8 Seconds (soundtrack)

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8 Seconds
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Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1994 (1994-01-18)
Genre Country
Length41:11
Label MCA
Producer Various

8 Seconds is the soundtrack to the movie 8 Seconds . It was released in 1994 by MCA Records. The album peaked at no. 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Contents

Content

Four cuts from the album made the Hot Country Songs charts: McBride & the Ride's "No More Cryin'" at no. 26, [1] David Lee Murphy's "Just Once" at no. 36, Reba McEntire's "If I Had Only Known" at no. 72, and Brooks & Dunn's "Ride 'em High, Ride 'em Low" at no. 73. [2] Of these songs, "If I Had Only Known" previously appeared on McEntire's 1991 album For My Broken Heart , [3] while "Just Once" later appeared on Murphy's debut album Out with a Bang . [4] "Burnin' Up the Road", performed here by John Anderson, was previously the title track to McBride & the Ride's 1991 debut album of the same name. [5] [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Country Weekly favorable [7]
New CountryStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Scott Neal Wilson of Country Weekly gave the soundtrack a positive review, saying that its sound would "not only appeal to country fans[...]but also to a pop-rock audience pulled in by the movie's inspirational storyline." [7] Giving the album 2+1⁄2 stars out of 5, Jim Ridley of New Country magazine wrote that "While each of the tracks is agreeable in its own right, together they're like a radio station you can't escape. When you hear a good track, you want to hear more from that artist; when you hear a dull track, you have no guarantee the next one won't be as lame." He praised the performances of John Anderson and Brooks & Dunn as the strongest. [8]

Track listing

No.TitlePerformer(s)Writer(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Burnin' Up the Road" John Anderson
James Stroud 3:41
2."Pull Your Hat Down Tight" Pam Tillis Lewis Storey Tillis2:31
3."No More Cryin'" McBride & the Ride
Leo3:02
4."Standing Right Next to Me" Karla Bonoff Keith Thomas 3:47
5."Ride 'em High, Ride 'em Low" Brooks & Dunn Ronnie Dunn Dunn3:23
6."Just Once" David Lee Murphy
Tony Brown3:00
7."When Will I Be Loved"
 Phil Everly 2:04
8."If I Had Only Known" Reba McEntire
  • Craig Morris
  • Jana Stanfield
  • McEntire
  • Brown
4:01
9."Texas Is Bigger Than It Used to Be" Mark Chesnutt Wright4:08
10."You Hung the Moon" Patty Smyth Don Was 3:59
11."Once in a While" Billy Dean Brown3:59
12."Lane's Theme" Bill Conti ContiConti3:36

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 263. ISBN   0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ "8 Seconds - Original Soundtrack Charts". Allmusic. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  3. ↑ Mansfield, Brian. "For My Broken Heart review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ Dillon, Charlotte. "Out with a Bang review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Burnin' Up the Road". Allmusic. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "8 Seconds". Allmusic. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Wilson, Scott Neal (April 12, 1994). "Reviews". Country Weekly . 1 (1): 46. ISSN   1074-3235.
  8. 1 2 Ridley, Jim (March 1994). "Reviews: 8 Seconds". New Country. 1 (1): 44–45.
  9. ↑ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Soundtrack Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  12. ↑ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – 8 Seconds". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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