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 Sheltonโ€™s โ€œRockinโ€™ Years.โ€ Being able to unite my passions for storytelling, researching, and music into my work has been a dream come true.

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