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List Price: $3.98 | | Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Salesrank: 846199
Released: July 15, 1997 |
| Our Price: $9.00 |
| Used Price: $7.50 |
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| Media: Audio Cassette |
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Under the Covers Track Listing:
1. Claudette - Dwight Yoakam, Orbison, Roy
2. Train in Vain - Dwight Yoakam, Jones, Mick [Clash]
3. Tired of Waiting for You - Dwight Yoakam, Davies, Ray
4. Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues - Dwight Yoakam, OKeefe, Danny
5. Baby Don't Go - Dwight Yoakam, Bono, Sonny
6. Playboy - Dwight Yoakam, Bateman, Robert
7. Wichita Lineman - Dwight Yoakam, Webb, Jimmy [1]
8. Here Comes the Night - Dwight Yoakam, Berns, Bert
9. The Last Time - Dwight Yoakam, Jagger, Mick
10. Things We Said Today - Dwight Yoakam, Lennon, John
11. North to Alaska - Dwight Yoakam, Phillips, Mike
Editorial Review:
A rather mediocre and often puzzling outing for the multitalented Mr. Yoakam. While the idea of Under the Covers--Dwight trying his hand at songs by the likes of the Beatles, Them, the Clash, Roy Orbison, Ray Davies, and the Rolling Stones--sounds good on paper, it's an uneven ride that lacks focus. The Clash's "Train in Vain" works as a hillbilly hayride (with Ralph Stanley on banjo), but Ray Davis' "Tired of Waiting for You" goes nowhere, and the Johnny Horton chestnut "North to Alaska" seems misplaced. Not an essential Yoakam release, but not bad as a curiosity. --S. Duda
Under the Covers Reviews:
Unlistenable 
2006-04-28 - I am not a huge Dwight Yoakam fan but I have several of his CD's and enjoy his music and his voice. I ordered this CD when I saw that he covered a few tunes by other artists that I enjoy (Beatles, Rolling Stones etc). I'm guessing that he was in a studio one day and someone suggested he take these familiar tunes and arrange them so no one could possibly recognize or enjoy them. Maybe it was a big joke. Who knows? I wish I could go back in time to that moment before I clicked on "Proceed To Checkout". I would change everything that happened at the next moment. This CD is currently being utilized under the short leg of my pool table. Hey, this is just my opinion. I still listen to my other Yoakam CD's. You want a great "listenable" CD? Buy Levon Helm's "Dirt Farmer".
Very Happy 
2005-09-15 - This CD was a gift for someone and we are both very happy with the entire transaction. Very VERY quick shipping-I think it was just 2 days! Great job!
Not sure what to think 
2005-09-05 - Personally, I think Dwight can do no wrong.....but this album just doesn't seem quite right! I'm not even sure what to make of his song selection, but I think this album could have been a helluva lot better if he dumped half the tracks and replace them with some of his own material (maybe even some songs he scrapped long ago?). With that said, there are some real beauties remaining here, and Johnny Horton's "North to Alaska" is one. I'd love to hear Dwight cover Horton's "Whispering Pines" or "All for the Love of a Girl".....I know he'd make them shine again. "Playboy" is the finest track on the album; solid country and love those fiddles. I pretty much despise all "70's pop-country, but I'll give Dwight credit for improving Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman", and I actually liked "Good Time Charlie". A pretty mellow release by Dwight, and maybe that's the problem.
Solid Effort, But Not His Best 
2003-07-10 - First of all, let me say that this is a good album, Dwight deserves every bit of the three stars I gave this disc. It showcases Dwight's ability to twist and meld different styles of music to create a solid, distinctive sound. It doesn't, however, give us any original material(after all, it IS a COVER album). I appreciate Dwight's effort, and I understand that he has cranked out some pretty amazing material and deserved a little rest, but I can't give a 4-5 star rating on an album of covered material for the simple fact that it is a cover album. I should say that this is one of the better cover albums I have listened to.
Dwight does just fine on all of the songs on this album, especially "Here Comes The Night," "Claudette" and "Wichita Lineman."
This is a good album, but if you're just starting to listen to Yoakam, buy another one of his albums to get an idea of just how brilliant he is. I recommend "If There Was A Way," a pivotal album in his career, or any of his greatest hits selections.
Dwight demonstrates his roots
2003-03-26 - Dwight has demonstrated on many albums that he is an excellent songwriter, but he has also recorded his share of covers down the years. This album is made up entirely of covers, but they are all extremely well done, suitably updated for today's listeners.
Dwight mixes country classics like Wichita lineman (Glen Campbell), T for Texas (Jimmie Rodgers) and North to Alaska (Johnny Horton) with sixties pop classics like Things we said today (Beatles), The last time (Rolling stones), Tired of waiting for you (Kinks) and Here comes the night (Them).
Baby don't go was an early Sonny and Cher hit, which Dwight sings as a duet with Sheryl Crow. Claudette was written in the fifties by Roy Orbison but is generally associated with the Everly brothers. Perhaps the most surprising selection is Train in vain, a cover of a song by punk rockers The Clash. Despite its origin, it sits comfortably among the other tracks here.
If you enjoy Dwight's other music and you don't object to cover versions, you will surely enjoy this.
