Sang Dixie”, and “You’re The One”. Plus alot of his great later work like “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere”, “Ain’t That Lonely Yet”, “Things Change”, and “The Back Of Your Hand”. Dwight also excells at doing covers, and “Little Sister”, “Suspicious Minds”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, and “I Want You To Want Me” are all on here as well. I do miss a song or two, but for the most part this is the majority of his best, and it’s a perfect introduction for newcomers, as intended. Oh, and Dwight’s the coolest guy in modern country….more info

A Great Introduction to Dwight
It’s difficult to choose just 20 “best” Dwight songs, although I think this CD does an admirable job. It’s a pretty broad overview of his career until 2003, and it is the CD that caused me to start digging Dwight. I had always preferred rock music to country, but that was until I heard Dwight. He covers some Elvis, Queen and Cheap Trick on here in his own inimitable style. Plus his own songs have a lot of rock aesthetic in them, such as “Guitars, Cadillacs” and “Fast As You.” There are some true “country” gems as well, like “Honky Tonk Man” and “Streets of Bakersfield” (with Buck Owens, whom everybody loves!!). Beautiful ballads as well, e.g. “I Sang Dixie” and “You’re The One.” Overall, a really nice compilation and I heartily recommend it, especially as an introduction to Dwight’s music. It does have my favorite Dwight song, “It Only Hurts When I Cry,” which he co-wrote with the late, great Roger Miller. That said, it’s still missing some other must-hear songs like “Miner’s Prayer,” “Fair to Midland” and “A Place to Cry.”…more info

This is the one I listen too when I’m driving.
Oh yeah…and I sing along. This is sophisticated country. This CD will please your senses and awaken your imagination. If you think you don’t like country music…listen to this one and you’ll think again….more info

The Very Best of Dwight Yoakum
Dwight Yoakum’s voice is soulful in sexy sultry waves over the listener. …more info