CD Details
- Released: April 29, 2008
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: Rhino Flashback
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - 5/13/99, p.72
Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's."
Rolling Stone - 11/29/90
3.5 Stars - Very Good "...There's nothing freeze-dried about the songs and performances; they're loose and vibrant, albeit cleanly recorded and perfectly phrased..."
Musician - 3/91
"...Yoakam's vocals are better than ever and he seems to have found a comfortable groove in his songwriting..."
Stereo Review (3/91) - "...his music often stands head and shoulders over over the 'real thing'..."
Tracks:
- 1.The Distance Between You and Me
- 2.The Heart That You Own
- 3.Takes a Lot to Rock You
- 4.Nothing's Changed Here
- 5.Sad, Sad Music
- 6.Since I Started Drinkin' Again
- 7.If There Was a Way
- 8.Turn It on, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
- 9.It Only Hurts When I Cry
- 10.Send a Message to My Heart
- 11.I Don't Need It Done
- 12.You're the One
- 13.Dangerous Man
- 14.Let's Work Together
Product Description:
Personnel: Dwight Yoakam (vocals, acoustic guitar); Roger Miller, Patty Loveless (vocals); Dean Parks (acoustic guitar); Pete Anderson (electric & baritone guitars); Al Perkins (lap steel guitar, banjo, dobro); Tom Brumley (lap steel guitar); Don Reed (fiddle); Scott Joss (fiddle, mandolin); Tim O'Brien (mandolin); Skip Edwards (keyboards); Chuck Domanico (acoustic bass); Tara Prodaniuk (bass); Jeff Donavan (drums); Lenny Castro (percussion); Tim O'Brien, Tommy Funderburk, Jim Lauderdale, Emily Saliers, Amy Ray (background vocals).
On 1990's IF THERE WAS A WAY, country artist Dwight Yoakam manages to continue the restlessly inventive streak that he began in earnest on BUENAS NOCHES FROM A LONELY ROOM. Perhaps more than any other outing in Yoakam's catalogue, this album shows the influence of his time spent on the Los Angeles rock scene, as his acoustic-guitar work perfectly meshes with the distinctive electric six-string playing of his longtime collaborator Pete Anderson to give the music a potent rock & roll edge.
The fiddle-laden opener, "The Distance Between You and Me," gets things off to an energetic start, and "Takes a Lot to Rock You" is a fierce, swaggering barnstormer. The title track, a wonderfully moody ballad that showcases Yoakam's heartbroken croon and Anderson's atmospheric baritone-guitar work, stands as one of the singer/songwriter's best tunes, while the aching "Send a Message to My Heart," performed with Patty Loveless, is easily one of the finest duets by either artist. A shining example of Yoakam's talents, IF THERE WAS A WAY is a must-have for any country-rock collection.
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