Hope Floats: Music from the Motion Picture explained

Hope Floats: Music From the Motion Picture
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Various Artists
Cover:HopeFloatsSoundtrack.jpg
Released:April 7, 1998
Genre:Country, rock
Length:53:42
Label:Capitol Records
Producer:Don Was, Forest Whitaker

Hope Floats: Music From the Motion Picture is the soundtrack of the 1998 film Hope Floats. It was released by Capitol Records on April 7, 1998, featuring 13 tracks by country and rock singers. It reached #4 on The Billboard 200 and #1 on Top Country Albums, and was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for U.S. shipments of two million copies.

Content

One cut from the album, Garth Brooks' rendition of "To Make You Feel My Love", reached No. 1 on the Billboard country singles charts in August 1998.[1] This song also appeared on a re-release of Brooks's 1995 album Fresh Horses which was included in his 1998 box set The Limited Series.[2]

The Bob Seger-Martina McBride duet "Chances Are" peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in 1998.[3] Lila McCann's "To Get Me to You" was also released as a radio single,[4] but did not chart. Paul Davis's 1981 single "Cool Night," which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981, is also included on the album.[5]

A remastered and expanded soundtrack was released on April 24, 2007, featuring an additional six tracks but removing Brooks's song.[6] Garth Brooks’ “To Make You Feel My Love,” a No. 1 country single on the original soundtrack, was not included. Brooks, who controlled his own recordings, sold his music exclusively through Wal-Mart at the time.[7]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album four stars out of five, calling it "an excellent collection of contemporary country and rootsy mainstream pop."[8]

Track listing

  1. "To Make You Feel My Love" – Garth Brooks (3:53)
  2. "In Need" – Sheryl Crow (5:29)
  3. "Honest I Do" – The Rolling Stones (3:55)
  4. "Chances Are" – Bob Seger and Martina McBride (4:17)
  5. "All I Get" – The Mavericks (4:08)
  6. "Paper Wings" – Gillian Welch (3:57)
  7. "Stop! In the Name of Love" – Jonell Mosser (4:31)
  8. "Wither, I'm a Flower" – Whiskeytown (4:53)
  9. "What Makes You Stay" – Deana Carter (4:35)
  10. "To Get Me to You" – Lila McCann (3:50)
  11. "Smile" – Lyle Lovett (3:38)
  12. "When You Love Someone" – Bryan Adams (3:39)
  13. "To Make You Feel My Love" – Trisha Yearwood (2:57)

2007 reissue

  1. "Main Title: Going Home" – Dave Grusin (3:23)
  2. "In Need" – Sheryl Crow (5:29)
  3. "Honest I Do" – The Rolling Stones (3:55)
  4. "Chances Are" – Bob Seger and Martina McBride (4:17)
  5. "All I Get" – The Mavericks (4:08)
  6. "Paper Wings" – Gillian Welch (3:57)
  7. "Stop! In the Name of Love" – Jonell Mosser (4:31)
  8. "Wither, I'm a Flower" – Whiskeytown (4:53)
  9. "What Makes You Stay" – Deana Carter (4:35)
  10. "To Get Me to You" – Lila McCann (3:50)
  11. "Smile" – Lyle Lovett (3:38)
  12. "When You Love Someone" – Bryan Adams (3:39)
  13. "To Make You Feel My Love" – Trisha Yearwood (2:57)
  14. "Daybreak" – Barry Manilow (3:08)
  15. "I Can't Get Next to You" – The Temptations (2:52)
  16. "Cool Night" – Paul Davis (3:38)
  17. "Who Cares Anyway" – Laura Harding (4:10)
  18. "Justin & Birdie" – Dave Grusin (3:26)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM)34
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)3

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)Position
US Billboard 200[9] 37
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 4
Chart (1999)Position
US Billboard 200[11] 120
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] 9
Chart (2000)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[13] 68

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 61. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r350242|pure_url=yes}} ''The Limited Series'' review]. Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Allmusic. May 6, 2010.
  3. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p123393/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Bob Seger: Billboard Singles]. Allmusic. May 6, 2010.
  4. Web site: Lila Floats On . https://web.archive.org/web/20090116054209/http://www.cmt.com/artists/news/1475332/20030804/lila_mccann.jhtml . dead . January 16, 2009 . December 10, 2007 . August 11, 1998 . CMT.
  5. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4034/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Paul Davis: Billboard Singles]. Allmusic. May 7, 2010.
  6. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-06-2007/0004540587&EDATE= Hope Floats: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Remastered and Expanded for Release by Capitol/EMI
  7. Web site: Expanded Hope Floats Soundtrack Due. https://web.archive.org/web/20200406210835/http://www.cmt.com/news/1554592/expanded-hope-floats-soundtrack-due/. dead. April 6, 2020. Staff 3/14/2007. CMT com. CMT News. April 6, 2020.
  8. Web site: Erlewine . Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r342858|pure_url=yes}} ''Hope Floats'' review ]. Allmusic.
  9. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. May 15, 2021.
  10. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. May 15, 2021.
  11. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. May 15, 2021.
  12. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. May 15, 2021.
  13. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2000. Billboard. May 15, 2021.

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