
Įmpire Online's Danny Graydon gave the soundtrack a four stars rating out of five explaining Gwyneth Paltrow is really good. If Paltrow never quite sounds convincing as a country singer - she seems just a little too mannered to be 'Country Strong' - Gossip Girl Leighton Meester pulls off the sweet 'Words I Couldn’t Say' with ease, and the rest of the soundtrack is handed over to professionals". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote the soundtrack "follows the blueprint of its star, McGraw, and the early work of his wife Faith Hill, delivering a collection of crisp, clean, and melodic country where the Hank Williams Jr. The second album has sold 36,349 in the US as of January 2011. A follow-up album Country Strong (More Music from the Motion Picture), was released on December 21, 2010, originally as digital download only. The album has sold 479,000 copies in the US as of February 2013. In addition to Paltrow, the film's co-stars Garrett Hedlund, Tim McGraw and Leighton Meester all sing on the soundtrack, which also features country music stars Lee Ann Womack, Hank Williams Jr., and Faith Hill, among others.

It is preceded by two singles: the title track, performed by the film's star Gwyneth Paltrow, which was released on July 26, 2010, and " A Little Bit Stronger", performed by Sara Evans and released on September 27, 2010.

It was released by RCA Nashville on October 26, 2010. Country Strong: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackĬountry Strong is a soundtrack album for the film of the same name.
