21st Century Hits: Best of 2000–2012

21st Century Hits: Best of 2000–2012 is the fourth greatest hits compilation album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released by New West Records on October 1, 2013.[2] It includes songs from the albums Tomorrow's Sounds Today, Population Me, Blame the Vain, Dwight Sings Buck and 3 Pears, as well as a previously unreleased duet with Michelle Branch and a cover of "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" from his previous greatest hits collection, the 1999 Last Chance for a Thousand Years, that also appeared on the soundtrack to the 2006 film The Break-Up.[2]

21st Century Hits: Best of 2000–2012
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)
GenreCountry
Length47:50
LabelNew West
ProducerPete Anderson
John Shanks
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam chronology
3 Pears
(2012)
21st Century Hits: Best of 2000–2012
(2013)
Second Hand Heart
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Sad Side of Town"Dwight Yoakam, Buck Owens2:51
2."The Late Great Golden State"Mike Stinson2:28
3."The Back of Your Hand"Gregg Lee Henry3:07
4."If Teardrops Were Diamonds" (with Willie Nelson)Yoakam3:18
5."Long Goodbye" (with Michelle Branch)Michelle Branch, Hillary Lindsey3:40
6."Intentional Heartache"Yoakam4:25
7."Blame the Vain"Yoakam3:39
8."I Wanna Love Again"Yoakam2:57
9."Just Passin' Time"Yoakam3:44
10."Crazy Little Thing Called Love"Freddie Mercury2:20
11."Close Up the Honky Tonks"Red Simpson6:24
12."My Heart Skips a Beat"Owens2:24
13."Act Naturally"Voni Morrison, Johnny Russell2:33
14."A Heart Like Mine"Yoakam4:00

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 59

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "21st Century Hits: Best of 2000-2012 – Dwight Yoakam". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Wyland, Sarah (September 25, 2013). "Dwight Yoakam Compilation Album Set for October 1 Release". Great American Country. Archived from the original on December 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Dwight Yoakam Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.