Dwight Sings Buck
New West/Via
Yoakam, who rekindled the Bakersfield sound in the late 1980s to early ’90s, pays tribute to recently departed mentor and friend Buck Owens with a thoughtful song selection, bolstered by young-gun players and just enough twists to ensure that fans of both country icons will be grinnin’ when they hear the pickin’ and especially the singin’.
There are eight No. 1 songs, such as “Love’s Gonna Live Here” (with an eyebrow-raising “Hard Day’s Night” guitar-strum ending), and four tracks that made the Top 5: “Above and Beyond,” from Owens’ 1961 self-titled debut (tweaked here by subtle Elvis-like vocal effects); “Foolin’ Around,” from 1961’s “Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard” (which discerning ears will notice has a double rather than single drum stop); and the early singles “Under Your Spell Again” (1959) and “Excuse Me” (1960).
Also included are three signature Owens songs that somehow missed the Top 100: “Down on the Corner of Love” (from 1962’s “You’re for Me,” featuring a touch of electric sitar), “Cryin’ Time” (from “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail,” 1965) and a slow-motion “Close Up the Honky Tonks” (originally on the 1964 LP “Together Again/My Heart Skips a Beat,” with congas!)
Dwight’s band includes guitarist Eddie Perez (Mavericks, Jim Lauderdale) and Joshua Grange (Ramsay Midwood, Rocco Deluca, Creekdippers) on pedal steel.
Tracks
1. My Heart Skips A Beat
2. Foolin’ Around
3. I Don’t Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)
4. Only You
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
Total time: 47:03
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