Footloose: Music From the Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Atlantic
• ASIN: B005GZFETG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,605 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Footloose - By Blake Shelton

2. Where The River Goes - By Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band

3. Little Lovin' - By Lissie

4. Holding Out For A Hero - By Ella Mae Bowen

5. Let's Hear It For The Boy - By Jana Kramer

6. So Sorry Mama - By Whitney Duncan

7. Fake ID (feat. Gretchen Wilson) - By Big & Rich

8. Almost Paradise - By Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes

9. Walkin' Blues (feat. Kenny Wayne Shepherd) - By CeeLo Green

10. Magic In My Home - By Jason Freeman

11. Suicide Eyes - By A Thousand Horses

12. Dance The Night Away (feat. Denim) - By David Banner

Editorial Reviews

This 12-track soundtrack features music from the film and includes eight new songs along with remakes of four of the classic hits from the original soundtrack. Blake Shelton sings the film's title song, "Footloose" and Victoria Justice and Hunter Hayes join the album with the movie's love theme, "Almost Paradise." The star-studded line-up for the soundtrack also includes new music from Big & Rich, Cee Lo Green, David Banner, Whitney Duncan, Lissie and Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band. Other classic songs featured on the album are "Holding Out For A Hero" by Ella Mae Bowen and "Let's Hear It For The Boy" by Jana Kramer.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 35 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars The new movie is fantastic, this soundtrack is almost garbage October 4, 2011

By Calley319

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

I saw the movie at a sneak preview in Austin, TX. I was in the no way should they redo Footloose camp. Then I saw the movie and was an immediate fan. The music in the movie is SOOOO much better then the crap on this soundtrack. This soundtrack is way to heavy in the singer/songwriter style of music, and has a lot of county. There are songs from the new movie completely missing. This "soundtrack" is very disappointing. It should really be called a CD inspired by the movie Footloose, cuz people, it ain't the soundtrack to the movie. Don't bother buying this unless you're into singer/songwriter style and are looking for something new.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Most of the songs do not compare with the original. October 30, 2011

By Jewel

Format:MP3 Music

Go listen to the original Footloose movie soundtrack and compare song per song. As an example "Holding out for a Hero" original song by Bonnie Tyler is inspiring and has a great dance beat compared to the new rendition which does not even resemble the great sound and composition of the original.

In fact compare the whole movie to the original. The new movie seems a pale imitation.

16 of 23 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Inspired here... October 14, 2011

By modnewt

Format:Audio CD

Folks, I'm not some old fuddy-duddy who can't appreciate a cover song. Gretchen Wilson covering Barracuda? Rockin'. Alison Krauss covering the Foundations? Awesome. Rascal Flatts covering Life is a Highway? Too cool.

However, this CD is a hideously overproduced mish-mash of inferior remakes and unmemorable originals. The worst of the remakes is "Holding Out for a Hero" which turns an upbeat anthem into a whiny plea for a boyfriend. Blake Shelton's effort on "Footloose" is at least tolerable but loses all of the soul and passion of Kenny Loggin's version. The original songs aren't much better. They finish it off (if you can get that far) by putting a token hip-hop song on an album full of country and blues.