Trail of Tears (Billy Ray Cyrus album)
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Trail of Tears is country singer Billy Ray Cyrus
's 4th studio album. It was released on January 1, 1996, and is the follow-up album to the 1994 album Storm in the Heartland
. It was Cyrus' first release in over two years. 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.
Billy Ray Cyrus
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
's 4th studio album. It was released on January 1, 1996, and is the follow-up album to the 1994 album Storm in the Heartland
Storm in the Heartland
Storm in the Heartland is the third album from country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. Released in 1994 on Mercury Records, it produced the singles "Storm in the Heartland", "Deja Blue", and "One Last Thrill", the first two of which entered the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts...
. It was Cyrus' first release in over two years. 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
Jeannie C. Riley
Jeannie C. Riley is an American country music and gospel singer. She is best known for her 1968 country and pop hit "Harper Valley PTA" , which missed becoming the Billboard Country and Pop number one hit at the same time...
's "Harper Valley PTA".
The album debuted at number 125 on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
, and at number 20 on the U.S. Top Country Albums.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Trail of Tears" | 3:41 | Billy Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus William "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon... |
| 2. | "Truth Is, I Lied" | 3:18 | Cyrus, Don Von Tress, Carl Perkins Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins was an American rockabilly musician who recorded most notably at Sun Records Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning during 1954... |
| 3. | "Tenntucky" | 2:23 | Cyrus, Mark Collie Mark Collie George Mark Collie is an American country music artist and occasional actor. He has released eight albums, and has charted 16 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His highest peaking singles are "Even the Man in the Moon Is Cryin'" at #5, and "Born to Love You" at #6, from 1992 and... |
| 4. | "Call Me Daddy" | 5:08 | Cyrus, Von Tress, Michael Joe Sagraves |
| 5. | "Sing Me Back Home" | 3:37 | Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,... |
| 6. | "Three Little Words" | 4:14 | Wayne Perkins, Jimmy Collins Jim Collins (singer) Jim Collins is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1985 and 1998, Collins released three studio albums. He also charted seven singles on Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart... |
| 7. | "Harper Valley PTA Harper Valley PTA "Harper Valley PTA" is a country song written by Tom T. Hall that was a major international hit single for country singer Jeannie C. Riley in 1968. Riley's record sold over six million copies as a single. The song made Riley the first woman to top both Billboard's Hot 100 and the U.S... " |
4:10 | Tom T. Hall Tom T. Hall Thomas "Tom T." Hall is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100... |
| 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 J.J. Cale JJ Cale , born John Weldon Cale on December 5, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and musician. Cale is one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale's personal style has... |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country | ||
| 1996 | "Trail of Tears" | 69 | 59 |
| 1997 | "Three Little Words" | 65 | 61 |