Dwight Yoakam 3 Pears

3 Pears is the eighteenth studio album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released on September 18, 2012 via Warner Bros. Records.

The album, which includes collaborations with Beck, Kid Rock, and Ashley Monroe of Pistol Annies, has been one of the most critically acclaimed recordings of Yoakam's career. 3 Pears peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard 200 album chart, becoming Yoakam's highest position on the general music chart. By the end of 2012, 3 Pears had appeared on more critic's annual "Best Of" lists than any other album in the country music genre.

The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 18, and on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 3, selling 19,000 copies in its first week.[6] As of April 2015, the album has sold 101,000 copies in the U.S.[7]

3 Pears reached No. 1 on the Americana Radio chart on October 29, 2012,[8] and it broke the 2012 record for most weeks at No. 1 on Americana Radio.[9]

Rolling Stone named the song "A Heart Like Mine" the 39th best song of 2012.[10]

Contents

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Chart performance
4 Critical reception
5 References
6 External links

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dwight Yoakam except where noted.
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Take Hold of My Hand" Yoakam, Robert Ritchie 3:43
2. "Waterfall" 3:37
3. "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke" Max Fidler, Joe Maphis, Rose Lee Maphis 3:43
4. "Trying" 3:10
5. "Nothing but Love" 3:04
6. "It's Never Alright" Yoakam, Ashley Monroe 4:09
7. "A Heart Like Mine" 3:58
8. "Long Way to Go" 3:50
9. "Missing Heart" 4:34
10. "3 Pears" 2:46
11. "Rock It All Away" 4:20
12. "Long Way to Go" (reprise) 4:34
Personnel

Dwight Yoakam - lead vocals (all tracks), electric guitar (1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11), acoustic guitar (1, 4, 6-9, 11), tambourine (4, 5), background vocals (11)
Brian Whelan - background vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11), bass guitar (1, 5, 6, 8, 10), organ (2, 4, 6, 8, 11), piano (2, 3, 6, 12), steel guitar (1, 3, 9), harmonium (1), Wurlitzer (5), keyboards (10), tambourine (10), handclaps (10), slide guitar (11)
Mitch Marine - drums (1-6, 8, 10, 11)
Jonathan Clark - background vocals (1, 3, 5-9, 11), bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 11)
Eddie "Scarlito" Perez - lead guitar (3, 6, 11), background vocals (3)
Kevin Mills - tambourine (1)
Martin Cooke - tambourine (4)
Cassidy Turbin - drums (7), handclaps (7)
Cole Marsden, Grief Neill - bass guitars (7)
Beck Hansen, Raul Mischief - handclaps (7)
Joey Waronker - drums (9), percussion (9)
Jason Falkner - bass guitar (9), electric guitar (9)
Marc DeSisto, Doyle Hargraves - handclaps (10)
Charlie Bisharat - violin (6)
Darrin McCann - viola (6)
Steve Richards, Suzie Katayama - cellos (6)
Rick Baptist, Chris Gray - trumpets (6)
Joe Meyer - French horn (6)
Alan Kaplan - trombone (6)
David Campbell - string arrangements (6), brass arrangements (6), conducting (6)