Nashville – Various Artists (1975) [FLAC]

… these songs weren�t written for the movie; the movie was written around the songs. While that feat may not sound quite as impressive as a crew of nonprofessionals spontaneously transformed into a troupe of country hitmakers, it actually adds a new dimension to the film, its soundtrack, and Altman�s broader meditation on authenticity and constructed identity. The original vinyl edition of the Nashville soundtrack�which remains a curious artifact of 70s cinema as well as a surprisingly sturdy album in its own right�includes no definitive tracklist on the back cover, so the tracklist remains vague and disarrayed. In addition to thirteen songs from the movie, the album also includes the artist introductions and between-song banter, often going out of its way to suggest that the character, not the actor, is performing the tune. Altman�s conflation of past and present, actor and character, reality and fiction suggests that American pop culture is a mirrorhouse of shifting identities and distorted reflections. – Stephen Deusner, Pitchfork (http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/153-altman-nashville-soundtrack/)

1. Keith Carradine – It Don’t Worry Me (2:47)
2. Timothy Brown – Bluebird (3:36)
3. Henry Gibson – For The Sake Of The Children (3:18)
4. Henry Gibson – Keep A-Goin’ (2:50)
5. Karen Black – Memphis (2:08)
6. Karen Black – Rolling Stone (3:57)
7. Henry Gibson – 200 Years (3:05)
8. Ronee Blakley – Tapedeck In His Tractor (2:21)
9. Ronee Blakley – Dues (3:40)
10. Keith Carradine – I’m Easy (3:02)
11. Henry Gibson + Ronee Blakley – One, I Love You (2:37)
12. Ronee Blakley – My Idaho Home (3:06)
13. Barbara Harris – It Don’t Worry Me (3:55)

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