1990 Dwight Yoakam – If There Was A Way
If There Was A Way is the fourth 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
Tracks
1 The Distance Between You And Me (Dwight Yoakam) 02:42
2 The Heart That You Own (Dwight Yoakam) 03:10
3 Takes A Lot To Rock You (Dwight Yoakam) 03:09
4 Nothing’s Changed Here (Dwight Yoakam; Kostas) 02:58
5 Sad, Sad Music (Dwight Yoakam) 03:44
6 Since I Started Drinkin’ Again (Dwight Yoakam) 03:43
7 If There Was A Way (Dwight Yoakam) 02:56
8 Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn It Loose (Kostas; Wayland Patton) 05:42
9 It Only Hurts When I Cry (Dwight Yoakam; Roger Miller) 02:35
10 Send A Message To My Heart (Kathy Louvin; Kostas) 03:15
11 I Don’t Need It Done (John Sieger) 04:45
12 You’re The One (Dwight Yoakam) 03:56
13 Dangerous Man (Dwight Yoakam) 04:16
14 Let’s Work Together (Wilbert Harrison) 03:34
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Taras Prodaniuk |
| Drums | Jeff Donovan |
| Acoustic Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Al Perkins |
| Pedal Steel Guitar | Tom Brumley |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dwight Yoakam |
| Banjo | Al Perkins |
| Dobro | Al Perkins |
| Mandolin | Scott Joss |
| Mandolin | Tim O’Brien |
| Keyboards | Skip Edwards |
| Fiddle | Don Reed |
| Fiddle | Scott Joss |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Amy Ray |
| Background Vocals | Emily Saliers |
| Background Vocals | Jim Lauderdale |
| Background Vocals | Roger Miller |
| Background Vocals | Tim O’Brien |
| Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
| Vocals | Dwight Yoakam |
Liner Notes
Producer – Pete Anderson
Producer (Assistant) – Dusty Wakeman
Arranged By – Pete Anderson
Arranged By (Strings) – William Ross
Conductor (Strings) – William Ross
Engineer – Dusty Wakeman
Engineer – Peter Doell
Engineer (Additional) – Kevin Reeves, Ray Blair
Engineer (Assistant) – Denny Thomas, Leslie Ann Jones, Lori Fumar
Mixed By – David Leonard
Art Direction – Dwight Yoakam, Kim Champagne
Design – Leslie Wintner
Photography – Randee St Nicholas
Mixed At The Grey Room
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Remixed At Precision Lacquer
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