The Beginning And Then Some: The Albums Of The '80s

~ Release by Dwight Yoakam (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1CD: Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
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1Honky Tonk Man
producer:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
acoustic guitar:
Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
bass:
J.D. Foster (in 1986)
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donovan (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist) (in 1986)
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns (in 1986)
piano:
Glen D. Hardin (in 1986)
background vocals:
Brantley Kearns (in 1986) and Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
vocals:
Dwight Yoakam (in 1986)
cover recording of:
Honky Tonk Man (1956 song) (in 1986)
writer:
Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton and Howard Hausey
publisher:
Universal Cedarwood Publishing
4.52:49
2It Won't Hurt43:05
3I'll Be Gone
producer:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
acoustic guitar:
Dwight Yoakam
bass and background vocals:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donovan
electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
David Mansfield
vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
recording of:
I’ll Be Gone
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
42:49
4South of Cincinnati34:55
5Bury Me
producer:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
acoustic guitar:
Dwight Yoakam
bass:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donovan
electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:
David Mansfield
vocals:
Maria McKee and Dwight Yoakam
recording of:
Bury Me ("Bury me along the Big Sandy....")
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
43:19
6Guitars, Cadillacs4.53:04
7Twenty Years42:43
8Ring of Fire
producer:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
acoustic guitar:
Dwight Yoakam
bass:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donovan
electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
piano:
Gene Taylor (US blues, rock, and boogie-woogie pianist)
vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
cover recording of:
Ring of Fire
writer:
June Carter Cash (American Country singer and songwriter) and Merle Kilgore
publisher:
Painted Desert Music Corporation
33:15
9Miner's Prayer42:25
10Heartaches by the Number43:12
2CD: Hillbilly Deluxe
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1Little Ways
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
background vocals:
Herb Pedersen
recording of:
Little Ways
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
4.53:22
2Smoke Along the Track
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
cover recording of:
Smoke Along the Track
writer:
Don Helms and Alan Rose (aka John D. Thomas and Elzy L. Murray)
43:14
3Johnson's Love
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
pedal steel guitar:
Tom Brumley
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
recording of:
Johnson's Love
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
44:31
4Please, Please Baby
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle and background vocals:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
recording of:
Please, Please Baby
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
3.353:36
5Readin', Rightin', Rt. 23
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
background vocals:
Herb Pedersen
recording of:
Readin', Rightin', Rt. 23
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
43:33
6Always Late With Your Kisses
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
lap steel guitar:
Greg Leisz
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
background vocals:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist), Dusty Wakeman and Dwight Yoakam
cover recording of:
Always Late (with Your Kisses)
writer:
Blackie Crawford and Lefty Frizzell (US country singer & songwriter)
32:13
71,000 Miles
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
recording of:
1,000 Miles
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
4.54:12
8Throughout All Time
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
background vocals:
Herb Pedersen
recording of:
Throughout All Time
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
33:54
9Little Sister
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
cover recording of:
Little Sister
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and R&H Music
recording of:
Little Sister
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc. and R&H Music
3.653:05
10This Drinkin' Will Kill Me
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass] and electric guitar:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
bass [electric bass]:
JD Foster
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
fiddle:
Brantley Kearns
piano [acoustic piano]:
Skip Edwards
background vocals:
Herb Pedersen
recording of:
This Drinkin' Will Kill Me
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
22:33
3CD: Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room
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1I Got You
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
recording of:
I Got You (Dwight Yoakam song)
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
43:32
2One More Name
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
recording of:
One More Name
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
43:09
3What I Don’t Know
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
background vocals:
Brantley Kearns
recording of:
What I Don’t Know
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
43:50
4Home of the Blues
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
cover recording of:
Home of the Blues
writer:
Glen Douglas, John R. Cash (country music legend) and Lillie McAlpin
42:56
5Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)44:34
6I Hear You Knockin’
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
cover recording of:
I Hear You Knockin’
lyricist and composer:
J.D. Miller (Louisiana songwriter and producer Joseph Denton Miller)
33:16
7I Sang Dixie
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
part of:
Rolling Stone: 40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time (2019 re-issued) (number: 26)
recording of:
I Sang Dixie
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
43:51
8Streets of Bakersfield
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
vocals:
Buck Owens
performer:
Dwight Yoakam
cover recording of:
Streets of Bakersfield
lyricist and composer:
Homer Joy
42:51
9Floyd County
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
recording of:
Floyd County
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
32:59
10Send Me the Pillow
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
mandolin:
Pete Anderson (US producer/guitarist)
vocals:
Maria McKee
cover recording of:
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On
lyricist and composer:
Hank Locklin
publisher:
Four Star Sales Co.
33:03
11Hold On to God
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Dwight Yoakam
bass [6-string bass]:
Dusty Wakeman
drums (drum set):
Jeff Donavan
vocals:
Jeff Rymes (Songwriter, vocalist, guitarist) and Randy Weeks
recording of:
Hold On to God
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
23:15
4CD: So Forth & So On
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1This Drinkin' Will Kill Me - 1981 Demo
recording of:
This Drinkin' Will Kill Me
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
3:12
2It Won't Hurt - 1981 Demo
3:49
3I'll Be Gone - 1981 Demo
3:26
4Floyd County - 1981 Demo
2:39
5You're the One - 1981 Demo
recording of:
You're the One
lyricist and composer:
Dwight Yoakam
4:04
6Twenty Years - 1981 Demo
3:03
7Please Daddy - 1981 Demo
3:20
8Miner's Prayer - 1981 Demo
2:45
9I Sang Dixie - 1981 Demo
3:46
10Bury Me - 1981 Demo
3:01
11Long White Cadillac
recording of:
Long White Cadillac
lyricist and composer:
Dave Alvin (singer-songwriter, guitarist)
5:20
12Sin City
cover recording of:
Sin City
composer:
Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons
3:55
13Christmas Eve With the Babylonian Cowboys
2:16