Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.

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Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. is country music artist Dwight Yoakam's debut studio album. It was also the first of three consecutive No. 1 Billboard Country Albums for him. Three of its tracks rose into the Top 40 of the Hot Country Singles chart in 1986. Yoakam's first single was "Honky Tonk Man" peaking at No. 3 on the country charts; it was a song originally popularized by Johnny Horton in 1956. The follow-up was the title song, "Guitars, Cadillacs" at No. 4. His third single from the album was "It Won't Hurt," which only rose to No. 31. Another featured tune is "Bury Me," a duet with Maria McKee, then lead vocalist of Lone Justice. The album was the first of more than a dozen Yoakam albums featuring his collaboration with record producer-guitarist Pete Anderson.

The album was re-issued on October 17, 2006, complete with demos from 1981 and tracks recorded live at the Roxy in 1986.

Original LP track listing

All songs by Dwight Yoakam except as indicated. All arrangements by Pete Anderson & Dwight Yoakam.

Side one

1. "Honky Tonk Man" (Johnny Horton, Tillman Franks, Howard Hausey) - 2:45
2. "It Won't Hurt" - 3:03
3. "I'll Be Gone" - 2:44
4. "South of Cincinnati" - 4:54
5. "Bury Me" (duet with Maria McKee) - 3:19

Side two

1. "Guitars, Cadillacs" - 3:02
2. "Twenty Years" - 2:40
3. "Ring of Fire" (June Carter, Merle Kilgore) - 3:13
4. "Miner's Prayer" - 2:17
5. "Heartaches by the Number" (Harlan Howard) - 3:13

Reissue track listing

Disc 1

1. "This Drinkin' Will Kill Me" (Demo)
2. "It Won't Hurt" (Demo)
3. "I'll Be Gone" (Demo)
4. "Floyd County" (Demo)
5. "You're The One" (Demo)
6. "Twenty Years" (Demo)
7. "Please Daddy" (Demo)
8. "Miner's Prayer" (Demo)
9. "I Sang Dixie" (Demo)
10. "Bury Me" (Demo)
11. "Honky Tonk Man"
12. "It Won't Hurt"
13. "I'll Be Gone"
14. "South Of Cincinnati"
15. "Bury Me" (duet with Maria McKee)
16. "Guitars, Cadillacs"
17. "Twenty Years"
18. "Ring of Fire"
19. "Miner's Prayer"
20. "Heartaches by the Number"

Disc 2

1. "Hear Me Calling" (Live)
2. "Honky Tonk Man" (Live)
3. "Guitars, Cadillacs" (Live)
4. "Rocky Road Blues" (Live)
5. "Heartaches by the Number" (Live)
6. "I'll Be Gone" (Live)
7. "It Won't Hurt" (Live)
8. "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" (Live)
9. "South of Cincinnati" (Live)
10. "Mystery Train" (Live)
11. "Ring of Fire" (Live)
12. "Since I Started Drinking Again" (Live)

Personnel

• Dwight Yoakam – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
• Pete Anderson– electric guitar, six-string bass guitar, background vocals
• Jay Dee Maness – pedal steel guitar
• Ed Black – lap steel guitar
• David Mansfield – dobro, mandolin
• JD Foster – bass guitar, background vocals
• Jeff Donavan – drums
• Brantley Kearns – fiddle, background vocals
• Gene Taylor – piano
• Glen D. Hardin – piano
• Herb Pedersen – background vocals
• Maria McKee – background vocals on "Bury Me"

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	61

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1986	"Honky Tonk Man"	3	1
	"Guitars, Cadillacs"	1	2
	"It Won't Hurt"	31	7