8 Facts You Never Knew About ‘Pure Country’

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1. The Film Was A Box Office Flop

Country fans may find this hard to believe, but Pure Country was considered by many to be a box office bomb. Appreciation for the film has seemed to increase with the passage of time, and it has a 6.9 star rating on the popular movie website, IMDb.

Despite the initial lack of interest in the film, the soundtrack was a soaring success. In fact, it’s Strait’s best-selling album to date, and has sold over six million copies.

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Miranda Raye

Hello, I'm Miranda, a lifelong country music fan! There are old home videos of me in my baby swing, swinging along to Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton’s “Rockin’ Years.” Being able to unite my passions for storytelling, researching, and music into my work has been a dream come true.

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