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Dwight Yoakam – Hillbilly DeLuxe (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1987
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Hillbilly DeLuxe is an LP by Dwight Yoakam from 1987 released on the Reprise Records label.
About this album
Hillbilly DeLuxe is Dwight Yoakam’s breakthrough statement, sharpening classic country and honky-tonk into a brisk, hard-edged sound with real mainstream pull. Released in 1987, the album built on Yoakam’s Bakersfield-influenced style: lean guitars, twangy hooks and a vocal delivery that sounds both cool and deeply rooted. Songs such as Little Ways, Please, Please Baby and Little Sister helped define his reputation as one of the most distinctive traditionalists of the late 1980s country revival. It established Yoakam as an artist who could honour country’s past without sounding nostalgic or dusty, making tradition feel immediate and alive.
Genre: Country
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Dwight YoakamLabel: Reprise Records – 25567-1Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: Australia & New ZealandReleased: 1987Genre: CountryStyle: CountryA1 Little Ways
A2 Smoke Along The Track
A3 Johnson'S Love
A4 Please, Please Baby
A5 Readin' Rightin' Rt, 23
B1 Always Late With Your Kisses
B2 1,000 Miles
B3 Throughout All Time
B4 Little Sister
B5 This Drinkin' Will Kill Me