Five debuts this week, anchored by actor/singer Jeff Bridges ("The Fabulous Baker Boys," etc.) at No. 40. "Hold on You" is a track from the soundtrack of the new film "Crazy Heart," for which Bridges is receiving Oscar buzz in his role of a Kristofferson-style country rocker down on his luck. The song joins fellow country-crossover records by Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire and a debut from Alan Jackson ("It's Just That Way") at No. 38.
The highest of the five debuts comes in at No. 30, and it's a re-entry. Michael W. Smith's "I Will Be Your Friend" first peaked at No. 5 back in May 2000 as a track from his "This Is Your Time" CD. It's back in the countdown strictly due to the nature of personal charting. I became interested in it this past week as I was dealing with the near-death experience of my 10.5-year-old cat Dr. Gray (you can find a picture of him with me here). Thanks to the wonderful work of the folks at N.C. State University's veterinary school, he's right here with me. But during the frantic 24-hour period in which I thought I'd have to say goodbye through a video of pictures of Doc, I landed on the Smith track as the perfect song for our relationship. Fortunately, now I can just listen to the song, without having to worry about such a video (at least for now). We'll see how far the song makes it in this chart run.
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