Southern Rain
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| Studio album by Billy Ray Cyrus | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999-2000 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 43 mins | |||
| Label | Monument | |||
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| Billy Ray Cyrus chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   link |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| Billboard | (favorable) link |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ link |
| People | (average) link |
Southern Rain is the sixth studio album by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. The album produced five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the number 17 "You Won't Be Lonely Now". This was his first album for Monument Records after leaving Mercury Records in 1999.
Critical reception
Giving it 2 out of 5 stars, William Ruhlmann of Allmusic wrote that it was "a sturdy collection of average country songs effectively performed by a minor country talent. All of which was fine, unless you were hoping for an album that measured up to Cyrus' early sales figures, which, of course, Monument was."[1]
Track listing
| # | Title | Length | Writer(s) | Producer(s)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Won't Be Lonely Now" | 3:53 | Brett James, John Bettis | Dann Huff |
| 2. | "Southern Rain" | 5:05 | Billy Ray Cyrus, Michael Joe Sagraves, Don Von Tress | |
| 3. | "All I'm Thinking About Is You" | 3:42 | Jeffrey Steele | Huff, Blake Chancey |
| 4. | "We the People" (featuring John Anderson, Waylon Jennings, Danni Leigh, Montgomery Gentry, and Yankee Grey)[2] | 4:11 | Monty Powell, Jimmie Lee Sloas, Anna Wilson | |
| 5. | "I Will" | 3:58 | Bonnie Baker, Carol Ann Brown | |
| 6. | "Love You Back" | 3:56 | Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley | |
| 7. | "Burn Down the Trailer Park" | 3:18 | Paul Thorn, Billy Maddox, Pat McDonald | Huff |
| 8. | "Everywhere I Wanna Be" | 3:28 | Marty Dodson, Danny Wells | |
| 9. | "Crazy 'Bout You Baby" | 3:20 | Steele, Ed Berghoff | Huff, Chancey |
| 10. | "Without You" | 4:05 | Cyrus, Jude Cole | |
| 11. | "Hey Elvis" (bonus track) | 5:58 | Bryan Adams, Gretchen Peters | Cyrus, Terry Shelton |
Personnel
Adapted from Southern Rain liner notes.[2]
- Technical
- Jeff Balding - recording (all tracks except 11), mastering
- Blake Chancey - production (tracks 3-6, 9, 10 only)
- Billy Ray Cyrus - production (track 11 only)
- Dann Huff - production (all tracks except 11)
- Mike Janas - recording (track 11 only)
- Terry Shelton - production (track 11 only)
- Musicians on all tracks except 11
- Tim Akers - keyboards
- Matt Basford - electric guitar on "We the People"
- Mike Brignardello - bass guitar
- Pat Buchanan - electric guitar, acoustic guitar (tracks 3-6, 9, 10 only)
- Joe Chemay - background vocals (tracks 3-6, 9, 10 only)
- Lisa Cochran - background vocals
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Vicki Hampton - background vocals
- Dann Huff - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Gordon Kennedy - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Chris McHugh - drums
- Gene Miller - background vocals
- Steve Nathan - keyboards
- Michael Joe Sagraves - harmonica on "Southern Rain"
- Musicians on Track 11
- Billy Ray Cyrus - background vocals
- Steve French - drums, background vocals
- Keith Hinton - electric guitar
- Corky Holbrook - bass guitar
- Michael Joe Sagraves - electric guitar
- Terry Shelton - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Barton Stevens - keyboards
- Don Von Tress - acoustic guitar
Chart performance
Album
| Charts (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Top Country Albums | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 102 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 13 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| 2000 | "You Won't Be Lonely Now"A | 17 | 80 |
| "We the People" | 60 | — | |
| 2001 | "Burn Down the Trailer Park" | 43 | — |
| "Crazy 'Bout You Baby" | 58 | — | |
| "Southern Rain" | 45 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
- A "You Won't Be Lonely Now" reached #33 when RPM Country Tracks ceised production.
References
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