Dwight Live
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Dwight Live is the first live album by country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...

. It was released in 1995 on Reprise Records
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...

. Recorded at The Warfield in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...

 in 1994, this album comprises live renditions of seventeen of his songs.

Track listing

  1. "Little Sister
    Little Sister (Pomus/Shuman song)
    "Little Sister" is a rock and roll song written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman. It was originally released as a single in 1961 by American singer Elvis Presley, who turned it into a #5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100...

    " (Doc Pomus
    Doc Pomus
    Jerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus , was a twentieth-century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into...

    , Mort Shuman
    Mort Shuman
    Mort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...

    ) – 3:52
  2. "It Only Hurts When I Cry
    It Only Hurts When I Cry
    "It Only Hurts When I Cry" is a song co-written by country music artists Dwight Yoakam and Roger Miller, and recorded by Yoakam. It is the fourth single from his 1990 album If There Was a Way. It peaked at #7 in the United States, and at #4 in Canada...

    " (Roger Miller, Dwight Yoakam) – 2:30
  3. "The Heart That You Own
    The Heart That You Own
    "The Heart That You Own" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in April 1992 as the fifth single from his album If There Was a Way. This song peaked at number 18 in the United States and at number 13 in Canada.-Chart performance:"The...

    " (Yoakam) – 4:04
  4. "This Time" (Yoakam, Kostas) – 3:51
  5. "Streets of Bakersfield
    Streets of Bakersfield
    "Streets of Bakersfield" is a 1973 song written by Homer Joy and popularized by Buck Owens.-Cover versions:*In 1988, the song was recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam with his hero Buck Owens and was the lead-off single to his 1988 album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room...

    " (Homer Joy) – 2:47
  6. "Little Ways
    Little Ways
    "Little Ways" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released as the second single from his album, Hillbilly Deluxe in 1987. It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and reached #1 on the Canadian RPM country singles chart...

    " (Yoakam) – 3:25
  7. "Please, Please Baby
    Please, Please Baby
    "Please, Please Baby" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in November 1987 as the third single from his album, Hillbilly Deluxe in 1987. It peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and #2 on the Canadian RPM country singles...

    " (Yoakam) – 4:05
  8. "Nothing's Changed Here
    Nothing's Changed Here
    "Nothing's Changed Here" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was co-written with the well known country songwriter Kostas. It was released in July 1991 as the third single from his album If There Was a Way...

    " (Yoakam, Kostas) – 3:09
  9. "Lonesome Roads" (Yoakam) – 3:22
  10. "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
    A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
    "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from his 1993 album This Time...

    " (Yoakam) – 4:20
  11. "Wild Ride" (Yoakam) – 4:43
  12. "Two Doors Down" (Yoakam, Kostas) – 3:58
  13. "Fast as You
    Fast as You
    "Fast as You" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It is the third single released from his 1993 album This Time. Like his previous two singles, this song topped out at #2 in the United States, while it peaked at #5 in Canada. This is his last American top ten hit...

    " (Yoakam) – 4:19
  14. "Long White Cadillac" (Dave Alvin
    Dave Alvin
    Dave Alvin , is a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been one of the leading proponents of 'roots' or 'American' music, bringing together elements of rock-and-roll, blues, rural and tejano music....

    ) – 6:47
  15. "Miner's Prayer" (Yoakam) – 2:25
  16. "Rocky Road Blues" (Bill Monroe
    Bill Monroe
    William Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...

    ) – 6:44
  17. "Suspicious Minds
    Suspicious Minds
    "Suspicious Minds" is a song written by American songwriter Mark James that, after the failure of his own recording, was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman becoming one of his most notable hits and a number one in 1969, "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned...

    " (Mark James
    Mark James (songwriter)
    Mark James is a songwriter, famous for writing hits for singers B.J. Thomas, Brenda Lee, and Elvis Presley, most notably Elvis' last US number one hit single, "Suspicious Minds."-History:...

    ) – 7:25

Chart performance

Chart (1995) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 8
U.S. Billboard 200 56
Canadian RPM Country Albums 4
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