Original Soundtrack, Toby Keith - Broken Bridges

Though fans shouldn't mistake this various-artists soundtrack for the next Toby Keith album, the music for Keith's star-turn film (also featuring Kelly Preston, Burt Reynolds, and Willie Nelson) builds from reflective balladry to unbridled, triumphant rock. It may be hard to separate the thematic sequencing from the movie it accompanies, but the soundtrack itself tells a story. It begins with Keith's melancholy, violin-drenched duet with Lindsey Haun on the title track; progresses through the spiritual uplift of a revival of "Uncloudy Day" that finds Willie Nelson and BeBe Winans joining Keith, as well as Sonya Isaacs's testament to faith on "The Battlefield" (with harmonies by Vince Gill); and culminates in the rambunctious "Big Bull Rider," the bluesy boogie of "Zig Zag Stop," and the full-throttle rock 'n' roll of the closing "Jacky Don Tucker (Play by the Rules, Miss All the Fun)." Matraca Berg, Fred Eaglesmith, and Keith's running buddy Scotty Emerick are among the others contributing tracks. While Keith sings on only 7 of the 13 cuts, there's a unifying vision throughout. --Don McLeese Amazon.com

Great CD!

Broken Bridges
I purchased this for a friend , as he loved the movie. This soundtrack is awesome! He was really happy with it, the music is great! July 17, 2008

One to listen to over and over

I play this CD all the time. It is very seldom that I ever buy a CD and love 90% of the songs. You will be surprised how wonderful Toby Keith and Lindsey Haun sound together too. The movie was great and this is the #1 soundtrack of the year for me. I love the songs by Toby Keith. He slows things down a little. Several of these songs are about forgiveness but all of them are very touching. If you listen to the words, there is a song on this CD for you. Buy the movie too. It is really, really good. You did good Toby. Lindsey Haun is precious in this movie. March 22, 2008

imhotshot1

Love the cd but two of the songs skip so not too happy about that February 19, 2008

Love it!

I am a big Toby fan and loved this movie. The music was just as great as the movie. I like the variety of the songs and singers. It would have been just another Toby cd if they weren't on there. Whenever I listen to it, it makes me want to watch the movie again! I waited to buy it until after I watched the movie a few times-- it was worth the wait! Enjoy! February 13, 2008

Broken Bridges

Thanks so much for the speedy shipment. I have thoroughly enjoyed Broken Bridged. The movie was great and the soundtrack just as good! December 27, 2007

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