21st Century Hits: Best of 2000–2012 is the fourth greatest hits compilation album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released by New West Records on October 1, 2013.[2] It includes songs from the albums Tomorrow's Sounds Today, Population Me, Blame the Vain, Dwight Sings Buck and 3 Pears, as well as a previously unreleased duet with Michelle Branch and a cover of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" from his previous greatest hits collection, the 1999 Last Chance for a Thousand Years, that also appeared on the soundtrack to the 2006 film The Break-Up.[2]
| 21st Century Hits: Best of 2000–2012 | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | October 1, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 47:50 | |||
| Label | New West | |||
| Producer | Pete Anderson John Shanks Dwight Yoakam | |||
| Dwight Yoakam chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Sad Side of Town" | Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens | 2:51 |
| 2. | "The Late Great Golden State" | Mike Stinson | 2:28 |
| 3. | "The Back of Your Hand" | Gregg Lee Henry | 3:07 |
| 4. | "If Teardrops Were Diamonds" (with Willie Nelson) | Yoakam | 3:18 |
| 5. | "Long Goodbye" (with Michelle Branch) | Michelle Branch, Hillary Lindsey | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Intentional Heartache" | Yoakam | 4:25 |
| 7. | "Blame the Vain" | Yoakam | 3:39 |
| 8. | "I Wanna Love Again" | Yoakam | 2:57 |
| 9. | "Just Passin' Time" | Yoakam | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | Freddie Mercury | 2:20 |
| 11. | "Close Up the Honky Tonks" | Red Simpson | 6:24 |
| 12. | "My Heart Skips a Beat" | Owens | 2:24 |
| 13. | "Act Naturally" | Voni Morrison, Johnny Russell | 2:33 |
| 14. | "A Heart Like Mine" | Yoakam | 4:00 |
Personnel
edit- Pete Anderson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone, mandolin, percussion
- Al Bonhomme – acoustic guitar
- Michelle Branch – duet vocals on "Long Goodbye"
- Jim Christie – drums
- Jonathan Clark – background vocals
- Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
- Skip Edwards – Fender Rhodes, pedal steel guitar, keyboards, piano
- Tommy Funderburk – background vocals
- Keith Gattis – bass guitar, electric guitar
- Bob Glaub – bass guitar
- Josh Grange – keyboards, pedal steel guitar
- Bobbye Hall – percussion
- Beck Hansen – handclapping
- Don Heffington – drums
- Scott Joss – fiddle
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
- Gerry McGee – acoustic guitar, soloist
- Mitch Marine – drums
- Cole Marsden – bass guitar
- Gary Morse – banjo, dobro, lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
- "Good" Grief Neill – bass guitar
- Willie Nelson – duet vocals on "If Teardrops Were Diamonds"
- Buck Owens – background vocals
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
- Eddie "Scarlito" Perez – electric guitar, electric sitar, background vocals
- Taras Prodaniuk – bass guitar
- Raul "Criminal" Mischeif – handclapping
- Dave Roe – background vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit – background vocals
- John Shanks – bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
- Kevin C. Smith – bass guitar
- Cassidy Turbin – drums, handclapping
- Dwight Yoakam – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, soloist, lead vocals, background vocals
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] | 59 |
References
edit- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "21st Century Hits: Best of 2000-2012 – Dwight Yoakam". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ^ a b Wyland, Sarah (September 25, 2013). "Dwight Yoakam Compilation Album Set for October 1 Release". Great American Country. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013.
- ^ "Dwight Yoakam Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.