If There Was a Way
| If There Was a Way | ||||
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| Studio album by Dwight Yoakam | ||||
| Released | October 30, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Capitol Studios | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 48:13 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Pete Anderson | |||
| Dwight Yoakam chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
If There Was a Way is the fourth studio album by Dwight Yoakam. Five of its tracks would rise into the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1991 and 1992. They were "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" at No. 11, "You're the One" at No. 5, "Nothing's Changed Here" at No. 15, "It Only Hurts When I Cry" at No. 7 "Send a Message to My Heart", (a duet with fellow Pikeville, Kentucky native Patty Loveless) at No. 47, and finally the No. 18 "The Heart That You Own". "Takes a Lot to Rock You" was also made into a music video. The album rose to No. 7 on the Country Albums chart.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Dwight Yoakam except where noted.
- "The Distance Between You and Me" – 2:41
- "The Heart That You Own" – 3:08
- "Takes a Lot to Rock You" – 2:59
- "Nothing's Changed Here" (Dwight Yoakam, Kostas) – 2:56
- "Sad, Sad Music" – 3:53
- "Since I Started Drinkin' Again" – 3:52
- "If There Was a Way" – 2:54
- "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" (Kostas, Wayland Patton) – 3:23
- "It Only Hurts When I Cry" (Yoakam, Roger Miller) – 2:33
- "Send a Message to My Heart" (Kostas, Kathy Louvin) – 3:15
- duet with Patty Loveless
- "I Don't Need It Done" (John Sieger) – 4:44
- "You're the One" – 3:57
- "Dangerous Man" – 4:15A
- "Let's Work Together" (Wilbert Harrison) – 3:33A
- AOmitted from cassette version..
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.
- Pete Anderson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, producer
- Tom Brumley – steel guitar
- Lenny Castro – percussion
- Chuck Domanico – acoustic bass
- Jeff Donavan – drums
- Skip Edwards – keyboards
- Tommy Funderburk – background vocals
- Scott Joss – fiddle, mandolin
- Jim Lauderdale – background vocals
- Patty Loveless – duet vocals on "Send a Message to My Heart"
- Roger Miller – background vocals
- Tim O'Brien – mandolin, background vocals
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
- Al Perkins – banjo, Dobro, steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Taras Prodaniuk – bass guitar, six-string bass guitar
- Amy Ray – background vocals
- Don Reed – fiddle
- Bill Ross – strings
- Emily Saliers – background vocals
- Dwight Yoakam – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Pete Anderson – producer
- Peter Doell – engineer
- Kevin Reeves – engineer
- Dusty Wakeman – engineer
- Lori Fumar – engineer
- Leslie Ann Jones – engineer
- Denny Thomas – engineer
- Armando Garcia – recording assistant
- Steve Kades – recording assistant
- Gary White – recording assistant
- David Leonard – mixing
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Chart positions
Album
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 96 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1990 | "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" | 11 | 5 |
| 1991 | "You're the One" | 5 | 4 |
| "Nothing's Changed Here" | 15 | 2 | |
| 1992 | "It Only Hurts When I Cry" | 7 | 4 |
| "The Heart That You Own" | 18 | 13 | |
| "Send a Message to My Heart" (with Patty Loveless) | 47 | 30 | |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "A look back: Dwight Yoakam's 'If There Was A Way' 20 years later". Starcasm. 24 August 2010.
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