Dwight Yoakam - Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years (2002)

From his '86 multiplatinum debut Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. through '01s South Of Heaven, West Of Hell, this expansive 4-CD boxed set culls material from Yoakam's entire Warner Bros. career. Presents 87 tracks circa 1981-2002, encompassing singles, album, cuts, previously unissued material, rarities, and soundtrack selections. Contains 3 brand new recordings (exclusively available to this set): "Sittin' Pretty," "Louisville," and "Mercury Blues."Includes a full disc comprised of nothing but previously unreleased material, including rare early demos from 1981, and live gems from various venues spanning nearly a decade, including renditions of "Truckin'," and "Mystery Train."

Also features Yoakam's contributions to tribute albums honoring Kinky Friedman, Merle Haggard, Bob Willis & The Texas Playboys, and ZZ Top.

Includes guest appearances by Buck Owens, Kelly Willis, Asleep At The Wheel, Patty Loveless, Bekka Bramlett, Flaco Jimenez, and Sheryl Crow.

Deluxe booklet features rare photos and tributes from Yoakam devotees including Dennis Hopper, Billy Gibbons, Dave Alvin, and Buck Owens.

Though Dwight Yoakam casts himself as the classic outsider, no contemporary country artist has been able to achieve more mainstream success while retaining more alternative credibility. This four-disc set (including more than an entire disc of previously unreleased material) documents the uniqueness of Yoakam's musical legacy, as he combines a core commitment to the hard twang of honky-tonk–in breakthrough hits such as "Guitars, Cadillacs" and the Buck Owens duet "Streets of Bakersfield–with a stylistic expansiveness that knows no limits. In addition to his underrated strength as a songwriter, no other country artist could extend himself from Queen ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love") to Cheap Trick ("I Want You to Want Me") to the Clash ("Train in Vain"), while paying the obligatory tributes to Elvis Presley, George Jones, and Merle Haggard. The three new recordings may be inconsequential (a shuffle rendition of "Mercury Blues" holds the most interest), but the archive of previously unreleased material includes a 10-song demo from 1981 (before Yoakam's pivotal pairing with guitarist/producer/bandleader Pete Anderson), two duets with Kelly Willis, and the eight live performances that conclude the set. –Don McLeese

Tracklist
CD1
01. Dwight Yoakam – Honky Tonk Man[02:48]
02. Dwight Yoakam – Guitars, Cadillacs[03:05]
03. Dwight Yoakam – It Won't Hurt[03:05]
04. Dwight Yoakam – Miner's Prayer[02:19]
05. Dwight Yoakam – Little Sister[03:02]
06. Dwight Yoakam – Little Ways[03:20]
07. Dwight Yoakam – Please, Please Baby[03:34]
08. Dwight Yoakam – Always Late With Your Kisses[02:11]
09. Dwight Yoakam – This Drinkin' Will Kill Me[02:34]
10. Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens – Streets Of Bakersfield[02:49]
11. Dwight Yoakam – I Sang Dixie[03:48]
12. Dwight Yoakam – I Got You[03:29]
13. Dwight Yoakam – I Hear You Knockin'[03:15]
14. Dwight Yoakam – Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)[04:33]
15. Dwight Yoakam – Long White Cadillac[05:19]
16. Dwight Yoakam – Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose[03:25]
17. Dwight Yoakam – You're The One[03:59]
18. Dwight Yoakam – Nothing's Changed Here[02:58]
19. Dwight Yoakam – It Only Hurts When I Cry[02:34]
20. Dwight Yoakam – The Heart That You Own[03:10]
21. Dwight Yoakam – The Distance Between You And Me[02:42]
22. Dwight Yoakam – Dangerous Man[04:17]
23. Dwight Yoakam & Patty Loveless – Send A Message To My Heart[03:15]
24. Dwight Yoakam – Takes A Lot To Rock You[02:58]

CD2
01. Flaco Jimenez – Carmelita (feat. Dwight Yoakam)[03:25]
02. Dwight Yoakam – Suspicious Minds (Live)[06:55]
03. Dwight Yoakam – Doin' What I Did[03:26]
04. Dwight Yoakam – Hey Little Girl[02:31]
05. Dwight Yoakam – Ain't That Lonely Yet[03:18]
06. Dwight Yoakam – A Thousand Miles From Nowhere[04:29]
07. Dwight Yoakam – Try Not To Look So Pretty[02:55]
08. Dwight Yoakam – Pocket Of A Clown[02:57]
09. Dwight Yoakam – Home For Sale[03:38]
10. Dwight Yoakam – Fast As You[04:47]
11. Dwight Yoakam – King Of Fools[04:05]
12. Dwight Yoakam – Holding Things Together[03:52]
13. Dwight Yoakam – Nothing[03:52]
14. Dwight Yoakam – Don't Be Sad[03:20]
15. Dwight Yoakam – Sorry You Asked?[03:23]
16. Dwight Yoakam – Gone (That'll Be Me)[02:48]
17. Dwight Yoakam – Claudette[02:55]
18. Dwight Yoakam & Sheryl Crow – Baby Don't Go[04:00]
19. Dwight Yoakam – Train In Vain[03:22]
20. Dwight Yoakam – Rapid City, South Dakota[02:50]

CD3
01. Dwight Yoakam – Only Want You More[03:22]
02. Dwight Yoakam – Same Fool[03:01]
03. Dwight Yoakam – Things Change[03:45]
04. Dwight Yoakam – These Arms[03:31]
05. Dwight Yoakam – A Long Way Home[02:55]
06. Dwight Yoakam – Crazy Little Thing Called Love[02:21]
07. Dwight Yoakam – Thinking About Leaving[03:55]
08. Asleep At The Wheel – New San Antonio Rose (feat. Dwight Yoakam)[03:03]
09. Dwight Yoakam – Two Doors Down (Acoustic)[04:38]
10. Dwight Yoakam – Bury Me (Acoustic)[03:12]
11. Dwight Yoakam – Love Caught Up To Me[03:50]
12. Dwight Yoakam – What Do You Know About Love[02:56]
13. Dwight Yoakam – Free To Go[04:48]
14. Dwight Yoakam – A Place To Cry[04:35]
15. Dwight Yoakam – I Want You To Want Me[03:27]
16. Dwight Yoakam & Buck Owens – Alright, I'm Wrong[04:16]
17. Dwight Yoakam & Bekka Bramlett – Who At The Door Is Standing[02:32]
18. Dwight Yoakam – The First Thing Smokin'[04:13]
19. Dwight Yoakam – I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide[04:14]
20. Dwight Yoakam – Louisville[03:03]
21. Dwight Yoakam – Sittin' Pretty[02:24]
22. Dwight Yoakam – Mercury Blues[02:29]

CD4
01. Dwight Yoakam – This Drinkin' Will Kill Me[03:11]
02. Dwight Yoakam – It Won't Hurt[02:46]
03. Dwight Yoakam – I'll Be Gone[03:25]
04. Dwight Yoakam – Floyd County[02:37]
05. Dwight Yoakam – You're The One[04:02]
06. Dwight Yoakam – Twenty Years[03:02]
07. Dwight Yoakam – Please Daddy[03:19]
08. Dwight Yoakam – Miner's Prayer[02:43]
09. Dwight Yoakam – I Sang Dixie[03:45]
10. Dwight Yoakam – Bury Me[03:00]
11. Dwight Yoakam & Kelly Willis – Golden Ring[03:15]
12. Dwight Yoakam & Kelly Willis – Take Me[02:20]
13. Dwight Yoakam – Sin City[04:02]
14. Dwight Yoakam – Truckin' (Live)[07:21]
15. Dwight Yoakam – Grand Tour (Live)[03:41]
16. Dwight Yoakam – Oh Lonesome Me (Live)[03:29]
17. Dwight Yoakam – Today I Started Loving You Again (Live)[04:29]
18. Dwight Yoakam – Mystery Train (Live)[03:11]
19. Dwight Yoakam – Can't You Hear Me Calling (Live)[03:19]
20. Dwight Yoakam – Heartaches By The Number (Live)[03:41]
21. Dwight Yoakam – My Bucket's Got A Hole In It (Live)[04:12]