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