The Best of

Billy Ray Cyrus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 24, 1997)
• Original Release Date: June 24, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001EUX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #179,467 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Best of Billy Ray Cyrus | Format: Audio CD

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best from cover to cover, January 20, 2003

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Xavier Bernard (Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of (Audio CD)

If you don't own anything from Billy Ray, this is a good place to start. 9 hits, 3 new songs. To the new songs: The single "It's All The Same To Me" is clearly meant for radio but it's much better than most of the songs standing in the Top 40. "Cover To Cover" is a beautiful ballad, with well-crafted lyrics, powerful vocal performance and nice melody. The last new song, "Bluegrass State Of Mind" is just splendid. For the hits, they will show and prove you that he deserves more recognition and that he's more than Mr. "Achy Breaky Heart". He's far more talented than most of the new young acts and if you give this set a listen, you'll know it's true. He gives outstanding vocal performances on every song of this release.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Underrated Performer, October 8, 2000

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This review is from: The Best of (Audio CD)

I agree with the reviewer from Philadelphia that Cyrus has gotten a bum rap from the critics and the country music "establishment". "Achy Breaky Heart" was a novelty song but it was catchy, clever, funny and upbeat. What's wrong with that? Furthermore, the rest of that album ("Some Gave All") was terrific--his voice is impressive and the songs were thoughtful, humorous, melodic and moving. It's still my favorite of all his CDs, although I haven't heard "Southern Rain". This collection of his "best" is not all I would like it to be since it leaves out several of his best songs (" Some Gave All", for one)but it is good as far as it goes and gives a pretty good idea of his talent. There is a lot of trash in country music today and a lot of marginal ability which is far below the quality of Cyrus. Get off his back, folks, and enjoy a unique and engaging entertainer.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Billy Ray gets a bad rap., November 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best of (Audio CD)

In the mid-eighties, there was a resurgence of country traditionalists that included Randy Travis, George Strait, and continued into Clint Black, Vince Gill and others. These days most of the stuff turned out by these former traditionalists is no better and in many cases lyrically much worse than what's on this album.

Billy Ray got a bum rap because he had the misfortune of looking like a Chippendale dancer. Many critics in and out of country music also made light of his first hit. Hmm, perhaps someone should listen to the garbage that Tim McGraw had to sing to get his first hits - anyone remember "Indian Outlaw"?

In fact, most of the performances on this album are solid "pop", well crafted and performed by a guy with a hell of a singing voice. It's not the kind of music I sit around listening to, but that's why there's chocolate and vanilla. However, this album's got better songs than the drivel that's celebrated as country these days, and Billy Ray's a better singer than most.