Happy, Texas: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture [Soundtrack]

Yma Sumac | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B00001OH9J
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,510 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #34 in Music > Country > Western Swing
  • #69 in Music > Country > Bluegrass > Traditional

Track Listings

1. Passin' Thru - Randy Scruggs

2. Good At Secrets - Kim Richey

3. This Little Light Of Mine - Carly Fink/Fort Davis Contestant

4. Are You Happy Baby - Lee Roy Parnell

5. Ordinary Heart - Emmylou Harris

6. Baila Este Ritmo - Flaco Jimenez

7. After A Kiss - Pam Tillis

8. Me Neither - Brad Paisley

9. Stay - Alison Krauss

10. Half A Man - Shannon Brown

11. Gopher Mambo - Yma Sumac

12. Hony Tonk Song - BR5-49

13. That Buckin' Song (Saddle Sore Mix) - Robert Earl Keen

14. Hurdy Gurdy Monkey Shine - The Road Kings

15. Happiness - Abra Moore

16. It's Oh So Quiet - The Happy Girls

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll be "more than Happy" with this CD!, June 27, 2000

By 

Cecile Elbert (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Happy, Texas: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (Audio CD)

The "Happy, Texas" soundtrack has all of the quirky, feel-good qualities of the movie itself! There are are plenty of honky-tonk flavored rockers, like "That Buckin' Song," by Robert Earl Keen; "Hurdy Gurdy Monkey Shine," by the The Road Kings; and Randy Scruggs and Joan Osborne's "Passin' Thru." You'll also find some slow tempo gems like Emmylou Harris' "Ordinary Heart' and Pam Tillis' "After a Kiss." And "Half a Man" by Shannon Brown is contemporary country at its best. This is a great collection of fun, sing-along-while-you're-driving tunes.... I highly recommend it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Designed to make you Happy!, October 26, 2002

By 

Elizabeth Darcy "egyptsqueen" (Murray, UT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Happy, Texas: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture (Audio CD)

This CD is a good mix of catchy country songs and eclectic oddities that is a fun way to spend the 40-plus minutes it takes to get through them.

Standing out in the country offerings is the first track 'Passing Through,' featuring a great performance by a versatile Joan Osbourne (of 'One of Us' fame), and the romantic 'After a Kiss' by Pam Tillis. Shannon Brown's 'Half a Man,' the single woman's anthem, is pop-meets-country at its best, and almost worth the price of the CD alone (unless you want to buy the DVD, then you'd have the cool video, too)!

The happiness continues with oddities like the 'Gopher Mambo,' which makes you wonder who thinks up these things, and 'Are You Happy Baby,' which makes a fitting theme song for the whole CD. And get ready for some clever word play in 'That Buckin' Song,' that you can't help smiling at.

So, if you need some 'Happy,' this is the CD for you!