Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's is the second compilation album by American country music singer Dwight Yoakam. It includes 11 of his hit singles from the 1990s, as well as three new recordings. These new songs are a cover of Queen's "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", as well as an adapted rendition of Rodney Crowell's "Thinking About Leaving" and "I'll Go Back to Her", originally by Waylon Jennings. “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” which hit #12 on the country singles chart and rose to #64 on Billboard’s Hot 100, was Yoakam's biggest hit single since 1993's "Fast as You." Last Chance for a Thousand Years has been certified gold by the RIAA.
Track listing
Personnel
Beth Anderson – background vocals Maxi Anderson – background vocals Pete Anderson – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, hand claps Tom Brumley – steel guitar, lap steel guitar Lenny Castro – percussion Jim Christie – drums Jonathan Clark – background vocals Chuck Domanico – upright bass Jeff Donavan – drums Skip Edwards – accordion, keyboards, organ, piano Tommy Funderburk – background vocals Jim Haas – background vocals Scott Humphrey – drum programming Carl Jackson – background vocals Scott Joss – fiddle, mandolin Jim Lauderdale – background vocals Roger Miller – background vocals Gary Morse – steel guitar Tim O'Brien – mandolin, background vocals Dean Parks – acoustic guitar Taras Prodaniuk – six-string bass guitar, bass guitar Amy Ray – background vocals Don Reed – fiddle Emily Saliers – background vocals Greg Smith – baritone saxophone Lee Thornburg – trombone, trumpet Carmen Twilley – background vocals Dusty Wakeman – six-string bass guitar, hand claps Gary White – hand claps Dwight Yoakam – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hand claps, lead vocals, background vocals
Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes.
Chart performance
Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 5
Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 45
Singles Year Single Chart positions US Country US CAN Country CAN AC 1999 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" 12 64 1 19 "Thinking About Leaving" 54 — 59 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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