Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's

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ReleasedMay 18, 1999 (1999-05-18)
Recorded1990–1999
Genre Country
Length49:04
Label Reprise
Producer Pete Anderson
Dwight Yoakam chronology
A Long Way Home
(1998)
Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's[ sic ]
(1999)
dwightyoakamacoustic.net
(2000)
Singles from Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90s
  1. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
    Released: April 1999
  2. "Thinking About Leaving"
    Released: July 1999
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Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's[ sic ] 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 [2] on the country singles chart and rose to #64 [3] 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. [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose"
3:22
2."You're the One" Dwight Yoakam 3:58
3."It Only Hurts When I Cry"
2:33
4."The Heart That You Own"Yoakam3:09
5."Suspicious Minds" Mark James 3:49
6."Thinking About Leaving"3:54
7."A Thousand Miles from Nowhere"Yoakam4:25
8."Ain't That Lonely Yet"
3:15
9."Fast as You"Yoakam4:46
10."Pocket of a Clown"Yoakam2:55
11."Sorry You Asked?"Yoakam3:20
12."Nothing"
  • Yoakam
  • Kostas
3:52
13."I'll Go Back to Her" Waylon Jennings 3:28
14."Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Freddie Mercury 2:18
Total length:49:04

Personnel

Track information and credits verified from the album's liner notes. [5]

Chart performance

Singles

YearSingleChart positions
US Country US CAN CountryCAN AC
1999"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"12 [2] 64 [3] 119
"Thinking About Leaving"54 [9] 59
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [4] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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