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"A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in June 1993 as the second single from his album This Time . Like his previous single, this song peaked at number 2 in the United States and at number 3 in Canada. [ 1 ]
This Time is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam, released by Reprise Records on March 23, 1993. Three of its tracks barely missed the top spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, each peaking at #2: "Ain't That Lonely Yet", "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" and "Fast as You", the latter being his last Top 10 single.
"A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" (1993) " Ain't That Lonely Yet " is a song written by Kostas and James House , and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam .
Dwight Yoakam is an American country music singer-songwriter. Since his debut single, "Honky Tonk Man" in 1986, he has released 46 singles, including two Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles, as well as 6 number ones in Canada. In addition to having two number one singles in the United States, Yoakam also has thirteen Top 10 singles ...
In his book A Thousand Miles from Nowhere, biographer Don McLeese states the song is steeped in the Kentucky memories of Yoakam's coal-mining grandfather Luther Tibbs, and quotes the singer, "My grandfather is the central character in ‘Johnson’s Love,’ but not him literally. It's just the tool that allows the writer to move beyond himself ...
The songs nominated in this category were "Pocket of a Clown", "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere", and "Nothing". He also received three consecutive nominations for Best Country Album between 1996 and 1998, with the nominations going to Dwight Live , Gone , and Under the Covers . [ 13 ]
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