''dwightyoakamacoustic.net'' is the tenth studio album released in 2000 by American

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artist

Dwight Yoakam Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and film director. He first achieved mainstream attention in 1986 with the release of his debut album '' Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. Yoakam had considerab ...

. It features 25 of his songs recorded in an acoustic manner, save for " Little Sister" which also features

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. The album peaked at #24 on the ''

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chart and #195 on

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Recording

As Yoakam became more interested in film, his studio releases became more infrequent, and this package would be one of several releases that would revisit old material to help fulfill the singer's recording contract with

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. While containing no new songs, ''dwightyoakamacoutic.net'' offered a new perspective on earlier hits like "

A Thousand Miles from Nowhere "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from his album '' This Time''. Like his previous single, this song peaked at number 2 ...

" and "Please, Please Baby" and also capitalized on the "unplugged" fad that was so prevalent in the Nineties. Featuring an a cappella version of "

Guitars, Cadillacs "Guitars, Cadillacs" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 1986 as the second single and partial title track from his debut album '' Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.''. It peaked at n ...

, the album is a ''tour de force'' of vocal virtuosity and a revelation in terms of the power of Yoakam’s rhythm guitar. Steve Huey of

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writes, "This ultra-stripped-down setting gives Yoakam a chance to establish an intimacy of performance that relies simply on the expressiveness of his voice and his ability to fill up space with compelling guitar work."

Track listing

All songs written by Dwight Yoakam except where noted. #"Bury Me" – 3:13 #"1000 Miles" – 4:02 #" Little Sister" (

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) – 3:20 #"

Please, Please Baby "Please, Please Baby" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in November 1987 as the third single from his album '' Hillbilly Deluxe''. It peaked at number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country ...

" – 2:05 #" It Won't Hurt" – 4:00 #"I'll Be Gone" – 2:30 #"Johnson's Love" – 4:25 #"

Little Ways "Little Ways" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 1987 as the second single from his album '' Hillbilly Deluxe''. It peaked at number 8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs char ...

" – 2:57 #"This Drinkin' Will Kill Me" – 2:44 #" Nothing's Changed Here" (Yoakam, Kostas) – 2:59 #"Throughout All Time" – 2:58 #"Sad, Sad Music" –2:10 #"

It Only Hurts When I Cry "It Only Hurts When I Cry" is a song co-written by American country music artists Dwight Yoakam and Roger Miller, and recorded by Yoakam. It was released in December 1991 as the fourth single from his album ''If There Was a Way''. It peaked at # ...

" (Yoakam,

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) – 2:27 #"Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)" – 3:48 #"The Distance Between You and Me" – 2:06 #"

" – 3:14 #"Two Doors Down" (Yoakam, Kostas) – 4:38 #"Readin', Rightin', Rt. 23" – 4:07 #"If There Was a Way" – 2:32 #"

Fast as You "Fast as You" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in October 1993 as the third single from his album '' This Time''. Like his previous two singles, this song topped out at #2 in the Unite ...

" – 3:56 #"Home for Sale" – 3:01 #"A Long Way Home" – 2:51 #"Lonesome Roads" – 2:49 #" Things Change" – 3:08 #"

" – 1:49

Chart performance

References

;Bibliography * {{Authority control 2000 albums Dwight Yoakam albums Reprise Records albums Albums produced by Pete Anderson