8 Seconds (soundtrack)

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.

8 Seconds
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1994 (1994-01-18)
GenreCountry
Length41:11
LabelMCA
ProducerVarious

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.[5][6]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Country Weeklyfavorable[7]
New Country[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. Title Performer(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 Tillis 2:31
3. "No More Cryin'" McBride & the Ride
Leo 3:02
4. "Standing Right Next to Me" Karla Bonoff
Keith Thomas 3:47
5. "Ride 'em High, Ride 'em Low" Brooks & Dunn Ronnie Dunn Dunn 3:23
6. "Just Once" David Lee Murphy
Tony Brown 3:00
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
Wright 4:08
10. "You Hung the Moon" Patty Smyth
Don Was 3:59
11. "Once in a While" Billy Dean
Brown 3:59
12. "Lane's Theme" Bill Conti Conti Conti 3:36

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ 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. Wilson, Scott Neal (April 12, 1994). "Reviews". Country Weekly. 1 (1): 46. ISSN 1074-3235.
  8. 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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