With his stripped-down approach to traditional honky tonk and Bakersfield country, Dwight Yoakam helped return country music to its roots in the late '80s. Like his idols Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams, Yoakam never played by Nashville's rules; consequently, he never dominated the charts like his contemporary Randy Travis. Then again, Travis never played around with the sound and style of country music like Yoakam. On each of his records, he twists around the form enough to make it seem like he doesn't respect all of country's traditions. Appropriately, his core audience was composed mainly of roots rock and rock & roll fans, not the mainstream country audience. Nevertheless, he was frequently able to chart in the country Top Ten, and he remained one of the most respected and adventurous recording country artists well into the '90s.

Genres:     Alt-Country, Alternative/Indie Rock, Bakersfield Sound, Contemporary Country, New Traditionalist, Country-Rock, Country-Pop, Neo-Traditionalist Country

1-DWIGHT YOAKAM-IF THERE WAS A WAY

 --REPRISE–CD 26344-CANADA-CD-1990

2-DWIGHT YOAKAM-THIS TIME

 --REPRISE–CDW 45241-CANADA-CD-1993

3-DWIGHT YOAKAM-DWIGHT LIVE

 --REPRISE–CDW 45907-CANADA-CD-1995

***PLEASE NOTE CUT ON SPINE,DOES NOT AFFECT BOOKLET

4-DWIGHT YOAKAM-UNDER THE COVERS

 --REPRISE–CDW 46690-CANADA-CD-1997

***PLEASE NOTE CUT ON SPINE,DOES NOT AFFECT BOOKLET

5-DWIGHT YOAKAM-A LONG WAY HOME

 --REPRISE–CDW 46918-CANADA-CD-1998

***PLEASE NOTE CUT ON SPINE,DOES NOT AFFECT BOOKLET

6-DWIGHT YOAKAM-ACOUSTIC.NET

 --REPRISE–CDW 47714-CANADA-CD-2000

***PLEASE NOTE CUT ON SPINE

All songs re-recorded in acoustic arrangements. CD comes in a stickered jewel case with back insert only.

7-DWIGHT YOAKAM-TOMORROW'S SOUNDS TODAY

 --REPRISE–CDW 46918-CANADA-CD-2000

***PLEASE NOTE CUT ON SPINE,DOES NOT AFFECT BOOKLET

8-DWIGHT YOAKAM-IN OTHERS' WORDS

 --REPRISE–CDW 48342-CANADA-CD-2003

***PLEASE NOTE CUT ON SPINE,DOES NOT AFFECT BOOKLET