Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room
Encyclopedia
Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room is the third consecutive No. 1 Billboard
Country Album by Dwight Yoakam
. It features Yoakam's first two No. 1 Hot Country Singles
hits. The first was "Streets of Bakersfield," a duet with country music
veteran Buck Owens
, and the second was Yoakam's own composition, "I Sang Dixie." The album's third big hit was the No. 5 "I Got You," also composed by Yoakam. A lesser hit was the title song, "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)," which only rose to the No. 46 position.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Country Album by Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam
Dwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...
. It features Yoakam's first two No. 1 Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
hits. The first was "Streets of Bakersfield," a duet with country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
veteran Buck Owens
Buck Owens
Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
, and the second was Yoakam's own composition, "I Sang Dixie." The album's third big hit was the No. 5 "I Got You," also composed by Yoakam. A lesser hit was the title song, "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)," which only rose to the No. 46 position.
CD
- "I Got YouI Got You (Dwight Yoakam song)"I Got You" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It is the third single released from his 1988 album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room. It peaked at #5 in both the United States and Canada.-Chart performance:-References:...
" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:28 - "One More Name" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:05
- "What I Don't Know" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:46
- "Home of the Blues" (Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
/Glenn Douglas/Lillie McAlpine) - 2:52 - "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)" (Dwight Yoakam) - 4:31
- "I Hear You Knockin'" (J.D. Miller) - 3:12
- "I Sang DixieI Sang Dixie"I Sang Dixie" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It is the second single released from his 1988 album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room. It peaked at #1 in the United States in 1989.-Content:...
" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:47 - "Streets of BakersfieldStreets of Bakersfield"Streets of Bakersfield" is a 1973 song written by Homer Joy and popularized by Buck Owens.-Cover versions:*In 1988, the song was recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam with his hero Buck Owens and was the lead-off single to his 1988 album Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room...
" [with Buck OwensBuck OwensAlvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
] (Homer Joy) - 2:47 - "Floyd County" (Dwight Yoakam) - 2:55
- "Send Me the Pillow" [with Maria McKeeMaria McKeeMaria Luisa McKee is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice and her 1990 UK solo chart-topping hit, "Show Me Heaven".-Music:...
] (Hank LocklinHank LocklinLawrence Hankins Locklin , better known as Hank Locklin, was an American country music singer-songwriter...
) - 3:00 - "Hold On to God" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:14
LP/Cassette
- Side One
- "I Got You" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:28
- "One More Name" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:05
- "What I Don't Know" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:46
- "Home of the Blues" (Johnny CashJohnny CashJohn R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
/Glenn Douglas/Lillie McAlpine) - 2:52 - "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)" (Dwight Yoakam) - 4:31
- Side Two
- "I Hear You Knockin'" (J.D. Miller) - 3:12
- "I Sang Dixie" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:47
- "Streets of Bakersfield" [with Buck OwensBuck OwensAlvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
] (Homer Joy) - 2:47 - "Floyd County" (Dwight Yoakam) - 2:55
- "Send Me the Pillow" [with Maria McKeeMaria McKeeMaria Luisa McKee is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice and her 1990 UK solo chart-topping hit, "Show Me Heaven".-Music:...
] (Hank Locklin) - 3:00 - "Hold On to God" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:14
Personnel
- Dwight YoakamDwight YoakamDwight David Yoakam is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music...
– vocals, guitar, percussion - Pete AndersonPete AndersonPete Anderson is an American guitarist and music producer.Anderson is most known for his guitar work with, and critically acclaimed production of, country music star Dwight Yoakam from 1984 through 2002...
– guitar, 6-string bass, mandolin, background vocals - Tom BrumleyTom BrumleyTom Brumley was an American steel guitarist who played with Buck Owens and the Buckaroos in the 1960s, contributing to the group's "Bakersfield sound", and later spent a decade with Rick Nelson.-Biography:...
– pedal steel guitar - Al PerkinsAl PerkinsAl Perkins is a Texas-born American guitarist. The Gibson guitar company called Perkins "the world's most influential Dobro player", and even began producing an "Al Perkins Signature" Dobro in 2001 - designed and autographed by Perkins....
– dobro - Taras Prodaniuk – bass
- Dusty Wakeman – bass
- Jeff Donavan – drums
- Don Reed – fiddle
- Skip Edwards – piano
- Scott Joss – mandolin
- Flaco JiménezFlaco JiménezLeonardo "Flaco" Jiménez is a Tejano music accordionist from San Antonio, Texas. Jiménez's father, Santiago Jiménez Sr. was a pioneer of conjunto music. He began performing with his father at age seven and recording at age fifteen, as a member of Los Caporales...
– accordion (Francisco "Pancho" Zavaleta on "Streets of Bakersfield") - Buck OwensBuck OwensAlvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
– background vocals - Maria McKeeMaria McKeeMaria Luisa McKee is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice and her 1990 UK solo chart-topping hit, "Show Me Heaven".-Music:...
– background vocals - Jeff Rymes – background vocals
- Randy Weeks – background vocals
- Jim Lauderdale – background vocals
- Brantley Kearns – background vocals
Album
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 68 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 17 |
Canadian Albums Chart | 47 |
RIANZ New Zealand Albums Chart | 37 |
Swedish Albums Chart | 37 |
Singles
Year | Single | Chart positions | |||||||
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US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | ||||||||
1988 | "Streets of Bakersfield" (with Buck Owens Buck Owens Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos... ) |
1 | * | ||||||
"I Sang Dixie" | 1 | * | |||||||
1989 | "I Got You" | 5 | 5 | ||||||
"Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)" | 46 | 52 | |||||||
* denotes unknown peak positions | |||||||||