Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room

1. I Got You

2. One More Name

3. What I Don't Know

4. Home of the Blues

5. Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)

6. I Hear You Knockin'

7. I Sang Dixie

8. Streets of Bakersfield

9. Floyd County

10. Send Me the Pillow

11. Hold on to God

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Yoakam's third album finds him more daring in his incorporation of Creedence-style rock guitar fills--Pete Anderson, take a bow--and Tex-Mex polka into his Bakersfield stomp. Class resentment and murderous jealousy color this disc much more than its predecessors; "I Sang Dixie" is one of the all-time great I'm-just-a-country-boy-in-this-mean-ol'-city songs. And while Yoakam's version of "Home of the Blues" doesn't muster the drama of Johnny Cash's original, he'll forever deserve props for resurrecting the Buck Owens obscurity "Streets of Bakersfield"--not to mention duet partner Owens's then-dormant career. --Rickey Wright

Tracks:

I Got You
One More Name
What I Don't Know
Home Of The Blues
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)
I Hear You Knockin'
I Sang Dixie
Streets Of Bakersfield
Floyd County
Send Me The Pillow
Hold On To God

Amazon.com

Yoakam's third album finds him more daring in his incorporation of Creedence-style rock guitar fills--Pete Anderson, take a bow--and Tex-Mex polka into his Bakersfield stomp. Class resentment and murderous jealousy color this disc much more than its predecessors; "I Sang Dixie" is one of the all-time great I'm-just-a-country-boy-in-this-mean-ol'-city songs. And while Yoakam's version of "Home of the Blues" doesn't muster the drama of Johnny Cash's original, he'll forever deserve props for resurrecting the Buck Owens obscurity "Streets of Bakersfield"--not to mention duet partner Owens's then-dormant career. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Have you ever walked the streets of Bakersfield?.......2006-10-27

This was Dwight Yoakam's third major label album. It features seven original songs and four covers of older songs. The album features Dwight's first #1 hit, a cover of Buck Owens' "Streets of Bakersfield", featuring Buck himself, which helped to revive Buck's career. It also features Dwight's second #1 hit, "I Sang Dixie". "I Got You" was a Top Five hit and "Beunas Noches From a Lonely Room" just barely missed being a hit. Overall a very good album, which Dwight's fans will enjoy.

A Darker Dwight.......2005-12-28

This is one of Dwight's darker albums, and also one of his best albums. While he still maintains that Bakersfield integrity, you'll hear much more "south-of-the-border" influence here. This album also introduces us to the Buck Owens duet that gave Dwight his first #1 hit, "Streets of Bakersfield". While most of these numbers harken back to the glory days of Buck, Merle, and Wynn Stewart, there's also a few fine Kentucky/Appalachian flavored tunes that, thankfully, would also be included in most (if not all) of his future albums: these include "Floyd County" and a beautiful gospel number "Hold on to God". No other artist has maintained his roots and artistic integrity as Dwight has, and country music owes this man a big THANKS.

Dwight is a legend!! .......2005-12-24

A far departure from today's country, Dwight Yoakam never lets his fans down. He remains true to old country/rockabilly, the sound and musicians who inspired him, like the duet with Buck Owens in "Bakersfield" or the classic Hank Locklin "Send Me The Pillow".

This CD radiates that sound of lonliness, whether it's livin' lovin' and leavin' songs or just plain down and out and broke like "I Got You". Dwight's voice is so original, never can anyone sound like him. The music is toe-tappin that always features great guitar sounds! And, the "I Hear You Knockin'" is a a different song than the popular one known by Dave Edmunds; this is excellent too.

Every song here is a gem; it's that Dwight Yoakam sound!

With the rash of maufactured country singers today...please INTRODUCE SOMEONE to Dwight Yoakam .....MzRizz

YOAKAM.......2005-09-05

GREAT SONGS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE BUT NO LONGER PLAYED OVER THE RADIO STATIONS. I NEVER GET TIRED OF IT AND KEEP IT AS A NEARLY PERMANENT FIXTURE IN MY VEHICLE'S CD PLAYER.

Not bad, but the great era was just around the corner........2004-01-27

This isn't a bad album and it has some high quality offerings but it could hardly be considered one of DY's best (IMO). There's a handful of tunes that rank among his best, including "I Sang Dixie", "Floyd County", the title song, and "One More Name", which is my personal favorite in the bunch.
"I Got You", "Send Me the Pillow" and "Streets of Bakersfield" with Buck Owens (always a treat) are also pretty good. However, "Home of the Blues" and "I Hear You Knockin'" are both utterly forgettable and I sometimes wonder if they shouldn't have been left on the cutting room floor, as it were.

After his red hot debut Guitars, Cadillacs, etc. etc. and the not quite as good Hillbilly Deluxe, Dwight made this his third album which, unfortunately, isn't even as good as the latter. Much of that has to do with the fact that I think DY was in transition at this time, as he was going from country performer to artist. His next album If There Was a Way would be the beginning of his greatest period (which, coincidentally is still going on). That makes it easy to forgive him for making just an okay album sixteen years ago instead of a great album which he has now gotten quite used to doing.

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