Dwight's Used Records

by Dwight Yoakam

Overview

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

Product Details

Release Date:	11/27/2020
Label:	New West
UPC:	0607396543014
Rank:	46286

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dwight Yoakam   Primary Artist,Guitar,Percussion,Vocals,Cymbals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Heather Myles   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guest Artist
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Ralph Stanley   Vocals,Guest Artist
Deana Carter   Vocals,Guest Artist
Skip Edwards   Percussion,Piano,Wurlitzer
Kay Walker   Vocals (Background)
Mitch Marine   Percussion,Drums
Dave Roe   Vocals (Background)
Keith Gattis   Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Baritone)
Gabe Witcher   Fiddle,Mandolin,Vocals (Background)
Ray C. Walker   Vocals (Background)
Michael Witcher   Dobro
David Roe   Bass,Bass (Upright),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Traditional   Composer
Keith Gattis   Producer
Billy Gibbons   Composer
Chris Rea   Composer
Chris Hillman   Composer
Dusty Hill   Composer
Gail Davies   Producer
Frank Beard   Composer
Frank Miller   Composer
Carl Belew   Composer
Carole King   Composer
W.S. Stevenson   Composer
Webb Pierce   Composer
David Leonard   Mixing
Deana Carter   Composer,Producer
Robert Geddins   Composer
Pete Anderson   Producer
Jim Anglin   Composer
Nanci Griffith   Composer
K.C. Douglas   Composer
Marty Stuart   Producer
Ralph Stanley   Composer
Randy Scruggs   Producer
Michael Dumas   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Heather Myles   Composer
Dann Huff   Producer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band   Producer
Steve Genewick   Assistant Engineer
Dwight Yoakam   Composer,Producer,Photography,Art Direction,Graphic Design
Charles R. Freeland   Producer
John Prine   Composer
Johnny Cash   Composer
Mel Eubanks   Assistant Engineer
Gram Parsons   Composer
Bryan Kennedy   Assistant Engineer
Roberto Bozquez   Assistant Engineer
Charlie Paakkari   Assistant Engineer