Population Me is an album by 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 June 2003. The album spawned two singles, "The Back Of Your Hand" and "The Late Great Golden State". Another featured song is "If Teardrops Were Diamonds," a duet with 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...

 legend Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...

. "The Back of Your Hand" was featured in the third-season finale of the FX cop drama The Shield

The Shield

The Shield is an American television drama series starring Michael Chiklis which premiered on March 12, 2002 on FX in the United States and concluded on November 25, 2008 after seven seasons...

. "Trains and Boats and Planes" is a cover of a frequently recorded song co-written by Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach

Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...

 and Hal David

Hal David

Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...

.

Track listing

1. "The Late Great Golden State" (Mike Stinson
   Mike Stinson
   -Career:A native of Virginia, Mike Stinson moved to Los Angeles in 1991. Inspired by the country rock of Gram Parsons, as well as more traditional country artists such as Johnny Cash and George Jones, he began to write songs and eventually formed his own band....
   
   ) - 2:26
2. "No Such Thing" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:19
3. "Fair to Midland" (Yoakam) - 3:26
4. "An Exception to the Rule" (Yoakam) - 2:20
5. "Population Me" (Yoakam) - 4:42
6. "Stayin' Up Late (Thinkin' About It)" (Yoakam) - 2:50
7. "Trains and Boats and Planes" (Burt Bacharach
   Burt Bacharach
   Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
   
   /Hal David
   Hal David
   Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
   
   ) - 3:21
8. "If Teardrops Were Diamonds" (Yoakam) - 3:20
   • duet with Willie Nelson
     Willie Nelson
     Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
     
     
9. "I'd Avoid Me Too" (Yoakam) - 2:59
10. "The Back of Your Hand" (Gregg Lee Henry) - 3:08

Album

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	8
U.S. Billboard 200	75
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	3

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...
2003	"The Back of Your Hand"	52
	"The Late Great Golden State"	52