Walk the Line (soundtrack)

Infobox Album | Name = Walk the Line
Type = Album
Artist = Various Artists


Released = November 15 2005
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Soundtrack
Length = 41:38
Label = Wind-Up Records
Producer = T-Bone Burnett
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:b9508qpcbtx4 link]
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"Walk the Line" is a Grammy Award-winning soundtrack from the movie "Walk the Line" released November 15, 2005 by Wind-Up Records. There are nine songs performed by Joaquin Phoenix, four songs by Reese Witherspoon, one song by Waylon Payne, one song by Johnathan Rice, two songs by Tyler Hilton, and one song by Shooter Jennings. At the Golden Globe Awards Phoenix won best actor and Witherspoon won best actress in a musical or comedy for their portrayals in the film. Witherspoon went on to win the Academy Award for best actress.

"Walk the Line" is an enhanced CD which also contains two deleted scenes from the film, Phoenix performing "Rock 'n' Roll Ruby" and Phoenix and Witherspoon together near the scene of "Jackson".

At least some of the takes on the CD, notably "Cocaine Blues", appear to be different takes from those used in the film. This is not an uncommon practice with soundtracks.

The cover features the two stars in an early publicity still, several of which were created (and later included as bonus postcards in the Collector's Edition DVD).

As of March 10 2006 the soundtrack has gone gold with over 500,000 albums sold.

On February 11 2007 this album won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.

Track listing

#"Get Rhythm" - Joaquin Phoenix – 2:26
#"I Walk the Line" - Joaquin Phoenix – 3:20
#"Wildwood Flower" - Reese Witherspoon – 2:31
#"Lewis Boogie" - Waylon Payne – 2:01
#"Ring of Fire" - Joaquin Phoenix – 3:42
#"You're My Baby" - Johnathan Rice – 2:12
#"Cry Cry Cry" - Joaquin Phoenix – 2:35
#"Folsom Prison Blues" - Joaquin Phoenix – 2:52
#"That's All Right" - Tyler Hilton – 1:46
#"Juke Box Blues" - Reese Witherspoon – 2:15
#"It Ain't Me Babe" - Joaquin Phoenix/Reese Witherspoon – 3:05
#"Home of the Blues" - Joaquin Phoenix – 2:40
#"Milk Cow Blues" - Tyler Hilton – 2:19
#"I'm a Long Way from Home" - Shooter Jennings – 2:15
#"Cocaine Blues" - Joaquin Phoenix – 2:50
#"Jackson" - Joaquin Phoenix/Reese Witherspoon – 2:49

Additional tracks

The film also featured a variety of country, rockabilly and traditional scoring. They were not featured on the soundtrack CD.

#"Engine 143" - The Carter Family
#"Highway 61 Revisited" - Bob Dylan
#"Didn't It Rain" - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
#"Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" - Blind Willie Johnson
#"Volksmusik Medley" - Hans Glisha Orchestra
#"I Was There When It Happened" - The Blackwood Brothers
#"Try Me One Time" - Willie Nix
#"Ain't That Right" - Eddie Snow
#"Boogie Blues" - Earl Peterson
#"I Miss You Already" - Faron Young
#"Defrost Your Heart" - Charlie Feathers
#"Feelin' Good" - Little Junior's Blue Flames
#"Bop Bop Baby" - Wade and Dick
#"Rock With My Baby" - Billy Riley
#"Rock N' Roll Ruby" - Joaquin Phoenix
#"Fujiyama Mama" - Wanda Jackson
#"She Wears Red Feathers" - Guy Mitchell
#"Easy Does It" - Lewis LaMedica
#"Hey Porter" - Joaquin Phoenix
#"Candy Man Blues" - John Hurt
#"I Got Stripes" - Joaquin Phoenix
#"Light of the Night" - Werner Tautz
#"You Get To Me" - Minnie and the Minuettes
#"Times a'Wastin'" - Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon
#"Cartoon World"
#"Ghost Town/Poem For Eva" - Bill Frisell
#"In the Sweet By and By"
#"Long Legged Guitar Pickin' Man" - Johnny Cash and June Carter
#"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" - Bob Dylan

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