I know the slow song in the dance sequence of 'Hope Floats' is Garth Brooks, but what is the song before that, the one that the band is playing at the dance?

The song is supposed to be one of these:

9. Mustang Burn (recorded live at Gruene Hall) Jack Ingram 4:29 $0.99
10. Work This Out (recorded live at Gruene Hall) Jack Ingram 5:13 $0.99
11. Travis County (recorded live at Gruene Hall) Jack Ingram 3:19 $0.99
12. Barbie Doll Jack Ingram

http://www.amazon.com/Unleashed-Live-Charlie-Robison/dp/B00004YC1O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1223945191&sr=1-1

It is probably Jack Ingram -- However, the number did NOT make it to the sound track -- So, I've not got a clue what it is.

"This soundtrack misses the best performance in the movie, that of Jack Ingram and the Beat-up Ford Band. In the scene where Bullock and Connick are dancing, Jack and the boys are the band at the dance. This is real Texas folks."

Still got no answer to the Hope Floats thing. The song is not any that have been suggested.

The song is titled "Coming Back for More" performed by Jack Ingram,written by Jack Ingram and Tom Littlefield and produced by John Boylan.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119313/soundtrack

The song is not on the "Hope Floats" soundtrack.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Floats#Soundtrack