Smile (Lyle Lovett album)

Infobox Album
Name = Smile
Type = compilation
Artist = Lyle Lovett


Released = Feb 25, 2003 (US)
Mar 10, 2003 (UK)
Recorded = 1992-2002
Genre = Movie soundtrack
Length =
Label = MCA/Curb
Producer =
Reviews =
* "Allmusic" Rating|2.5|5 Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "Allmusic" ( [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:m9cyxdjb4old link] )]
* "PopMatters" (mixed) S. Renee Dechert, "Compulsive Organizing: Lyle Lovett - "Smile: Songs from the Movies", "PopMatters", March 14, 2003]
Last album = ""
(2001)
This album = "Smile"
(2003)
Next album = "My Baby Don't Tolerate"
(2003)

"Smile" is a 2003 compilation of songs performed by Lyle Lovett for various movie soundtracks between 1992 and 2002. "Smile" was the fifth project by Lovett that did "not" introduce a new collection of his own songs during the expanse of time between his 1996 Grammy winning "The Road to Ensenada" and "My Baby Don't Tolerate" (released later in 2003). Other projects included a 1998 cover album, a 1999 live album, a 2000 movie soundtrack, and a . The release of "Smile" led some reviewers to speculate the Lovett might be experiencing some sort of writer's block. Another possibility is that Lovett was taking it easy following a 2002 injury from an accident involving a bull on a family farm in Texas. During the incident Lovett's leg was broken in 20 places. A fracture to his thumb also left him unable to play guitar for an extended period.Ann Oldenburg, "Lovett charges ahead with his career", "USA Today", May 10, 2002 ( [http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2002/2002-05-10-lyle-lovett.htm link] )]

The album has been described as a "nice listen" and "nice for collectors" to find all of these songs together, but "not essential," and "uneven."

Charts

"Smile" peaked at 106 in the Billboard Hot 200, and reached 136 on "Billboard's" Top Internet Albums chart.

Track listing

# "Blue Skies" (Berlin) – 3:11
#* From "With Honors", 1994
# "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Cole, Mills) – 3:10
#* From "Dear God", 1996
# "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Razaf, Redman) – 4:58
#* From "Kissing Jessica Stein", 2001
# "Smile" (Chaplin, Parsons, Turner) – 3:38
#* From "Hope Floats", 1998
# "Moritat (Mack the Knife)" (Brecht, Weill) – 4:43
#* From "Quiz Show", 1994
# "Summer Wind" (Bradtke, Mayer, Mercer) – 2:53
#* From "For Love of the Game", 1999
# "What'd I Say" (Charles) – 4:00
#* From "Where the Heart Is", 2000
# "Till It Shines" (Seger) – 3:50
#* From "Mumford", 1999
#* Performed with Keb' Mo'
# "You've Got a Friend in Me" (Newman) – 2:39
#* From "Toy Story", 1995
#* Performed with Randy Newman
# "Walking Tall" (Bacharach, Rice) – 3:13
#* From "Stuart Little", 1999
# "Pass Me Not" (Crosby, Doane) – 5:00
#* From "Leap of Faith", 1992
# "I'm a Soldier in the Army of the Lord" (traditional) – 3:29
#* From "The Apostle", 1998

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