Hope Floats [Original Soundtrack]

by Dave Grusin

Overview

The soundtrack to Hope Floats, the Forest Whitaker romantic comedy designed as a comeback vehicle for Sandra Bullock, is an excellent collection of contemporary country and rootsy mainstream pop assembled by Don Was. Most of the record focuses on popular artists, with contributions from cult artists Gillian Welch and Jonell Mosser tossed in for good measure, but the quality of the music is so strong, it doesn't really matter. Much of the record features brand new material, whether it's originals like Deana Carter's "What Makes You Stay" and Sheryl Crow's "In Need," or covers from the Rolling Stones (Jimmy Scott's "Honest I Do"), Trisha Yearwood (Dylan's "To Make You Feel My Love"), Bob Seger and Martina McBride ("Chances Are"), and Lyle Lovett (Tony Bennett's "Smile"). There are a couple of dull moments scattered throughout the record, but overall, it's one of the finest various-artists soundtrack collections in recent memory. [The 2007 reissue includes five bonus tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	04/24/2007
Label:	Capitol Nashville / Capitol
UPC:	0094638885122
Rank:	62631

Tracks

1. Main Title: Going Home
2. In Need
3. Honest I Do
4. Chances Are
5. All I Get
6. Paper Wings
7. Stop! In the Name of Love
8. Wither, I'm a Flower
9. What Makes You Stay
10. To Get Me to You
11. Smile
12. When You Love Someone
13. To Make You Feel My Love
14. Daybreak
15. I Can't Get Next to You
16. Cool Night
17. Who Cares Anyway
18. Justin & Birdie

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dave Grusin   Primary Artist
Deana Carter   Primary Artist
Lila McCann   Primary Artist
Gillian Welch   Primary Artist
The Temptations   Primary Artist
Whiskeytown   Primary Artist
Jonell Mosser   Primary Artist
Trisha Yearwood   Primary Artist
Garth Brooks   Primary Artist
The Rolling Stones   Primary Artist
Laura Harding   Primary Artist
Martina McBride   Primary Artist
The Mavericks   Primary Artist
Barry Manilow   Primary Artist
Paul Davis   Primary Artist
Bob Seger   Primary Artist
Sheryl Crow   Primary Artist
Lyle Lovett   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Dave Grusin   Composer
Jonell Mosser   Performer
Ron Boustead   Digital Editing
Lila McCann   Performer
Mark Miller   Mixing,Engineer
Raul Malo   Composer,Producer
Michael Kamen   Composer
Tommy Steele   Art Direction
Brian Holland   Composer
Gillian Welch   Composer,Performer
Diane Warren   Composer
T-Bone Burnett   Producer
Trisha Yearwood   Performer
Steve Marcantonio   Engineer
Don Cook   Producer
Garth Brooks   Performer
Don Was   Producer
Ryan Adams   Composer
Nick Lowe   Composer
The Rolling Stones   Performer
Mike Reid   Composer
Adrienne Anderson   Composer
Norman Whitfield   Composer
Laura Harding   Composer
George Mimnaugh   Art Direction
Jeff Hull   Composer
David Thoner   Engineer
Laura Ziffren   Music Supervisor
Geoffrey Parsons   Composer
Jim Scott   Producer
Martina McBride   Performer
The Mavericks   Performer
Allen Sides   Engineer
Allen Reynolds   Producer
Barry Manilow   Composer
Tena Clark   Composer
Paul Grupp   Engineer
Stephen Marcussen   Mastering
Bob Clearmountain   Mixing
Bob Dylan   Composer
Bob Seger   Composer,Performer
Bob Salcedo   Engineer
Jimmy Reed   Composer
Sheryl Crow   Composer,Producer,Performer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Ewart Abner   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Lyle Lovett   Performer
Rik Pekkonen   Engineer
David Rawlings   Composer
John Turner   Composer
Gretchen Peters   Composer
Charlie Chaplin   Composer
Deana Carter   Performer
Ryan Freeland   Engineer
Whiskeytown   Performer