Maverick in Bloomington, MN

The
soundtrack
to
Maverick
doesn't feature
Randy Newman
's original score -- it is a collection of ten
contemporary country
numbers, with a
Newman
song and a version of
"Amazing Grace"
thrown in for good measure. Though the album features many big stars -- including
Waylon Jennings
,
Clint Black
Vince Gill
Tracy Lawrence
Restless Heart
and
John Michael Montgomery
-- it doesn't have many terrific performances. Many of these songs sound like cast-offs and throwaways, and while there are a handful of good cuts (
Black
's
"A Good Run of Bad Luck"
is particularly fine), the album is by and large a mediocre collection. ~ Thom Owens