Curb Records has announced the official soundtrack album for the drama The Last Ride inspired by the mysterious final days of country star Hank Williams’ mercurial life. The album features two tracks from the film’s score by Benjy Gaither, as well as a number of the country songs featured in the movie performed by artists including Jett Williams, Russ Taff, Rebecca Frasier, Wes Hampton, Sarah Johns, Doug Anderson, Michael English, Nathan Young and Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings. The sountrack will be released digitally on June 19, 2012. To download the album, visit Amazon and check out audio clips from the release below. The Last Ride directed by Harry Thomason and starring Henry Thomas, Jessie James, Fred Dalton Thompson, Kaley Cuoco and Stephen Tobolowsky tells the fact-based story about Hank Williams and his fateful last ride across country with an innocent young driver. The film is set to open in select cities on June 22, 2012. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Here’s the track list of the album:
1. The Last Ride Theme – Benjy Gaither
2. Hey Good Lookin’ – Jett Williams
3. Honky Tonk Man – Russ Taff
4. Keep on the Sunny Side – Rebecca Frasier
5. I Will Marry You – Wes Hampton
6. It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels – Sarah Johns
7. Cold, Cold Heart – Doug Anderson
8. The Swing Low Sweet Chariot – Clyde Wright & The Incredible Golden Gates
9. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Michael English
10. Longing – Jett Williams
11. Footprints – Benjy Gaither
12. I’m Winging My Way Back Home – The Blackwood Brothers
13. Can’t Help It If I’m Still In Love With You – Jett Williams
14. On I Down The Road – Val Storey
15. Chino – Nathan Young
16. Ilene – Nathan Young
17. What Ya Gonna Do – Nathan Young
18. Tennessee Waltz – Nathan Young
19. O Come Angel Band – The Isaacs
20. Hank Williams’ Blues – Jett Williams
21. The Night Hank Williams Came To Town – Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings
22. The Last Ride – Tony Ramey