Dwight Yoakam Population Me

Population Me is the thirteenth studio album by Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 2003. The album spawned two singles, "The Back Of Your Hand" and "The Late Great Golden State". Another featured song is "If Teardrops Were Diamonds," a duet with country music legend Willie Nelson. "The Back of Your Hand" was featured in the third-season finale of the FX cop drama The Shield. "Trains and Boats and Planes" is a cover of a frequently recorded song co-written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Track listing

"The Late Great Golden State" (Mike Stinson) - 2:26
"No Such Thing" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:19
"Fair to Midland" (Yoakam) - 3:26
"An Exception to the Rule" (Yoakam) - 2:20
"Population Me" (Yoakam) - 4:42
"Stayin' Up Late (Thinkin' About It)" (Yoakam) - 2:50
"Trains and Boats and Planes" (Burt Bacharach/Hal David) - 3:21
"If Teardrops Were Diamonds" (Yoakam) - 3:20
duet with Willie Nelson
"I'd Avoid Me Too" (Yoakam) - 2:59
"The Back of Your Hand" (Gregg Lee Henry) - 3:08

Personnel

Pete Anderson- acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, percussion, string arrangements
Al Bonhomme- acoustic guitar
Jonathan Clark- background vocals
Skip Edwards- keyboards, string arrangements
Tommy Funderburk- background vocals
Bob Glaub- bass guitar
Don Heffington- drums
Scott Joss- fiddle
Gary Morse- banjo, dobro, pedal steel guitar
Willie Nelson- duet vocals on "If Teardrops Were Diamonds"
Timothy B. Schmit- background vocals
Earl Scruggs- banjo
Kevin Sepriano- handclapping
Lee Thornburg- trumpet, trombone
Gabe Witcher- fiddle
Dwight Yoakam- acoustic guitar, lead vocals