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South of Heaven, West of Hell (soundtrack)

May 04, 2023

South of Heaven, West of Hell is country singer Dwight Yoakam's 12th studio album, and the first soundtrack album to the motion picture of the same name in which he starred, co-wrote and directed. Yoakam portrays a lawman in the early 1900s in the "wild west" of the Arizona Territory. Half of the tracks in the album are country music tracks. The other tracks are short snippets of straight dialog scenes from the film itself. There are many well-known co-stars in the movie, including Peter Fonda, Bridget Fonda, Paul Reubens, Billy Bob Thornton, Warren Zevon and Vince Vaughn. This was also Yoakam's only album for Warner Bros. after leaving Reprise.

South of Heaven, West of Hell
Soundtrack album by
Dwight Yoakam
ReleasedOctober 2, 2001
GenreCountry
Length48:57
LabelWarner Bros. Nashville
ProducerPete Anderson
Dwight Yoakam chronology
Tomorrow's Sounds Today
(2000) 		South of Heaven, West of Hell
(2001) 		Population Me
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background

Yoakam, a former drama student who received good reviews for playing an assortment of weirdos and psychopaths in the Nineties, decided to write, produce, score, and star in his own film. On just about every front, the project was an unmitigated disaster. Shortly before production began, the financier backed out and Yoakam made the decision to finance the film on his own, partially through the sale of his home in Malibu.[2] His production company (A Cast of Strays) ultimately filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and several crew members registered complaints with unions and filed lawsuits in small claims court against the company. Yoakam said it was "the hardest experience I've ever gone through in my professional life in terms of executing art".[3] To help pay off the debt accrued while making the movie, Yoakam hired a cheaper backing band in 2002, which resulted in a falling out with his longtime producer, bandleader, and guitarist Pete Anderson.[4] Anderson later recalled, “He’d started a film company with Billy Bob Thorton, and I thought it was a great opportunity for them. But I said, ‘Just don’t be in it.’ That’ll come later. Have a little film company and develop something and get your name away from the splatter if it blows up. If you write, direct, produce, act, tap dance, costume – man, every finger's going to point at you if it's not successful.”[5]

Recording and composition

Likely inspired by Quentin Tarantino’s habit of inserting snippets from his films between cuts, Yoakam chose to do the same here.[6] The album's songs have been described as some of Yoakam's "most inspired efforts."[7] The soundtrack is anchored by four gospel songs, including a contemporary take on the hymn "Who at the Door Is Standing" (a duet with Bekka Bramlett), the traditional "The Darkest Hour," the Yoakam-original "The Last Surrender," and "It Is Well with my Soul," which Yoakam sings with only piano accompaniment. In his book A Thousand Miles from Nowhere, biographer Don McCleese writes, "Rarely had Dwight illuminated the religious underpinnings of his music as brightly as he did on 'Who at My Door Is Standing' and 'The Darkest Hour.'"[8] He also enlisted two famous rock legends as songwriting collaborators: ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons on the bluesy "The First thing Smokin'" and Rolling Stone Mick Jagger for the stone-country lament "What’s Left of Me." Anderson supplies atypical arrangements on "Tears for Two" and the longing "Somewhere," the latter of which sounding like the material found on Yoakam's 1995 album Gone, with David McGee in The New Rolling Stone Guide deeming it "an instant Yoakam classic."[9]

Reception

AllMusic: “While the album certainly has its strong points, it is no substitute for a complete Dwight Yoakam record.”[6]

Track listing

  1. "Words" (Dwight Yoakam) - 5:21
  2. "[Old Friend]" performed by Joe Unger - :51
  3. "Who at the Door Is Standing" [with Bekka Bramlett] (M.B.C. Slade, A.B. Everett) - 2:31
  4. "[Good Afternoon]" performed by Vince Vaughn and Yoakam - :30
  5. "Tears for Two" (Yoakam, Holly Lamar) - 3:23
  6. "[Ma'am]" performed by Audrey Lowe and Luke Askew - :41
  7. "The Darkest Hour" (Traditional) - 3:28
  8. "[When You Was Shot]" performed by Natalie Canerday and Otto Felix - :15
  9. "The First Thing Smokin'" (Yoakam, Billy Gibbons) - 3:40
  10. "[How Long Was It?]" performed by Terry McIlvaine and Billy Bob Thornton - :10
  11. "What's Left of Me" (Yoakam, Mick Jagger) - 4:55
  12. "[All Anybody Can Do]" performed by Bridget Fonda - :07
  13. "Somewhere" (Yoakam) - 3:48
  14. "[A Lotta Good People]" performed by Bo Hopkins - :11
  15. "The Last Surrender" (Yoakam) - 2:44
  16. "[Show 'Em Your Badge]" performed by Yoakam, Joe Unger, and Terry McIlvaine - :23
  17. "No Future in Sight" (Yoakam) - 7:07
  18. "[Existence]" performed by Vince Vaughn and Yoakam - :40
  19. "It Is Well with My Soul" (Horatio Spafford, Philip Bliss) - 3:25
  20. "Words" [instrumental performed by Lee Thornburg] (Yoakam) - 4:47

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 59

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Collis, Clark (October 4, 2000). "A fistful of dollars". The Guardian. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "Movie-Making Experience a "Little Bit of Hell" for Yoakam". CMT. August 8, 2003. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  4. ^ Baldwin, Brent (August 2, 2011). "For Pete's Sake". Style Weekly. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  5. ^ McLeese 2012, p. 161.
  6. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Los Lobos - Biography". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  7. ^ McLeese 2012, p. 172.
  8. ^ McLeese 2012, p. 176.
  9. ^ McLeese 2012, p. 175.
Bibliography
  • McLeese, Don (2012). Dwight Yoakam: A Thousand Miles from Nowhere. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0292723818.

May 04, 2023
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South of Heaven West of Hell is country singer Dwight Yoakam s 12th studio album and the first soundtrack album to the motion picture of the same name in which he starred co wrote and directed Yoakam portrays a lawman in the early 1900s in the wild west of the Arizona Territory Half of the tracks in the album are country music tracks The other tracks are short snippets of straight dialog scenes from the film itself There are many well known co stars in the movie including Peter Fonda Bridget Fonda Paul Reubens Billy Bob Thornton Warren Zevon and Vince Vaughn This was also Yoakam s only album for Warner Bros after leaving Reprise South of Heaven West of HellSoundtrack album by Dwight YoakamReleasedOctober 2 2001GenreCountryLength48 57LabelWarner Bros NashvilleProducerPete AndersonDwight Yoakam chronologyTomorrow s Sounds Today 2000 South of Heaven West of Hell 2001 Population Me 2003 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Recording and composition 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Chart performance 7 ReferencesBackground EditYoakam a former drama student who received good reviews for playing an assortment of weirdos and psychopaths in the Nineties decided to write produce score and star in his own film On just about every front the project was an unmitigated disaster Shortly before production began the financier backed out and Yoakam made the decision to finance the film on his own partially through the sale of his home in Malibu 2 His production company A Cast of Strays ultimately filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and several crew members registered complaints with unions and filed lawsuits in small claims court against the company Yoakam said it was the hardest experience I ve ever gone through in my professional life in terms of executing art 3 To help pay off the debt accrued while making the movie Yoakam hired a cheaper backing band in 2002 which resulted in a falling out with his longtime producer bandleader and guitarist Pete Anderson 4 Anderson later recalled He d started a film company with Billy Bob Thorton and I thought it was a great opportunity for them But I said Just don t be in it That ll come later Have a little film company and develop something and get your name away from the splatter if it blows up If you write direct produce act tap dance costume man every finger s going to point at you if it s not successful 5 Recording and composition EditLikely inspired by Quentin Tarantino s habit of inserting snippets from his films between cuts Yoakam chose to do the same here 6 The album s songs have been described as some of Yoakam s most inspired efforts 7 The soundtrack is anchored by four gospel songs including a contemporary take on the hymn Who at the Door Is Standing a duet with Bekka Bramlett the traditional The Darkest Hour the Yoakam original The Last Surrender and It Is Well with my Soul which Yoakam sings with only piano accompaniment In his book A Thousand Miles from Nowhere biographer Don McCleese writes Rarely had Dwight illuminated the religious underpinnings of his music as brightly as he did on Who at My Door Is Standing and The Darkest Hour 8 He also enlisted two famous rock legends as songwriting collaborators ZZ Top s Billy Gibbons on the bluesy The First thing Smokin and Rolling Stone Mick Jagger for the stone country lament What s Left of Me Anderson supplies atypical arrangements on Tears for Two and the longing Somewhere the latter of which sounding like the material found on Yoakam s 1995 album Gone with David McGee in The New Rolling Stone Guide deeming it an instant Yoakam classic 9 Reception EditAllMusic While the album certainly has its strong points it is no substitute for a complete Dwight Yoakam record 6 Track listing Edit Words Dwight Yoakam 5 21 Old Friend performed by Joe Unger 51 Who at the Door Is Standing with Bekka Bramlett M B C Slade A B Everett 2 31 Good Afternoon performed by Vince Vaughn and Yoakam 30 Tears for Two Yoakam Holly Lamar 3 23 Ma am performed by Audrey Lowe and Luke Askew 41 The Darkest Hour Traditional 3 28 When You Was Shot performed by Natalie Canerday and Otto Felix 15 The First Thing Smokin Yoakam Billy Gibbons 3 40 How Long Was It performed by Terry McIlvaine and Billy Bob Thornton 10 What s Left of Me Yoakam Mick Jagger 4 55 All Anybody Can Do performed by Bridget Fonda 07 Somewhere Yoakam 3 48 A Lotta Good People performed by Bo Hopkins 11 The Last Surrender Yoakam 2 44 Show Em Your Badge performed by Yoakam Joe Unger and Terry McIlvaine 23 No Future in Sight Yoakam 7 07 Existence performed by Vince Vaughn and Yoakam 40 It Is Well with My Soul Horatio Spafford Philip Bliss 3 25 Words instrumental performed by Lee Thornburg Yoakam 4 47Personnel EditJohn Acosta cello Pete Anderson banjo acoustic guitar electric guitar baritone guitar mandolin percussion piano Chris Bleth bass clarinet oboe violin Bekka Bramlett background vocals Jim Christie drums Jonathan Clark background vocals Skip Edwards keyboards Otto Felix background vocals Tim Goodwin classical guitar Scott Joss fiddle Jim Lathem string arrangements Gary Morse lap steel guitar pedal steel guitar John Noreyko tuba Taras Prodaniuk bass guitar Lee Thornburg trombone trumpet horn arrangements Billy Bob Thornton background vocals Vince Vaughn background vocals David Woodford saxophone Dwight Yoakam dobro acoustic guitar lead vocalsChart performance EditChart 2001 PeakpositionU S Billboard Top Country Albums 59References Edit Allmusic review Collis Clark October 4 2000 A fistful of dollars The Guardian Retrieved April 3 2016 Movie Making Experience a Little Bit of Hell for Yoakam CMT August 8 2003 Retrieved April 3 2016 Baldwin Brent August 2 2011 For Pete s Sake Style Weekly Retrieved April 3 2016 McLeese 2012 p 161 a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas Los Lobos Biography AllMusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved April 1 2012 McLeese 2012 p 172 McLeese 2012 p 176 McLeese 2012 p 175 BibliographyMcLeese Don 2012 Dwight Yoakam A Thousand Miles from Nowhere University of Texas Press ISBN 978 0292723818 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South of Heaven West of Hell soundtrack amp oldid 1110224958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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