Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Greatest Hits from the 90's

by Dwight Yoakam

Overview

During the '90s, Dwight Yoakam settled into a weird role. No longer a representative of the cutting edge, the way he was in the '80s, he was nevertheless far too restless and young to become an elder statesman. Instead, he followed his own path, which resulted in a series of albums that were (arguably) every bit as rewarding as his '80s efforts. And, like his '80s recordings, his '90s albums stood as cohesive, individual entities that nevertheless boasted several great singles apiece. Which is a roundabout way of saying that Yoakam was as much a singles artist as he was an album artist, and that's why his second compilation, Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Greatest Hits from the '90s, is every bit as entertaining and revelatory as Just Lookin' for a Hit. It is true that the hits didn't arrive as fast and furious in the latter half of the '90s as they did in the first, but the quality of the singles didn't dip at all, as this terrific disc proves. All of the 11 singles -- including "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose," "It Only Hurts When I Cry," "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere," "Ain't That Lonely Yet," "Fast As You," "Sorry You Asked" -- sound like modern classics, and the two previously unreleased cuts ("Thinking About Leaving," "I'll Go Back to Her"), plus his cover of Queen's stab at rockabilly, "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," nearly match that standard. And if it is true that country artists can be judged by their singles comps, as some have alleged over the years, then Last Chance for a Thousand Miles proves that Yoakam is one of the greats of the '80s and '90s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/19/2009
Label:	Flashback Records / Reprise / Rhino Flashback
UPC:	0081227986216
Rank:	43112

Tracks

1. Turn It on, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
2. You're the One
3. It Only Hurts When I Cry
4. The Heart That You Own
5. Suspicious Minds
6. Thinking About Leaving
7. A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
8. Ain't That Lonely Yet
9. Fast as You
10. Pocket of a Clown
11. Sorry You Asked?
12. Nothing
13. I'll Go Back to Her
14. Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dwight Yoakam   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Handclapping,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Scott Joss   Guest Artist,Fiddle,Mandolin
Pete Anderson   Guest Artist
Roger Miller   Guest Artist
Amy Ray   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Emily Saliers   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Tommy Funderburk   Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Carmen Twilley   Vocals (Background)
Chuck Domanico   Bass (Upright)
Skip Edwards   Organ,Piano,Accordion,Keyboards
Gary White   Handclapping
Dusty Wakeman   Handclapping,6-String Bass
Carl Jackson   Vocals (Background)
Taras Prodaniuk   Bass,6-String Bass
Jonathan Clark   Vocals (Background)
Dean Parks   Guitar (Acoustic)
Lenny Castro   Percussion
Jim Lauderdale   Vocals (Background)
Maxi Anderson   Vocals (Background)
Beth Andersen   Vocals (Background)
Don Reed   Fiddle
Tim O'Brien   Mandolin,Vocals (Background)
Jim Haas   Vocals (Background)
Jim Christie   Drums
Gary Morse   Pedal Steel
Lee Thornburg   Trumpet,Trombone
Tom Brumley   Guitar (Steel),Lap Steel Guitar
Greg "Frosty" Smith   Sax (Baritone)
Jeff Donovan   Drums

Technical Credits

Pete Anderson   Producer
Susie Schoepe   Assistant
Jean Krikorian   Design
Gary Borman   Management
Ryan Barrett   Engineer,Digital Editing
John "Punkin" Young   Assistant
Kostas   Composer
Freddie Mercury   Composer
James House   Composer
Roger Miller   Composer
Don Thompson Quartet   Engineer
Wayland Patton   Composer
Waylon Jennings   Composer
Gary Ebbins   Assistant
Tchad Blake   Mixing
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Joe Zook   Engineer
Judy Clapp   Engineer
Scott Humphrey   Programming,Drum Programming
Mark James   Composer
Rodney Crowell   Composer
Dwight Yoakam   Design,Composer,Art Direction
Sally Browder   Engineer
Stewart Whitmore   Digital Editing
Randee Saint Nicholas   Photography
Jaime Castaneda   Wardrobe