It became a metaphor for the lives of the people in this film and for the Old West, for the abandonment that occurred in the early part of the 20th century.

3 Pears was released to resounding critical acclaim and earned Yoakam the highest-charting debut of his career on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Country Albums charts. Etc. Chris Isaak called him as good a songwriter that ever put a pen to paper.

Popular since the early 1980s he has recorded more than 21 albums and compilations charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts and sold more than 25 million records.