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Dwight Yoakam Dwight's Used Records (2004)
Originally Released June 29, 2004\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Few if any major country artists of the 1980s and '90s had as consistent a run of strong recordings as Dwight Yoakam, and this compilation proves that even the material he gave away was better than what most of his peers were sending out as top-shelf product. Dwight's Used Records features cuts Yoakam contributed to several tribute compilations, duets that appeared on other artists' albums, and a few unreleased covers, and while the results aren't quite as cohesive as a proper album, nearly everything here would have fit the bill on a "real" Dwight Yoakam album. His duets with Deana Carter and Heather Myles show what a generous vocal partner he can be, while his turns with Ralph Stanley and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band add some new layers of depth to his traditionalist approach. Yoakam's covers of "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" and "Mercury Blues" are sly and witty but never descend into self-parody, and he sure does right by Johnny Cash and Webb Pierce as he tackles their songs. The album's only real flaw would be the two back-to-back versions of John Prine's "Paradise"; both performances are worthwhile, but over ten minutes of the song gets to be a bit much. Baring that, Dwight's Used Records is a thoroughly enjoyable collection of odds and ends that congeals into some solid listening -- but how come his superb version of Merle Haggard's "Holding Things Together" from the Tulare Dust album didn't make the cut? -- Mark Deming\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nIn what could almost have been the fifth disc of his box set, Yoakam pairs three previously unreleased recordings with 11 collaborations, tribute-album tracks, and other odds and sods. There are some predictably oil-and-water mismatches in singing partners (Deana Carter on "Waiting") as well as material ("Loco Motion," one of the new tracks, is, uh, "different"). Still, there's also his way-cool revival of "Mercury Blues" and a robust, beautifully arranged "Understand Your Man" in tribute to Johnny Cash, along with some welcome hard-country like Webb Pierce's "If You Were Me (And I Were You)" and that odd version of "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide," which sounds all wrong at first but has a way of growing on you. --John Morthland \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nI'd say this is his best album (It's certainly my favorite), October 5, 2006 \nBy Sarah Feldman "Dixie LaRue" (NEW YORK, NY USA)\nSome squeamish professorial types apparently think my reviews of Dwight Yoakam's albums verge on softcore porn. Well, to that I say a) what kind of soft porn have you been reading? (seriously, you're gettin' gypped), and b) the singing, songs, musicianship and soul in Dwight Yoakam's albums all warrant my swoon-y hyperbole. \n\nUSED RECORDS is my favorite because of the breadth of styles and songs. There's the incomparable duet with Kelly Willis, "Waiting," my favroite song ever. Then tehre's the gorgeous tarditional songs, like the Ralph Stanley duet "Down by the Sycamore Tree," then there are great push-your-tush numbers like "Loco-motion" and "Mercury Blues." And tasty Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings covers...I could go on and on. Stop me before I drool! \n\nThe bottom line is this: Buy this, it will be well-used by you (harhar) and cherished for many years to come. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\n5+1/2 stars...Dwight's New Label Gathers Stray Tracks, April 8, 2006 \nBy Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE)\nAs a huge fan of Dight Yoakam's brand of neo-traditionalism since his 1986 debut, I have eagerly bought every studio album he has released during the ensuing two decades. Why I waited nearly three years to purchase this collection of songs from tribute albums, collaborations with other artists, and a handful of new recordings is unclear. But now that I have it, DWIGHT'S USED RECORDS is one of my favorite albums. \n\n"Stop the World (And Let Me Off)" from I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CRAZY: A TRIBUTE TO WAYLON JENNINGS: Yoakam does a rousing version of Waylon's second RCA single. \n\n"Down Where the River Bends" from SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY MORNING: Yoakam shows off his Kentucky roots on a duet with bluegrass patriarch Ralph Stanley. \n\n"Mercury Blues" from REPRISE PLEASE BABY: This song has been covered by everyone from the Steve Miller Band to Meat Loaf. Yoakam cranks up the honky tonk factor on this sizzling version. \n\n"Waiting" from I'M JUST A GIRL: Yoakam duets with Deana Carter on this ballad which they co-wrote. \n\n"Some Dark Holler" from WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN, Volume III: Yoakam performs this traditional number with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and once again shows that he has a honest feel for bluegrass music. \n\n"If You Were Me (And I Were You) from CAUGHT IN THE WEBB: A TRIBUTE TO WEBB PIERCE: Yoakam tackles this classic weeper from honky tonk legend Webb Pierce. \n\n"Little Chapel" from SWEET TALK & GOOD LIES: Yoakam teams up with like minded honky tonk enthusiast Heather Myles on this conjunto-flavored song. \n\n"Locomotion" is a new recording that would have fit in nicely with Yoakam's UNDER THE COVERS. A countrified version of the Goffin-King pop classic by Little Eva. \n\n"Miner's Prayer" from SATURDAY NIGHT & SUNDAY MORNING: A Yoakam original relating his family's connection to the Kentucky coal mines. A touching song. \n\n"Understand Your Man" from A TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH: Cash wrote and recorded this song in 1963; Yoakam puts his Bakersfield sound on this mid-charting single. [Cash's original went to No. 35 on the pop charts.] \n\n"Wheels" from WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN, Volume III: An arrangement very similar to the Flying Burrito Brothers' original--although Dobro replaces the pedal steel as the lead instrument on Yoakam's rendition. [This is the second time Yoakam has covered a FBB song. He dueted with k.d. lang on "Sin City" for his first greatest hits package JUST LOOKIN' FOR A HIT.] \n\n"I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" from SHARP DRESSED MEN: A TRIBUTE TO ZZ TOP: Pete Anderson's guitar drives Yoakam's take on this ZZ Top classic. \n\n"Paradise" is a new recording. Yoakam slows down this John Prine chestnut to make this lament of the ravages of "Mr. Peabody's coal train" sound like a funeral dirge, and the lonesome fiddle playing just drives the point home. [This version stretches the song out to 6:13.) \n\n"I Said (Paradise Reprise)" is another new recording and is another take on "Paradise" at a pace more uptempo than Prine's original. This one will set your toes to tapping. \n\nBottom line? Your Dwight Yoakam collection isn't complete without this. [Running time - 50:44] HIGHLY RECOMMENDED \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\ni'm a little disoriented, February 8, 2005 \nBy punkviper (Pittsburgh, PA USA)\npicked this up thinking it would be good stuff, then the covers realization set in and i regretted it, but then i listened to it a few times and i can't live without it. some really strange choices (Locomotion) but i'll be darned if they don't all work. Stop The World is one of the best covers i've ever heard, ditto for Understand Your Man. the bluegrass gets a little old, but it's still good. a bizarre hodgepodge of odds & ends that really work individually. color me surprised and impressed. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSuper collection of Yoakam's non-LP work, August 11, 2004 \nBy redtunictroll (Earth, USA)\nThis collection of fourteen tracks, pulled from tribute albums and guest appearances on other artists' albums, displays the breadth of Yoakam's work with a conciseness that his own albums never could. To be fair, Yoakam's releases have been purpose-built as more focused efforts, and this collection, drawing from disparate sources across a full decade of recording, has a broader charter. It's astounding to hear in one place just how easily Yoakam fits into rootsy mountain bluegrass, honky-tonk country, smooth adult contemporary pop, and earthy blues-inspired country-rock. \n\nYoakam provides the ballast for Ralph Stanley's high-and-lonely on the latter's "Down Where the River Bends," and Stanley returns the favor by taking Yoakam's "Miner's Prayer" into the hills from which it was dug. Yoakam's honky-tonk outlaw heroes are recognized on covers of Waylon Jennings' "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)," Johnny Cash's "Understand Your Man," and Webb Pierce's "If You Were Me (And I Were You)." The latter, featuring harmonies by Gail Davies, is just one of several wonderful duets that include Deana Carter's adult-contemporary "Waiting" and Heather Miles' Mexicali-flavored "Little Chapel." \n\nYoakam is transcendent, surrounded by the acoustic sounds of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and tearing through "Mercury Blues" and ZZ Top's "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide." Bonus tracks include previously unreleased covers of Little Eva's "Loco-Motion" and two versions of John Prine's "Paradise." Other artists may have similar range, but precious few have the artistic gravity to make such a compilation cohesive. This is an essential collection for fans and an interesting introduction to Yoakam's breadth. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nLittle Bit of Rhythmn & a lotta Soul*, July 1, 2004 \nBy Yolanda "Lover of Life" (Somewhere down the road, CAL)\nDwight's Used Records:\nEven the title sounded interesting and being a big fan of His music it was a "must" on the day of its release. \n\nCan the album get any better with the choices of songs?!? He goes from covering 'The Late Great Waylon Jennings' and His modern day version of *Stop the World [and let Me off*] to Johnny Cash and 'Understand Your Man' one of the coolest tracks on there and deserves first listen. \n\nThe ones that have appeared on previous albums, but this being a compilation album it has some great tunes to take along and listen if You dont feel like searching thru Your cd collection and would satisfy even the most die hardest of listeners. His voice so convincingly somber with Ralph Stanley on 'Down where the river bends'and then the ultra fave that I was lucky enough to hear Him do live last year on His 'Almost Alone' tour the two versions of *Paradise*. A cover song of John Prine's that the Singer says tells a similar story of His upbringing in Kentucky. The two versions are favourites at the end and His range in style also with covering ZZ Top on 'Im Bad Im NationWide' You just never know what to expect and find He always leaves Us wanting more with His future music that He is creating and covering here and there for Us to enjoy.\n\nYes, definitely highly recommended, and the three new recordings produced with Mr Keith Gattis are worth getting it for Those that already may have the other songs on previous releases. \n\n*Stop the World and let Me off\n*Down where the river bends\n*Mercury Blues\n*Waiting\n*Some dark Holler\n*If You were Me\n*Little Chapel\n*Loco Motion \n[new recording produced by Dwight Yoakam/Keith Gattis\n*Miners Prayer\n*Understand Your Man\n*Wheels\n*Im Bad Im NationWide\n*Paradise \n[new recording produced by Dwight Yoakam/Keith Gattis\n*"I said" Paradise Reprise\n[new recording produced by Dwight Yoakam/Keith Gattis \n\n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSIMPLY PARADISE, July 13, 2004 \nBy myhubbyunderstands (So Cal)\nWhile certainly many (most) of the titles on this compilation can be purchased elsewhere, the tracks that are new to this collection, specifically John Prine's "PARADISE" , both as a slow ballad and then repeated again but done in a totally different vein are worth the purchase price. If for nothing else than to once again give creedence to the fact that Dwight Yoakam should go down in the history of country music as the "red headed stepchild" who thumbed his nose at disbelievers, did it his way, and made it!!!!! These last two tracks show the versatility of this artist by taking one frequently covered song and putting his signature on it not once but twice!!! Woe to anyone who tries to cover "Paradise" from this point forward.\nTrue, a couple of the treatments he has chosen on a couple of the songs seem unusual, but they work well. "Stop the World" and let me off ( a signature Waylon Jennings song) is a joy to listen to as is Dwight's version of Johnny Cash's "Understand Your Man" . Both cuts , in my opinion, should be getting radio air play. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSuperb., July 7, 2004 \nReviewer: A music fan\nThis is truly a fantastic collection of songs. Dwight's always tasteful cover tunes range from Waylon Jennings to ZZ Top. "Down Where the River Bends," Waiting," "Some Dark Holler" and Cash's "Understand Your Man" are especially riveting. Dwight's Used Records is sure to please long time fans and recruit many more to come. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nLively, exciting music, June 30, 2004 \nBy Linda Cool (Minot, ND United States)\nThis new CD showcases the talents of this versatile performer. Dwight Yoakam's voice changes with each selection and each song is a treat. I loved his version of "Locomotion" and "Buy me a Mercury." I have heard "Miner's Prayer" on another CD, but it definitely belongs on this one as well.The other selections were new, He duets beatifully with other performers on some of the songs. This CD will make you a fan. \n\n\nHalf.com Details \nContributing artists: Deana Carter, Heather Myles, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ralph Stanley \n\nAlbum Notes\nPersonnel: Dwight Yoakam (vocals, guitar, percussion); Deana Carter, Heather Myles, Ralph Stanley (vocals); Keith Gattis (electric guitar, baritone guitar); Michael Witcher (dobro); Gabe Witcher (mandolin, fiddle, background vocals); Skip Edwards (piano, Wurlitzer piano, percussion); Dave Roe (bass instrument, background vocals); Mitch Marine (drums, percussion); Kay Walker (background vocals); Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.\n\nIndustry Reviews\n4 stars out of 5 - This set spotlights California cowboy Yoakam's estimable skills as an interpreter, but with a twist: it ropes in covers recorded for a variety of extracurricular projects.\n\n\n[B]olstered with new covers, it's a must-have disc. - Grade: B+\n\n\n3 stars out of 5 - [The album] showcases the Los Angeles country veteran's versatility, and his personality.
This country cd contains 14 tracks and runs 50min 44sec.
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