Hope Floats: Music from the Motion Picture

Hope Floats: Music From the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album
Released	April 7, 1998
Genre	Country, pop
Length	53:42
Label	Capitol
Producer	Don Was

Hope Floats: Music From the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the 1998 film Hope Floats. It was released by Capitol Records on April 7, 1998, featuring 13 tracks by country and pop singers. That year, the album reached #4 on The Billboard 200 and #1 on Top Country Albums. It is 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]

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."^[7]

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)

Certifications

Region	Provider	Certification
United States	Recording Industry Association of America	2× Platinum[8]

Chart performance

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Top Albums	34
Canadian RPM Country Albums	3
U.S. Billboard 200	4
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 61. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Limited Series review". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
3. "Bob Seger: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
4. "Lila Floats On". CMT. 11 August 1998. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
5. "Paul Davis: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
6. Hope Floats: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Remastered and Expanded for Release by Capitol/EMI
7. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Hope Floats review". Allmusic.
8. RIAA Database