Smile: Songs from the Movies

Smile: Songs from the Movies is a 2003 compilation of songs performed by Lyle Lovett for various movie soundtracks between 1992 and 2002. Smile was the fifth project by Lovett that did not introduce a new collection of his own songs during the expanse of time between his 1996 Grammy winning The Road to Ensenada and My Baby Don't Tolerate (released later in 2003). Other projects included a 1998 cover album, a 1999 live album, a 2000 movie soundtrack, and a 2001 anthology. The release of Smile led some reviewers to speculate the Lovett might be experiencing some sort of writer's block.[1] Another possibility is that Lovett was taking it easy following a 2002 injury from an accident involving a bull on a family farm in Texas. During the incident Lovett's leg was broken in 20 places. A fracture to his thumb also left him unable to play guitar for an extended period.[3]

Smile: Songs from the Movies
Compilation album by
Lyle Lovett
ReleasedFeb 25, 2003 (US)
Mar 10, 2003 (UK)
Recorded1992-2002
Genre
LabelMCA/Curb
Lyle Lovett chronology
Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man
(2001)		 Smile: Songs from the Movies
(2003)		 My Baby Don't Tolerate
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
PopMattersmixed[2]

The album has been described as a "nice listen" and "nice for collectors" to find all of these songs together, but "not essential," [1] and "uneven."[2]

Charts

Smile peaked at 106 in the Billboard Hot 200, and reached 136 on Billboard's Top Internet Albums chart.

Track listing
  1. "Blue Skies" (Berlin) – 3:11
  2. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Cole, Mills) – 3:10
  3. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Razaf, Redman) – 4:58
  4. "Smile" (Chaplin, Parsons, Turner) – 3:38
  5. "Moritat (Mack the Knife)" (Brecht, Weill) – 4:43
  6. "Summer Wind" (Bradtke, Heinz Meier, Mercer) – 2:53
  7. "What'd I Say" (Charles) – 4:00
  8. "Till It Shines" (Seger) – 3:50
  9. "You've Got a Friend in Me" (Newman) – 2:39
    • From Toy Story, 1995
    • Performed with Randy Newman
  10. "Walking Tall" (Bacharach, Rice) – 3:13
  11. "Pass Me Not" (Crosby, Doane) – 5:00
  12. "I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord" (traditional) – 3:29

Chart performance
Chart (2003) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 106

References
  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic (link)
  2. S. Renee Dechert, "Compulsive Organizing: Lyle Lovett - Smile: Songs from the Movies", PopMatters, March 14, 2003
  3. Ann Oldenburg, "Lovett charges ahead with his career", USA Today, May 10, 2002 (link)
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