Trail of Tears (Billy Ray Cyrus album)

Trail of Tears

Studio album by Billy Ray Cyrus

Released

January 1, 1996

Recorded

1995; Woo Music and Secret Sound, Nashville, Tennessee

Billy Ray Cyrus
Terry Shelton

Billy Ray Cyrus chronology

Storm in the Heartland
(1994)

Trail of Tears
(1996)

The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover
(1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B^[2]

Trail of Tears is the fourth studio album from country artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released on January 1, 1996, and two singles were released: the title track and "Three Little Words", which respectively peaked at number 69 and number 65 on the country charts. Also included is a cover of Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley PTA".

The album debuted at number 125 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and at number 20 on the U.S. Top Country Albums.^[3]

Track listing

#	Title	Length	Writer(s)
1.	"Trail of Tears"	3:41	Billy Ray Cyrus
2.	"Truth Is, I Lied"	3:18	Cyrus, Don Von Tress, Carl Perkins
3.	"Tenntucky"	2:23	Cyrus, Mark Collie
4.	"Call Me Daddy"	5:08	Cyrus, Von Tress, Michael Joe Sagraves
5.	"Sing Me Back Home"	3:37	Merle Haggard
6.	"Three Little Words"	4:14	Wayne Perkins, Jimmy Collins
7.	"Harper Valley PTA"	4:10	Tom T. Hall
8.	"I Am Here Now"	3:28	Cyrus, Sagraves, Corky Holbrook, Terry Shelton
9.	"Need a Little Help"	5:08	Cyrus, Von Tress
10.	"Should I Stay"	4:38	Cyrus
11.	"Crazy Mama"	3:00	J.J. Cale

Personnel

Sly Dog

Billy Ray Cyrus - lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
Greg Fletcher - drums
Corky Holbrook - bass guitar
Michael J. Sagraves - dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, harmonica, mandolin, slide guitar
Terry Shelton - drums, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion
Barton Stevens - keyboards, background vocals

Additional Musicians

Ava Aldridge - background vocals
Jeff E. Cox - bass guitar
Mark Douthit - saxophone
John Griffiths - background vocals
Lee Hendricks - bass guitar
Wanda Vick - fiddle
Don Von Tress - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, background vocals
Bob Workman - bass guitar

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian Top Country Albums	14
Swiss Music Charts	50
U.S. Billboard 200	125
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	20

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	CAN Country
1996	"Trail of Tears"	69	59
1997	"Three Little Words"	65	61

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ Katie Hasty, "'NOW 25' Fends Off 'Hairspray,' Prince To Remain No. 1", Billboard.com, August 1, 2007.

Billy Ray Cyrus

Discography Awards and nominations

Studio albums	Some Gave All It Won't Be the Last Storm in the Heartland Trail of Tears Shot Full of Love Southern Rain Time Flies The Other Side Wanna Be Your Joe Home at Last Back to Tennessee I'm American Change My Mind Thin Line

Other albums	The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection The Definitive Collection Love Songs Icon Brother Clyde

Related topics	Ron Cyrus Miley Cyrus Trace Cyrus Nashville Star Brother Clyde Robby Stewart

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