''The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam'' is the third greatest hits

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of songs recorded by country music 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 ...

. The album comprises twenty hit singles from his career.

Commercial performance

The album was reached No. 10 on ''Billboards country album chart. It was certified

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on July 23, 2008, and Platinum on October 28, 2016. It has sold 1,124,300 copies in the United States as of October 2019.

Track listing

#" Honky Tonk Man" (

Johnny Horton John LaGale Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Initially performing traditional country, Horton later performed rockabilly songs. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrat ...

Tillman Franks Tillman Ben Franks, Sr. (September 29, 1920 – October 26, 2006), was an American bassist and songwriter and the manager for a number of country music artists including Johnny Horton, David Houston, Webb Pierce, Claude King, and the Carli ...

, Howard Hausey) – 2:48 #"

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 ...

" (Dwight Yoakam) – 3:04 #" Little Sister" (

Doc Pomus Jerome Solon Felder (June 27, 1925 – March 14, 1991), known professionally as Doc Pomus, was an American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the co-writer of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

Mort Shuman Mortimer Shuman (12 November 1938 – 2 November 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as ...

) – 3:04 #" Little Ways" (Yoakam) – 3:20 #" Please, Please Baby" (Yoakam) – 3:35 #"

Streets of Bakersfield "Streets of Bakersfield" is a 1973 song written by Homer Joy and popularized by Buck Owens. In 1988, Owens recorded a duet version with country singer Dwight Yoakam, which became one of Yoakam's first No. 1 Hot Country Singles hits. The song, wh ...

" (Feat.

Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens Jr. (August 12, 1929 – March 25, 2006), known professionally as Buck Owens, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and band leader. He was the lead singer for the Buckaroos, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, which had 21 ...

) (Homer Joy) – 2:49 #" I Sang Dixie" (Yoakam) – 3:49 #"Long White Cadillac" (

Dave Alvin David Albert Alvin (born November 11, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He is a former and founding member of the roots rock band the Blasters. Alvin has recorded and performed as a solo artist since the late 1980s a ...

) – 5:20 #" Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" ( Kostas, Wayland Patton) – 3:24 #" You're the One" (Yoakam) – 4:02 #"

Suspicious Minds "Suspicious Minds" is a 1968 song written and first recorded by American songwriter Mark James. After this recording failed commercially, it was cut by Elvis Presley with producer Chips Moman, becoming a No. 1 song in 1969, and one of the most ...

" ( Mark James) – 3:54 #"

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,

Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping Country music, country and pop hits "King of the Road (song), Ki ...

) – 2:35 #"

Ain't That Lonely Yet "Ain't That Lonely Yet" is a song written by Kostas and James House, and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in March 1993 as the first single from his album '' This Time''. It peaked at number 2 for the wee ...

" (Kostas, James House) – 3:20 #"

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 ...

" (Yoakam) – 4:29 #" Fast as You" (Yoakam) – 4:48 #"

Crazy Little Thing Called Love "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track is included on their 1980 album '' The Game'', and also appears on the band's compilation album ''Greatest Hits'' in 1981. ...

" (

Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the ...

) – 2:21 #"

I Want You to Want Me "I Want You to Want Me" is a song by the American rock band Cheap Trick. It is originally from their second album '' In Color'', released in September 1977. It was the first single released from that album, but it did not chart in the United S ...

" (

Rick Nielsen Richard Alan Nielsen (born December 22, 1948) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and leader of the rock band Cheap Trick. He is well-known for his numerous custom-made guitars from Hamer Guitars, incl ...

) – 3:29 #" Things Change" (Yoakam) – 3:46 #"The Late Great Golden State" (

Mike Stinson Mike Stinson is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Career A native of Virginia, Mike Stinson moved to Los Angeles in 1991. Inspired by the country rock of Gram Parsons, as well as more traditional country artists such as Johnny Cash an ...

) – 2:26 #"The Back of Your Hand" (Gregg Lee Henry) – 3:08

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2004 greatest hits albums Dwight Yoakam albums Rhino Records compilation albums {{2000s-country-album-stub