Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (soundtrack)

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album to Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story by John C. Reilly (as Dewey Cox)
Released	October 30, 2007 (See release history)
Genre	Comedy rock, folk, Country, rock and roll
Label	Columbia
Producer	Michael Andrews

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2007 film Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

Production

It was almost like a Manhattan Project for songwriters," says Bern. "It was the most fun thing I've ever done.

Dan Bern, 2007^[2]

The cast and crew recorded 40 original songs;^[3] 33 are featured in the movie.^[4] Singer-songwriter Dan Bern and Mike Viola (of the Candy Butchers) wrote most of the film's songs, including "There's a Change A' Happenin'", "The Mulatto Song" and "Hole in My Pants". Marshall Crenshaw wrote the title tune and Van Dyke Parks penned one of the 1960-styled psychedelic jams, "Black Sheep".^[2]

Singer Angela Correa provides the voice of Darlene Madison Cox (played in the film by actress Jenna Fischer), as she did in the feature film.

A number of critics noted the unusually high quality of many of the individual songs on the soundtrack, how well they reflected the styles and times they were attempting to spoof, and how well they stood on their own as quality compositions. The soundtrack was nominated for both a Grammy and Golden Globe Award and was nominated and won the Sierra Award for Best Song in a Motion Picture from the Las Vegas Film Critics Society.

Track listing

1. "Walk Hard" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (2:47)
2. "Take My Hand" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (2:31)
3. "(Mama) You Got to Love Your Negro Man" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (2:44)
4. "A Life Without You (Is No Life at All)" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (2:19)
5. "Let's Duet" (Performed by John C. Reilly & Angela Correa) (3:32)
6. "Darling" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (2:35)
7. "(I Hate You) Big Daddy" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (1:49)
8. "Guilty as Charged" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (2:51)
9. "Dear Mr. President" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (2:45)
10. "Let Me Hold You (Little Man)" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (1:53)
11. "Royal Jelly" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (4:26)
12. "Black Sheep" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (3:44)
13. "Starman" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (3:40)
14. "Beautiful Ride" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (3:44)
15. "(Have You Heard the News) Dewey Cox Died" (Performed by John C. Reilly) (2:28)

iTunes exclusive extended edition

1. "Take My Hand" (John C. Reilly)
2. "Jump Little Children" (Craig Robinson)
3. "(Mama) You Got to Love Your Negro Man" (John C. Reilly)
4. "That's Amore" (John C. Reilly)
5. "Walk Hard" (John C. Reilly)
6. "A Life Without You (Is No Life At All)" (John C. Reilly)
7. "(I Hate You) Big Daddy" (John C. Reilly)
8. "Walk Hard (Punk Version)" (John C. Reilly)
9. "Let's Duet" (John C. Reilly & Angela Correa)
10. "Darling" (John C. Reilly)
11. "Guilty As Charged" (John C. Reilly)
12. "There's a Change A' Happening (I Can Feel It)" (John C. Reilly)
13. "Dear Mr. President" (John C. Reilly)
14. "Hey Mr. Old Guy" (John C. Reilly)
15. "Ladies First" (John C. Reilly)
16. "The Mulatto Song" (John C. Reilly)
17. "Let Me Hold You (Little Man)" (John C. Reilly)
18. "Hole In My Pants" (John C. Reilly)
19. "Royal Jelly" (John C. Reilly)
20. "Farmer Glickstein" (John C. Reilly)
21. "Black Sheep" (John C. Reilly)
22. "Walk Hard (70's TV Show Theme)" (John C. Reilly)
23. "Who Wants to Party" (John C. Reilly)
24. "Weeping On the Inside" (John C. Reilly)
25. "Billy Don't Be a Hero" (John C. Reilly)
26. "Walk Hard (All-Star Version)" (Ghostface Killah, Lyle Lovett, Jewel Kilcher, Jackson Browne)
27. "Beautiful Ride" (John C. Reilly)
28. "(Have You Heard the News) Dewey Cox Died" (John C. Reilly)
29. "Cut My Brother In Half Blues" (John C. Reilly)
30. "(You Make Me So) Hard" (Jacques Slade)

• The song "Starman" is not available on the iTunes Exclusive Extended Edition of the album.

Release history

• October 30, 2007
• November 8, 2007
• November 5, 2007
• December 3, 2007
• December 4, 2007
• January 7, 2008
• January 16, 2008
• March 6, 2008
• February 17, 2008
• March 7, 2008
• April 9, 2008
• April 17, 2008
• May 19, 2008

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Hiatt, Brian (2007-08-09), "The Next 'Spinal Tap'?". Rolling Stone. (1032):20
3. Cohen, Alex (2007-12-07) "Amid the Humor, Dewey Cox's Music is for Real", NPR.org
4. Breznican, Anthony (2007-09-11), "'Walk Hard' riffs on greatest rockers", USA Today, volume and issue unknown:01d