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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ 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 .