Blame the Vain
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| Studio album by Dwight Yoakam | ||||
| Released | June 14, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 44:13 | |||
| Label | New West | |||
| Producer | Dwight Yoakam | |||
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Blame the Vain is the sixteenth studio album by country music artist Dwight Yoakam, released in June 2005, and his first not to be produced by guitarist producer Pete Anderson. Yoakam wrote all the songs and produced the album himself. In addition, he directed the videos for "Intentional Heartache" and the title track himself.
Track listing
All songs were written and produced by Dwight Yoakam.
- "Blame the Vain" - 3:40
- "Lucky That Way" - 3:22
- "Intentional Heartache" - 4:23
- "Does It Show?" - 3:48
- "Three Good Reasons" - 2:37
- "Just Passin' Time" - 3:46
- "I'll Pretend" - 2:22
- "She'll Remember" - 5:26
- "I Wanna Love Again" - 2:57
- "When I First Came Here" - 5:47
- "Watch Out" - 3:03
- "The Last Heart in Line" - 2:59
Personnel
- Jim Barth- string arrangements
- Jessica Bolter- oboe
- Al Bonhomme- acoustic guitar
- Jonathan Clark- background vocals
- Thomas Dienner- background vocals
- Gary Ebbins- handclapping
- Skip Edwards- Fender Rhodes, Hammond B-3 organ, handclapping, pedal steel guitar, piano, string arrangements, synthesizer, Wurlitzer piano
- Eric Gaenslen- cello
- Keith Gattis- bass guitar, electric guitar, handclapping
- Bobbye Hall- bongos, cabasa, cowbell, shaker, tambourine
- Mitch Marine- drums, handclapping
- Gerry McGee- acoustic guitar, soloist
- Taras Prodaniuk- bass guitar
- Dave Roe- background vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit- background vocals
- Lee Thornburg- french horn
- Phillip Vaiman- violin
- Dwight Yoakam- acoustic guitar, soloist, lead vocals, background vocals
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 54 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 3 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 47 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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| 2005 | "Intentional Heartache" | 54 | ||
| "Blame the Vain" | 58 | |||
| 2006 | "I Wanna Love Again" | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
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