''Smile: Songs from the Movies'' is a 2003 compilation of songs performed by

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for various

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s between 1992 and 2002. ''Smile'' was the fifth project by Lovett that did ''not'' introduce a new collection of his own songs during the expanse of time between his 1996

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winning ''

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'' and '' My Baby Don't Tolerate'' (released later in 2003). Other projects included a 1998 cover album, a 1999 live album, a 2000 movie soundtrack, and a 2001 anthology. The release of ''Smile'' led some reviewers to speculate the Lovett might be experiencing some sort of

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. Another possibility is that Lovett was taking it easy following a 2002 injury from an accident involving a

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on a family farm in Texas. During the incident Lovett's leg was broken in 20 places. A fracture to his thumb also left him unable to play guitar for an extended period.Ann Oldenburg, "Lovett charges ahead with his career", ''

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'', May 10, 2002
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The album has been described as a "nice listen" and "nice for collectors" to find all of these songs together, but "not essential," and "uneven."

Charts

''Smile'' peaked at 106 in the

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, and reached 136 on ''

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'' Top Internet Albums chart.

Track listing

# " Blue Skies" (

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) – 3:10 #* From '' Dear God'', 1996 # "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" ( Razaf, Redman) – 4:58 #* From ''

Kissing Jessica Stein ''Kissing Jessica Stein'' is a 2001 American independent romantic comedy film, written and co-produced by the film's stars, Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen. The film also stars Tovah Feldshuh and is directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. I ...

'', 2001 # "

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) – 3:38 #* From ''

Hope Floats ''Hope Floats'' is a 1998 American drama film directed by Forest Whitaker and starring Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., and Gena Rowlands. Written by Steven Rogers and Brandine Spuckler, the story follows Birdee (Bullock), an unassuming hous ...

'', 1998 # "Moritat (

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'', 1994 # "Summer Wind" ( Bradtke, Heinz Meier,

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) – 3:50 #* From '' Mumford'', 1999 #* Performed with

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You've Got a Friend in Me "You've Got a Friend in Me" is a song by Randy Newman. Used as the theme song for the 1995 Disney/Pixar animated film ''Toy Story'', it has since become a major musical component for its sequels, ''Toy Story 2'' (1999), ''Toy Story 3'' (2010) ...

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'', 1995 #* Performed with Randy Newman # "Walking Tall" (

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'', 1999 # "Pass Me Not" (

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'', 1998

Chart performance

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Notes and sources

2003 compilation albums Covers albums Lyle Lovett albums