Population Me

Population Me
Studio album by Dwight Yoakam
Released	June 24, 2003
Genre	Country
Length	31:51
Label	Audium Records
Producer	Pete Anderson
Dwight Yoakam chronology
South of Heaven, West of Hell (2001)South of Heaven, West of Hell2001 Population Me (2003) In Others' Words (2003)In Others' Words2003

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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

1. "The Late Great Golden State" (Mike Stinson) - 2:26
2. "No Such Thing" (Dwight Yoakam) - 3:19
3. "Fair to Midland" (Yoakam) - 3:26
4. "An Exception to the Rule" (Yoakam) - 2:20
5. "Population Me" (Yoakam) - 4:42
6. "Stayin' Up Late (Thinkin' About It)" (Yoakam) - 2:50
7. "Trains and Boats and Planes" (Burt Bacharach/Hal David) - 3:21
8. "If Teardrops Were Diamonds" (Yoakam) - 3:20
   • duet with Willie Nelson
9. "I'd Avoid Me Too" (Yoakam) - 2:59
10. "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

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	8
U.S. Billboard 200	75
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US Country
2003	"The Back of Your Hand"	52
	"The Late Great Golden State"	52