Some Gave All
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Some Gave All | ||
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Studio album by Billy Ray Cyrus | ||
Released | May 19, 1992 | |
Recorded | Music Mill | |
Genre | Country | |
Length | 35:42 | |
Label | Mercury | |
Producer(s) | Joe Scaife, Jim Cotton | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Billy Ray Cyrus chronology | ||
Some Gave All (1992) |
Storm In The Heartland (1994) |
Some Gave All was the 1992 debut album by American country music musician Billy Ray Cyrus.
The album contained the hit track "Achy Breaky Heart", a love ballad written by Don Von Tress. The track, while extremely popular, was seen as sappy by most, and is today used in many pop culture references for humor.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Could've Been Me" (Monty Powell, Reed Nielsen) – 3:44
- "Achy Breaky Heart" (Don Von Tress) – 3:23
- "She's Not Cryin' Anymore" (Billy Ray Cyrus, Buddy Cannon, Terry Shelton) – 3:25
- "Wher'm I Gonna Live" (B. R. Cyrus, Cindy Cyrus) – 3:29
- "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" (Lee Hazlewood) – 2:47
- "Someday, Somewhere, Somehow" (B. R. Cyrus) – 3:47
- "Never Thought I'd Fall In Love With You" (Jim McKnight, Mike Murphy) – 3:41
- "Ain't No Good Goodbye" (Barton Stevens, B. R. Cyrus, Kevin White) – 3:22
- "I'm So Miserable" (B. R. Cyrus, Corky Holbrook) – 3:59
- "Some Gave All" (B. R. Cyrus, C. Cyrus) – 4:05
[edit] Personnel
- Billy Ray Cyrus - Vocals
- Barton Stevens - Background vocals, keyboard
- Clyde Carr - Background vocals
- The Costo Davis Orchestra - Synthesizer
- Corky Holbrook - Bass
- Greg Fletcher - Drums
- Joe Scaife - Background vocals
- Keith Hinton - Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
- Sonny Garrish - Steel Guitar
- Terry Shelton - Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
[edit] Production
- Co-Producers: Joe Scaife, Jim Cotton
- Assistant engineers: Grahame Snith, Clyde Carr
- Mixing: Jim Cotton, Joe Scaife
- Mastering: Hank Williams
- Art direction: Virginia Team
- Design: Jerry Joyner
- Photography: Peter Nash
- Make-Up: Mary Beth Felts
- Executive Art Direction: Kim Markovchick
[edit] Miscellanea
- The song "Achy Breaky Heart" was parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic as "Achy Breaky Song". "Achy Breaky Heart" was also covered by William Hung in Miracle: Happy Summer from William Hung.
[edit] See also
- List of best-selling albums in the United States
- List of BMG Music Club's top selling albums in the United States
- Number-one albums of 1992 (U.S.)