Some Gave All

Billy Ray Cyrus | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1992)
• Original Release Date: May 19, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mercury Nashville
• ASIN: B000001DTX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,373 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the "Y" factor, January 20, 2005

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Alejandra Vernon "artist & illustrator" (Long Beach, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Some Gave All (Audio CD)

Perhaps if Billy Ray didn't have so many "Y"s in his name, and the song he is most known for didn't end in them to make a catchy title, his life would have been different. Perhaps if Bill Cyrus had sung "My Aching Heart", he wouldn't have had such a massive hit, but would have gained the respect of the "music snobs" who trash his talent with those other "Y" words, "hokey" and "corny".
They sell him way short. He has a marvelous deep, throaty voice, an excellent songwriting gift, and an all-round ability as a performer, with a down-home funky style that makes his music interesting, heart-warming, and very enjoyable.

This CD has the feel of a live club recording, rather than a studio session, with an "up-close" sound. The band is terrific, and deserves mention: Terry Shelton, guitar / Barton Stevens, keyboards / Greg Fletcher, drums / Corky Holbrook, bass, with additional guitars by Keith Hinton and Sonny Garish (steel).
Billy Ray wrote "Someday, Somewhere, Someday", and co-wrote five others (tracks # 3, 4, 8, 9, and 10). I like the humor and musicianship in "Wher'm I Gonna Live ?" which he wrote with Cindy Cyrus, and he also wrote the patriotic hymn that is another favorite of mine with her, "Some Gave All".
His cover of Lee Hazelwood's "These Boots are Made for Walkin'" that was a hit for Nancy Sinatra in 1966 is fabulous, and one of the numbers on the CD that make great dance music.
Good songs, wonderful vocals, and a tight, skilled band all come together to make this a solid country CD, well deserving of praise. This album stayed a record 17 weeks in the # 1 spot on both Country and Pop charts, and total playing time is 36'01.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Debut, June 24, 2000

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jekyllnhyde "jekyllnhyde" (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Some Gave All (Audio CD)

There's much more to this collection than "Achy Breaky Heart". (So what if it's a little on the corny side. You can't say it isn't catchy!) Billy Ray proves himself to be a talented singer & songwriter, & most of the highlights were co-written by B.R. himself. They include the honky tonkers, "Where'm I Gonna Live" & "I'm So Miserable" (Love those lyrics; "I'm so miserable without you, it's almost like you're here."), the 50's-style slow-dancer "Ain't No Good Goodbye", & the great title-track ballad. Also includes the Springsteen-ish "Never Thought I'd Fall In Love With You", as well as the radio hits, "Could've Been Me" & "She's Not Cryin' Anymore".

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some Gave All - A nessessity for all album collectors., October 28, 2001

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Daniel A. Childs (Nashville, Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Some Gave All (Audio CD)

"Some Gave All" was Billy Ray Cyrus's debute album. Its first single, "Achy breaky Heart", gained top chart success, and no song in country music has been able to surpass its awesome popularity. Billy Ray became a superstar pretty much over night because of this album. There were several hits and great songs on this album, like "It Could've Been Me". It sold millions of records, and is still selling today! This is truely an album worth having. Overall, it is one of the best albums of all time. Billy Ray has also put out many more great things. For any album collector, or fan of great music, you have to get this album. It is one of the greatest albums of all time.