''Transamerica'' is the original soundtrack, on the

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label, of the 2005 film '' Transamerica'' starring

Felicity Huffman Felicity Kendall Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an American actress. Huffman began her acting career in theatre, and in the 1990s also had many supporting roles in film and television. She starred as Dana Whitaker in the comedy-drama '' Spor ...

and

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. The album consists of songs from various artists in the country and bluegrass genres.

Travelin' Thru

The song "Travelin' Thru" was written and performed by

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

. It was nominated for the

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, and

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for Best Song from a Movie. Parton is a supporter of

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, including marriage equality. This song is about a journey on the road to find home and identity. Parton references "

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" and "I Am a Pilgrim", both examples of

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about the search for identity on the road. Parton said she wrote the song because of her status as an outsider and her belief that "It's all right to be who you are."Peter Cooper. ''Parton's Plea For Tolerance.'' USA Today. February 23, 2006 She wrote the song on her tour bus in one day. In 2006, the song was nominated for an

for Best Song. During the

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broadcast of March 5, 2006, Parton gave a rousing performance of the song live on stage. The award went to " It's Hard out Here for a Pimp" by Paul Beauregard, Jordan Houston, and Cedric Coleman. The song was also nominated for the

for Best Original Song and for the

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for Best Song, though it won neither award. According to the ''

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'' website, "Travelin' Thru" won for best original song at the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2005. On April 1, 2008, Season 7 contestant Jason Castro, 21, performed "Travelin' Thru" on American Idol for "Dolly Parton Week."

Track listing

#"I Will Be a Woman" – Dialogue 0:14 #"Jol'Inkomo" – Miriam Makeba 2:57 #Headin' West 1:53 #"Church of the Potential Father" – Dialogue 0:05 #"Take 'Em Away" –

Old Crow Medicine Show Old Crow Medicine Show is an Americana string band based in Nashville, Tennessee, that has been recording since 1998. They were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on September 17, 2013. Their ninth album, '' Remedy'', released in 2014, won the Gr ...

3:34 #"

Lay My Burden Down "Glory, Glory" (also known as "When I Lay My Burden Down", "Since I Laid My Burden Down", "Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" and other titles) is an American spiritual (music), spiritual song, which has been recorded by many artists in a variety of genres ...

" – Larry Sparks 4:53 #"I Am a Pilgrim" –

Duncan Sheik Duncan Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single " Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He has composed ...

4:04 #"Fish Song" – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 3:33 #"Quel Dommage" – Dialogue 0:11 #"

There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" is a 1944 song written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan, and Lee Blastic and made popular by Tex Ritter. The song was the B-side to Tex Ritter's, "I'm Wastin' My Tears on You". "There's a New Moon Over My Shoul ...

" –

Larry Sparks Larry Sparks (born September 25, 1947) is an American Bluegrass singer and guitarist. He was the winner of the 2004 and 2005 International Bluegrass Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year Award. 2005, won IBMA for Album of the Year and Re ...

3:00 #"Lost in the Lonesome Pines" –

Jim Lauderdale James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, and ...

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and the Clinch Mountain Boys 3:45 #"I Find Jesus" –

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3:53 #"You're Gonna Love Me One Day" –

Heather Myles Heather Myles (born July 31, 1962) is an American country music singer, with a honky tonk Bakersfield sound. Early life Myles was born in Riverside, California, United States, where her parents bred and trained horses for racing. Heather had ...

3:13 #"We're All in This Together" – Old Crow Medicine Show 4:49 #High Plains 1:26 #"

Beautiful Dreamer "Beautiful Dreamer" is a parlor song by American songwriter Stephen Foster. It was published posthumously in March 1864, by Wm. A. Pond & Co. of New York. The first edition states on its title page that it is "the last song ever written by Steph ...

" –

Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ...

0:55 #Beautiful Dreamer (Score) 2:16 #"That'll Put Hair on Your Chest" – Dialogue 0:08 #"Odessa Yodel" – Wylie and the Wild West 1:49 #"Like a Rose" –

Lucinda Williams Lucinda Gayle Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter and a solo guitarist. She recorded her first two albums: '' Ramblin' on My Mind'' (1979) and '' Happy Woman Blues'' (1980), in a traditional country and blues style ...

2:36 #"Travelin' Thru" –

4:54 Total runtime: 54:08

References

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