TAS Rated 4/5 Music, 3.5/5 Sonics in the January 2008 Issue of The Absolute Sound!
Upon hearing the news of his friend, Buck Owens' death, Dwight Yoakam, in the midst of a 17-month world tour, added some of Buck's classic songs to their set. By the fall of 2006, Dwight and his label New West Records agreed that his next album would honor the architect of the Bakersfield Sound, Buck Owens. Dwight Sings Buck reprises and re-imagines 15 of Buck Owens' greatest, including 11 Top Five hits, eight of which reached No. 1 on the country charts, spanning 1956 to 1967, with stunning results.
"Dwight Sings Buck sonically soars, providing a star-making showcase for electric guitarist Eddie Perez and pedal-steel master Josh Grange." - David McGee, The Absolute Sound, January 2008
Features:
Limited Edition
180g Vinyl LP Format
Selections:
1. My Heart Skips A Beat
2. Foolin' Around
3. I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)
4. Only You (Can Break My Heart)
5. Act Naturally
6. Down On The Corner Of Love
7. Cryin' Time
8. Above And Beyond
9. Love's Gonna Live Here
10. Close Up The Honky Tonks
11. Under Your Spell Again
12. Your Tender Loving Care
13. Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)
14. Think Of Me
15. Together Again
Upon hearing the news of his friend, Buck Owens' death, Dwight Yoakam, in the midst of a 17-month world tour, added some of Buck's classic songs to their set. By the fall of 2006, Dwight and his label New West Records agreed that his next album would honor the architect of the Bakersfield Sound, Buck Owens. Dwight Sings Buck reprises and re-imagines 15 of Buck Owens' greatest, including 11 Top Five hits, eight of which reached No. 1 on the country charts, spanning 1956 to 1967, with stunning results.
"Dwight Sings Buck sonically soars, providing a star-making showcase for electric guitarist Eddie Perez and pedal-steel master Josh Grange." - David McGee, The Absolute Sound, January 2008
Features:
Limited Edition
180g Vinyl LP Format
Selections:
1. My Heart Skips A Beat
2. Foolin' Around
3. I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)
4. Only You (Can Break My Heart)
5. Act Naturally
6. Down On The Corner Of Love
7. Cryin' Time
8. Above And Beyond
9. Love's Gonna Live Here
10. Close Up The Honky Tonks
11. Under Your Spell Again
12. Your Tender Loving Care
13. Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache)
14. Think Of Me
15. Together Again