Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's is the second compilation album released by American 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...

 singer Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam

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

. It includes eleven of his hit singles from the 1990s, as well as three new recordings. These new songs are a cover of rock band Queen

Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...

's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Crazy Little Thing Called Love

"Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track featured on their 1980 album The Game, and also appears on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits...

", as well as an adapted rendition of Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell

Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....

's "Thinking About Leaving" and "I'll Go Back to Her", originally by Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...

. The first two were both released as singles, respectively reaching #12 and #54 on the country charts in 1999. Last Chance for a Thousand Years has been certified gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

1. "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
   Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose
   "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" is a song recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It is the lead-off single to his 1990 album If There Was a Way...
   
   " (Kostas
   Kostas
   Kostas Lazarides is a Greek-born American country music songwriter, known professionally as Kostas. He has written for several country music artists, including Dwight Yoakam, Patty Loveless, and Travis Tritt, and has won eleven awards from Broadcast Music Incorporated...
   
   , Wayland Patton) – 3:24
2. "You're the One
   You're the One (Dwight Yoakam song)
   "You're the One" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It is the second single released from his 1990 album If There Was a Way...
   
   " (Dwight Yoakam) – 4:01
3. "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...
   
   " (Yoakam, Roger Miller
   Roger Miller
   Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
   
   ) – 2:35
4. "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) – 3:11
5. "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:...
   
   ) – 3:53
6. "Thinking About Leaving" (Yoakam, Rodney Crowell
   Rodney Crowell
   Rodney Crowell is a Grammy Award-winning musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music....
   
   ) – 3:56
7. "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) – 4:29
8. "Ain't That Lonely Yet
   Ain't That Lonely Yet
   "Ain't That Lonely Yet" is the title of a song written by Kostas and James House, and recorded by Dwight Yoakam. It was released in March 1993 as the first single from his CD This Time. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks...
   
   " (Yoakam, James House
   James House (singer)
   James Andrew House is an American country music artist. Originally a member of a group called the House Band, James began his country music career in 1990 on MCA Records, recording two albums for that label. He later penned singles for Diamond Rio and Dwight Yoakam, before finding another record...
   
   ) – 3:21
9. "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) – 4:47
10. "Pocket of a Clown
    Pocket of a Clown
    "Pocket of a Clown" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It is the fifth and final single released from his 1993 album This Time...
    
    " (Yoakam) – 2:57
11. "Sorry You Asked?" (Yoakam) – 3:25
12. "Nothing" (Yoakam, Kostas) – 3:53
13. "I'll Go Back to Her" (Waylon Jennings
    Waylon Jennings
    Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
    
    ) – 3:32
14. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    Crazy Little Thing Called Love
    "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track featured on their 1980 album The Game, and also appears on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits...
    
    " (Freddie Mercury
    Freddie Mercury
    Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range...
    
    ) – 2:21

Album

Chart (1999)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	10
U.S. Billboard 200	80
Canadian RPM Country Albums	5

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	CAN Country	CAN AC
1999	"Crazy Little Thing Called Love Crazy Little Thing Called Love "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" is a song by the rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury in 1979, the track featured on their 1980 album The Game, and also appears on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits... "	12	64	1	19
	"Thinking About Leaving"	54	—	59	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart