Four cuts from the album made the Hot Country Songs charts: McBride & the Ride's "No More Cryin'" at no.

[4] "Burnin' Up the Road", performed here by John Anderson, was previously the title track to McBride & the Ride's 1991 debut album.

[5][6] Scott Neal Wilson of Country Weekly gave the soundtrack a positive review, saying that its sound would "not only appeal to country fans[…]but also to a pop-rock audience pulled in by the movie's inspirational storyline.

"[7] Giving the album 2 1⁄2 stars out of 5, Jim Ridley of New Country magazine wrote that "While each of the tracks is agreeable in its own right, together they're like a radio station you can't escape.

He praised the performances of John Anderson and Brooks & Dunn as the strongest.