Bille Ray Cyrus: Home At Last

Billy Ray Cyrus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
• ASIN: B000QCQGLE
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #197,503 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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With the release of Home at Last, his first disc since "Hannah Montana" made him a TV star, Billy Ray Cyrus has made a lovely album that doesn't lack for substance. Home is as welcoming as a cozy cottage in the woods; instead of carrying on with the maverick country-guy vibe he created for 2006's acclaimed but largely overlooked Wanna Be Your Joe, he settles into an adult-contemporary frame of mind, lacing three compositions he wrote or co-wrote around a handful of classic covers ("Over the Rainbow," "Put a Little Love in Your Heart," "Brown Eyed Girl") and a batch of John Mellencamp-worthy folk-pop. In addition to finding a few recognizable themes (bonus track "Stand," for example, is a pitch for living a principled life), Hannah fans will fall for "Ready, Set, Don't Go," a dad-to-daughter song that sweetly underscores the love in Cyrus' real-life heart. --Tammy La Gorce

Product Description

Billy Ray Cyrus, multi-platinum recording artist and star of the Disney Channel's Hannah Montana and ABC's Dancing with the Stars, returns with a heartfelt, family-inspired album.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nicely done Eva Cassidy tribute song, July 24, 2007

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S. Peterkin "martlet" (Lilburn, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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Billy Ray has said in recent interviews that "Over The Rainbow" was included in the album as a tribute to the late singer, Eva Cassidy, who's own cover is now regarded as a classic. Like many of the other songs on this album, OTR is straight from this singer/dancer's heart and deserves to be called a tribute and not a copy. Nicely done. The entire album is very enjoyable and is yet another suprise from an artist who remains "current" in american pop culture.

In his own introduction of the album, Bill Ray closes with the following: I pray this music touches your heart and soul, for it is born out of mine. And if it does, then we have something in common...we are "Home At Last."

I have found more than one thing in common with Billy Ray who I must thank for the invitation to his home, a place Eva's fans will be happy to sit and have a listen for a while.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Work, August 10, 2007

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Sharon E. Cathcart "Why, yes, I am an author" (San Jose, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I am a relatively new fan of Billy Ray Cyrus' work, and I think this album is marvelous. Original material, such as "Ready, Set, Don't Go," sits alongside excellent covers of such classics as "Brown-Eyed Girl." Cyrus' pleasant baritone and energetic style on each of the songs make this a piece a classic.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars `Home At Last' is one of BRC's best!, July 25, 2007

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Russell Deem (Gardnerville, NV) - See all my reviews
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What an awesome CD! `Home At Last' is flat out good music. Any of us who are parents will relate to the message and emotion in `Ready, Set. Don't Go'. Billy Ray wrote the song about his daughter Miley, but the first time I heard it I thought about my son growing up. It's a beautiful song that deserves to be heard on radio stations around the country.

`The Beginning' is also a fantastic song that I hope country radio will embrace. It has the potential to be a big hit on its own and hopefully it will be the second single from the CD. `Flying By' is also a favorite of mine. It talks about life flying by and I don't think there has ever been a truer song written.

Unfortunately there are a lot of people out there who call Billy Ray Cyrus a `one hit wonder' because of his mega crossover hit `Achy Breaky Heart'. Nothing could be further from the truth! People who think that have been missing a lot of great music through the years and `Home At Last' is another example of great music from BRC.