The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover

The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJune 24, 1997
GenreCountry
Length44:24
LabelMercury
ProducerVarious; new tracks produced by Keith Stegall and John Kelton
Billy Ray Cyrus chronology
Trail of Tears
(1996)
The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover
(1997)
Shot Full of Love
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic -[1]

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.

Track listing

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# 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

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The following musicians played on the previously unreleased tracks.[2]

Production

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  • 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

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Album

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Year Chart Peak
Position
1997 Top Country Albums 23
Canadian Country Albums 11

Singles

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Year Single Chart Positions
US Country CAN Country
1997 "It's All the Same to Me" 19 14

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic - review
  2. ^ The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover (Media notes). Billy Ray Cyrus. Mercury Records. 1997. 314-534 837-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)