Urban Cowboy (soundtrack)
Soundtrack for 1980 movie Urban Cowboy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Urban Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1980 film Urban Cowboy. It spawned numerous Top 10 Billboard Country Singles, such as #1 "Lookin' for Love" by Johnny Lee, #1 "Stand by Me" by Mickey Gilley, #3 (AC chart) "Look What You've Done to Me" by Boz Scaggs, #1 "Could I Have This Dance" by Anne Murray, and #4 "Love the World Away" by Kenny Rogers. It also included songs that were hits from earlier years such as #1 "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" by the Charlie Daniels Band and "Lyin' Eyes" by the Eagles. The film is said to have started the 1980s boom in pop-country music known as the "Urban Cowboy Movement" also known as Neo-Country or Hill Boogie. In December 2018 the soundtrack was certified triple platinum by the RIAA for sales of three million copies.[1]
| Urban Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | June 6, 1980 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 66:12 |
| Label | Full Moon, Asylum |
| Producer | Irving Azoff (exec.) |
| Singles from Urban Cowboy | |
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Initially released as a double LP in 1980,[2] the album was re-released on CD in 1995.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello Texas" | Jimmy Buffett | 2:33 |
| 2. | "All Night Long" | Joe Walsh | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Times Like These" | Dan Fogelberg | 3:02 |
| 4. | "Nine Tonight" | Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | 6:35 |
| Total length: | 16:00 | ||
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Stand By Me" | Mickey Gilley | 3:35 |
| 6. | "Cherokee Fiddle" | Johnny Lee | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Could I Have This Dance" | Anne Murray | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Lyin' Eyes" | Eagles | 6:23 |
| Total length: | 17:18 | ||
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Lookin' for Love" | Johnny Lee | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Don't It Make Ya Wanna Dance" | Bonnie Raitt | 3:29 |
| 11. | "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" | Charlie Daniels Band | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Here Comes the Hurt Again" | Mickey Gilley | 2:41 |
| 13. | "Orange Blossom Special" / "Hoedown" | Gilley's "Urban Cowboy" Band | 2:06 |
| Total length: | 15:32 | ||
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Love the World Away" | Kenny Rogers | 3:11 |
| 15. | "Falling in Love for the Night" | Charlie Daniels Band | 3:00 |
| 16. | "Darlin'" | Bonnie Raitt | 2:34 |
| 17. | "Look What You've Done to Me" | Boz Scaggs | 5:39 |
| 18. | "Hearts Against the Wind" | Linda Ronstadt and JD Souther | 2:58 |
| Total length: | 17:22 | ||
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 26 |
| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| US Billboard 200 | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 2 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 21 |
Chart singles
| Year | US BB[5] | US CB[6] | USAC[7] | USCountry | CAN[8] | CANAC[8] | CANCountry[8] | NZ[9] | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1980 | 19 | 18 | -- | -- | 27 | -- | -- | -- | "All Night Long" | Joe Walsh |
| May 1980 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 51 | -- | 3 | -- | "Stand By Me" | Mickey Gilley |
| June 1980 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 25 | -- | 1 | -- | "Love the World Away" | Kenny Rogers |
| July 1980 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 20 | 18 | -- | "Lookin' for Love" | Johnny Lee |
| August 1980 | 14 | 13 | 3 | -- | 30 | 41 | -- | 39 | "Look What You've Done to Me" | Boz Scaggs |
| August 1980 | 33 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | "Could I Have This Dance" | Anne Murray |
References
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