All 39 Songs from the Country Strong Soundtrack
There are 39 songs in Country Strong but only 13 on the soundtrack album. You can find all of the songs from Country Strong as well as information about the scenes they were in in the movie here. I’ve been able to identify almost all of the scenes.
Even though I’m from Texas, I’m far from being the world’s biggest country music fan, but there are some great country songs in Country Strong, starting with Garrett Hedlund’s version of “Silver Wings” that opens the movie.
I also really enjoyed “Chances Are” as well as the “Give In To Me” duet between Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester.
For me, their music was more of a star of the movie than Gwyneth’s songs. This surprised me a bit because I was actually, strangely excited to see hear Gwyneth’s songs. In fact, I have to admit that I was making fun of this movie until I saw Gwyneth on Glee. She was awesome on Glee, and I thought to myself, well, maybe this won’t be so awful after all.
When I saw that Country Strong has 39 songs in it, the soundtrack addict in me started to get a bit excited for the movie.
I was at CES all last week so it took me a little while to pull together all of the info on the scenes that the songs are in, but here they are. I hope you enjoy the music from Country Strong.
- Opening, Beau playing on stage – Silver wings – Garrett Hedlund [link to version by Merle Haggard]
- Background at bar where Beau is playing – Thirsty – Hank Williams Jr.
- Background music at The Stage – Hangin’ On – Jypsi
- Chiles and Beau singing backstage and on stage – Friends In Low Places – Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester [link to cover version]
- Beau’s first song at The Stage – Hard Out Here – Garrett Hedlund
- After Beau sings, talking to Chiles – Honky Tonk Blues – Hank Williams Sr.
- Beau and Chiles on stage at the Stage – Friends in Low Places – Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester
- Chiles sings her first solo song at The Stage – Summer Girl – Leighton Meester
- Background music while James and Beau are talking in the alley – Carolina Boy – Lee Brice
- Guys singing in the van – Chug-a-Lug – Roger Miller
- Kelly and James eat dinner at a nice restaurant – Last date – Floyd Cramer
- (unknown scene) – It Ain’t Gotta Be Love – Brett Eldredge
- (unknown scene) – She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinkin’ Doubles) – Ronnie Dunn
- Beau’s first song in Houston – Chances Are – Garrett Hedlund
- Chiles’s first song in Houston – Words I Couldn’t Say – Leighton Meester
- Kelly starts to sing in Houston – Country Strong – Gwyneth Paltrow
- Kelly sits down and sings in Houston – A Fighter – Gwyneth Paltrow
- (unknown scene) – She’s Got You – Patsy Cline
- In the van looking at notecards – Sea Of Heartbreak – Don Gibson
- Chiles doing Beau’s hair in her hotel room – Kissin’ In Cars – Bekah Hailey Band
- (unknown scene) – Liar’s Lie – Lee Ann Womack
- Recording studio, Kelly tells James that he gave Chiles her song – Coming Home – Leighton Meester
- Beau and James talking – Take Me Away – Hayes Carll
- Kelly dancing drunk at the bar – Song Of The South – Alabama
- (unknown scene) – Keep On Smilin’ – Wet Willie
- Beau singing new song with Chiles in the bar – Give In To Me – Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester [Link to Faith Hill version]
- Beau sitting at bar to when Chiles knocks on Beau’s hotel door – Steal You Away – Matt Fleenor
- Beau and Chiles sing together and then are kissing – Give in to Me – Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester [Link to Faith Hill version]
- Singing to the boy with Leukemia and dancing – Travis, Can I Have This Dance – Gwyneth Paltrow
- Driving to Dallas – Fly Again – Nikki Williams
- Beau sings a song for Kelly in Dallas – Hide Me Babe – Garrett Hedlund
- Beau’s second song in Dallas – Turn Loose All The Horses – Garrett Hedlund
- Chiles on stage in Dallas – A Little Bit Stronger – Leighton Meester
- Kelly’s first song in Dallas – Country Strong – Gwyneth Paltrow
- Kelly’s second song in Dallas, wearing blue dress – Shake That Thing – Gwyneth Paltrow
- Kelly’s third song in Dallas – Coming Home – Gwyneth Paltrow
- After party in Dallas – Love Don’t Let Me Down – Chris Young and Patty Loveless
- Interviews at the after party – Talk Is Cheap – Chris Stapleton
- Hospital to funeral – Timing Is Everything – Garrett Hedlund [Link to version by Trace Adkins]
- Lyrics that Kelly wrote in the letter to Beau – If You See Me Getting Smaller – Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
- Chiles and Beau sing at California Bar – Give In To Me – Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester [Link to Faith Hill version]
- End credits – Me And Tennessee – Tim McGraw and Gwyneth Paltrow
- Second end credits song – Timing Is Everything – Trace Adkins
Original music – Original music for Country Strong – Michael Brook
11 of the 39 songs from Country Strong are on the soundtrack album. There are also two versions of songs from the movie sung by other artists that are included on the album.
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Tweets that mention All 39 Songs from the Country Strong Soundtrack « Reelsoundtrack Blog -- Topsy.com said this on January 12, 2011 at 3:03 am |
Wow; this is the closest list of 99.9% of the songs/music in Country Strong. There’s one more, in the opening scene of the movie that’s in the background, no vocals just piano. Any clue to the title. Thanks.
priscilla said this on January 12, 2011 at 12:57 pm |
Why did they put Faith Hill signing give into me instead of the original?? Totally ruined me buying the soundtrack..
Felicia said this on January 14, 2011 at 10:35 pm |
how do i join
kathy said this on January 17, 2011 at 2:16 pm |
Thorough list. Good job!
Adrienne Jenkins said this on January 19, 2011 at 4:10 pm |
I’ve been looking for the song in the very beginning of the movie!! Any ideas???
Ashley said this on January 24, 2011 at 10:37 pm |
How can we get the whole soundtrack with the movie people like this in a cd…I agree with everyone else when you buy a soundtrack cd it should be the people who actually sang..back ground music is a different story…thank you Enjoyed the moive tons…LOVE IT
Carol said this on January 26, 2011 at 12:06 pm |
I have been looking for them as well and will post them if I can find the files. The soundtrack album does not take into account how popular the actual songs from the movie were.
montelutz said this on January 26, 2011 at 8:40 pm |
How can I get the whole soundtrack with the movie people like this in a c.d. who actually sang..Best part of movie “Leighton & Garrett” Love them together!
Teresa said this on January 29, 2011 at 10:14 am |
The second sound track “More Music From Country Strong” actually features the singers from the movie!
😀
Kelly said this on February 2, 2011 at 5:21 pm |
FYI, there’s a 2nd soundtrack too. It’s called Country Strong (More Music from the Motion Picture). A lot of the cast songs are on that CD.
Sara(with an)h said this on February 3, 2011 at 9:18 am |
how can I down load the original songs from the movie / not the soundtrack cd that sucks!!!!
richard glander said this on February 7, 2011 at 10:04 pm |
the only fault of the soundtrack is that its not the people in the film singing. the biggest mistake was not including garrett and liegton singing friends in low places… cant find a copy of it anywhere so i ripped it from the film score… shame… they smoke together…. and gwyneth actually can sing !
howard said this on March 13, 2011 at 3:51 pm |
I liked the song Steal You Away by Matt Fleenor…. I can’t even google the song!! Really? How do I find that song? Thanks!
Deanna said this on April 24, 2011 at 12:25 pm |
I found it on google (I found it there just not YOU TUBE ;))
Deanna said this on April 24, 2011 at 12:28 pm |
this list is great! I want these songs. I don’t like that the soundtrack has Faith Hill singing Give In To Me not the 2 from the movie. 😦
Lacey said this on May 28, 2011 at 11:23 am |
Only one correction: the song that Kelly sings and dances when he’s drunk in the bar is Keep On Smiling – Wet Willie.
I love all these songs, it’s a amazing movie. No words to action of Gwyneth .. Garrett .. Leighton and Tim. Just Perfect.
Congratulations for the site.
Trika Mathers said this on July 27, 2011 at 10:55 am |
Very good brother, the Hayes carll
was just the intro of the song, no lyrics, I thought I was crazy, so I had to check, what song was the Waylon quote from at the end in her letter
William said this on August 23, 2011 at 11:48 pm |
Can I get a cd of the 39 songs from country strong?
Dorene Bahr said this on October 2, 2011 at 9:50 pm |
39 songs from the soundtrack country strong.
Dorene Bahr said this on October 3, 2011 at 11:12 am |