The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover is a greatest hits album, released in 1997, by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It features three newly released tracks — "It's All the Same to Me", "Cover to Cover", and "Bluegrass State of Mind" — as well as a reprise of "Trail of Tears" from his 1996 album of the same name. "It's All the Same to Me" was a Top 20 hit for Cyrus in 1997 on the Hot Country Songs charts.
| The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | June 24, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 44:24 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Various; new tracks produced by Keith Stegall and John Kelton | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic - |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| # | Title | Length | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It's All the Same to Me"[A] | 4:25 | Jerry Laseter, Kerry Kurt Phillips |
| 2. | "Cover to Cover"[A] | 3:11 | Gary Burr |
| 3. | "Bluegrass State of Mind"[A] | 4:12 | Mark Collie, Alex Harvey |
| 4. | "Trail of Tears" | 3:41 | Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 5. | "One Last Thrill" | 3:38 | Dave Loggins, Reed Nielsen |
| 6. | "Storm in the Heartland" | 3:53 | Donal Burns, Billy Henderson, Curt Ryle |
| 7. | "Words by Heart" | 3:07 | Nielsen, Monty Powell |
| 8. | "Somebody New" | 3:45 | Mike Curtis, Harvey |
| 9. | "In the Heart of a Woman" | 4:00 | Keith Hinton, Brett Cartwright |
| 10. | "She's Not Cryin' Anymore" | 3:25 | Cyrus, Buddy Cannon, Terry Shelton |
| 11. | "Could've Been Me" | 3:44 | Nielsen, Powell |
| 12. | "Achy Breaky Heart" | 3:23 | Don Von Tress |
- A^ New recording.
Personnel
editThe following musicians played on the previously unreleased tracks.[2]
- J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar
- Billy Ray Cyrus – lead vocals
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Paul Leim – drums
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar
- Gary Prim – keyboards
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
- John D. Willis – acoustic guitar
Production
edit- Keith Stegall and John Kelton (tracks 1-3)
- Terry Shelton and Billy Ray Cyrus (track 4)
- Joe Scaife and Jim Cotton (tracks 5-12)
Chart performance
editAlbum
edit| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Top Country Albums | 23 |
| Canadian Country Albums | 11 |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||
| 1997 | "It's All the Same to Me" | 19 | 14 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic - review
- ^ The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover (Media notes). Billy Ray Cyrus. Mercury Records. 1997. 314-534 837-2.
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