Dwight Yoakam - Population Me [Ocean Blue]

new West Records

£21.60

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: NW5429LP
Barcode:607396542918
Release Date: 20th November 2020
Genre: Country

Dwight Yoakam’s, Population: Me (2003) and Dwight’s Used Records (2004) are being pressed on vinyl for the fi rst time! Repackaged with updated artwork and remastered for vinyl, these two titles are being released on limited edition color vinyl for the fi rst pressing release.

Dwight’s Used Records features several cuts that Yoakam contributed to several tribute compilations, duets that appeared on other artists’ albums, and a few unreleased covers. The album sounds remarkably cohesive despite the various sources and artists involved, and speaks to the consistent run of strong recordings Yoakam and producer Pete Anderson developed over their nearly twenty-year run. The collection contains the rootsy blend of country and bluegrass that has always been at the heart of Yoakam’s music.

Although unquestionably a country record, Population Me offers a wider array of musical colors than the straight country sound Yoakam’s has come to be known for. This record features seven original songs as well as three covers tracks. Bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs plays banjo on the reworked cover of Burt Bacharach’s “Trains and Boats and Planes,” and banjo is also prominently featured on the Los Angeles singer-songwriter Mike Stinson’s “The Late Great Golden State,” which features Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles on background vocals.

Side A
1. The Late Great Golden
State
2. No Such Thing
3. Fair To Midland
4. An Exception To The R

Side B
1. Stayin’ Up Late (Thinkin’
About It)
2. Trains And Boats And Planes
3. If Teardrops Were Diamonds
4. I’d Avoid Me Too
5. The Back Of Your Hand