Broken Bridges

1	Broken Bridges / Lindsey Haun 3:09
2	Thinkin' 'Bout You / Fred Eaglesmith 3:19
3	Crash Here Tonight / Toby Keith 2:11
4	Broken / Lindsey Haun 4:00
5	Along for the Ride / Matraca Berg 3:45
6	Uncloudy Day / BeBe Winans 3:54
7	What's Up With That / Scotty Emerick 3:01
8	High on the Mountain / Flynnville Train 3:50
9	The Battlefield / Sonya Isaacs 3:14
10	Can't Go Back / Toby Keith 3:12
11	The Waiting Game / Poor Richard's Hound Instrumental 2:52
12	Big Bull Rider / Toby Keith 2:04
13	Zig Zag Stop / Toby Keith 2:35
14	Jacky Don Tucker (Play by the Rules Miss All the Fun) / Toby Keith 5:35

Barnes & Noble

Toby Keith stars in the film Broken Bridges and its soundtrack, as a down-on-his-luck country singer who returns to his hometown to find the woman -- and daughter -- he left behind. The bittersweet film features a bevy of performances by Keith, including his current hit single, "Crash Here Tonight." Also of note are "Uncloudy Day," featuring Keith, Willie Nelson, and gospel great BeBe Winans, and the title duet, performed by Keith and costar Lindsey Haun (who plays the teenage daughter her never met). Tracks by worthies such as Matraca Berg, Sonya Isaacs, and Fred Eaglesmith round out this gritty musical offering.

All Music Guide

The soundtrack to Toby Keith's feature film debut Broken Bridges is a rather understated affair, particularly in comparison to the robust, rowdy White Trash with Money, released earlier in 2006. If White Trash found Keith taking some risks, Broken Bridges finds him playing it straight, whether he's singing sentimental tunes or kicking up some dirt on a handful of rockers. Those loose, fun rockers arrive at the end of the soundtrack to Broken Bridges, almost as an award for fans who have put up with the eminently tasteful folky country and gospel that comprises the rest of the record, and by the time they do arrive they are a relief; things have gotten so earnest that some party anthems, like "Play by All the Rules, Miss All the Fun," are sorely needed. That said, there's a certain understated charm to the earnestness of the rest of Broken Bridges and the fact that Keith has brought in such understated songwriters as Fred Eaglesmith and Matraca Berg for his big-screen debut illustrates that he's a more complicated figure than some may initially think. But even if it's in good taste, Broken Bridges is frequently pleasant but rather dull despite such lighter moments as Scotty Emerick's "What's Up with That"; its heart is in the right place, but it's rather forgettable. Stephen Thomas Erlewine