Editing Dwight Yoakam (section)

===2000{{ndash}}01: ''dwightyoakamacoustic.net'' and ''Tomorrow's Sounds Today''===
Yoakam's tenure with Reprise Records ended with a pair of albums both released in 2000. The first was ''[[dwightyoakamacoustic.net]]'', composed entirely of acoustic recordings with just Yoakam's vocal and acoustic guitar. The only exception was a re-recording of "Guitars, Cadillacs", which Yoakam performed ''[[a cappella]]''.<ref name="acoustic"/> Yoakam said that he was inspired to do such an album due to the success of similar acoustic renditions in his concerts. He had originally planned to release the album through his website until representatives of Reprise Records thought the album had sales potential. The album itself had minimalistic packaging as well, consisting solely of a sticker with the album's name on the front of an otherwise-clear CD case.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/429082785 | title=Dwight Yoakam returns to basics | work=[[Times Leader|The Times Leader]] | date=July 28, 2000 | access-date=September 3, 2022 | author=Mario Tarradell | pages=13}}</ref> Steve Huey of AllMusic thought that the album's minimalism allowed a greater focus on Yoakam's vocal interpretation than previous albums.<ref name="acoustic">{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/dwightyoakamacousticnet-mw0000064106 | title=''dwightyoakamacoustic.net'' | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=September 3, 2022 | author=Steve Huey}}</ref>

His other release in 2000 was ''[[Tomorrow's Sounds Today]]''.<ref name="allmusic"/> The album accounted for two charted singles in "[[What Do You Know About Love]]" and a cover of [[Cheap Trick]]'s "[[I Want You to Want Me]]".<ref name="whitburn"/> Yoakam co-wrote with Buck Owens on three tracks: "The Sad Side of Town", "Alright, I'm Wrong", and "I Was There", the latter two of which were also recorded as duets with him. Although the two had previously sung together on "Streets of Bakersfield", Owens rejected further collaborations throughout the 1990s as he considered Yoakam "too young", but ultimately agreed to collaborate again when the two met at a concert in 1999.<ref name="route 23">{{cite web | url=https://www.cmt.com/news/rnp7tc/dwight-yoakam-route-23-came-west-too | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904022745/https://www.cmt.com/news/rnp7tc/dwight-yoakam-route-23-came-west-too | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 4, 2022 | title=Dwight Yoakam: Route 23 came west, too | publisher=CMT | date=November 14, 2001 | access-date=September 3, 2022 | author=Robert Price}}</ref> Writing for AllMusic, Hal Horowitz thought the Owens collaborations showed Yoakam's continued influence of the [[Bakersfield sound]] of which Owens was a part. He also praised the guitar work of Pete Anderson and compared Yoakam's lyrical style to that of [[Hank Williams]].<ref name=TST>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tomorrows-sounds-today-mw0000102926 | title=''Tomorrow's Sounds Today'' | publisher=AllMusic | access-date=September 3, 2022 | author=Hal Horowitz}}</ref> Scherman was less favorable, considering the material "forgettable" despite describing Anderson's guitar work with favor.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ew.com/article/2000/11/03/tomorrows-sounds-today/ | title=''Tomorrow's Sounds Today'' | publisher=Entertainment Weekly | date=November 3, 2000 | access-date=September 3, 2022 | author=Tony Scherman}}</ref> Yoakam received his final CMA nomination in 2001, when that institution nominated "Alright, I'm Wrong" for Vocal Event of the Year.<ref name="cma"/> At the end of his contract with Reprise, parent company [[Warner Records]] issued a [[box set]] album titled ''[[Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years]]''. The package consisted of 89 tracks from Yoakam's Reprise catalog, including previously unreleased songs and early demos. Also included was a duet with [[Kelly Willis]] on a cover of [[George Jones]] and [[Tammy Wynette]]'s "[[Golden Ring (song)|Golden Ring]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cmt.com/news/9ojtwc/yoakam-gets-boxed-set-treatment | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904022743/https://www.cmt.com/news/9ojtwc/yoakam-gets-boxed-set-treatment | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 4, 2022 | title=Yoakam gets boxed set treatment | publisher=[[CMT (American TV channel)|CMT]] | date=September 20, 2002 | access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref>