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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database: Urban Cowboy". Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
- ^ "Various - Urban Cowboy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- ^ "Music: Urban Cowboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD) by Johnny Lee, Kenny Rogers, Jimmy Buffett, Boz Scaggs, Linda Ronstadt, J.D. Souther, Charlie Daniels Band, Eagles, Mickey Gilley, Bonnie Raitt". tower.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 282. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "The Hot 100 - 1980 Archive". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-08-04. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ "Weekly Charts". Cashbox. Archived from the original on 2020-06-07. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary - 1980 Archive". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ a b c "Search: RPM". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
- ^ "The Official NZ Music Charts". Recorded Music New Zealand Limited. February 15, 1981. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.