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It Won't Be the Last (1993)

Where the lyrics of It Won't Be the Last take you, and where it was really made.

Certified Platinum in just under a year and selling over 3 million copies worldwide, the album's fourth single, "Talk Some", peaked only at number 63.

Key places

Recorded in Nashville (1993)

Recording site Nashville — The album's recording is credited to Music Mill in Nashville, Tennessee. The point marks the city center, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• It Won't Be the Last is the second studio album by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus
• Released in 1993 on Mercury Records
• The track listing has eleven songs
• Four singles were issued from the album
• Certified Platinum by the RIAA in just under a year after release

Background

• Four singles: "In the Heart of a Woman", "Somebody New", "Words by Heart" and "Talk Some"
• Hot Country Songs peaks: number 3, number 9, number 12 and number 63, in that order
• "Somebody New" was covered in 2008 by Jill King, but her version did not chart
• The first, third and fourth singles and two album cuts had music videos

Recording

• Recording credited to Music Mill in Nashville, Tennessee
• Joe Scaife and Jim Cotton co-produced the album; both also handled mixing
• Mastering by Hank Williams at MasterMix; digital editing by Ronnie Thomas
• The personnel list is headed "Sly Dog" and credits Billy Ray Cyrus on lead vocals and rhythm guitar
• Additional musicians include Mike Brignardello on bass and Sonny Garrish on steel guitar

Cover

• Photography by Peter Nash
• Design by Jerry Joyner
• Executive art direction by Kim Markovchick and art direction by Virginia Team

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Born William Ray Cyrus on August 25, 1961, in Flatwoods, Kentucky; American singer, songwriter and actor.
• Debut album Some Gave All (1992) topped the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums; certified 9× multi-platinum in the US and sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
• Lead single "Achy Breaky Heart" topped the Hot Country Songs chart and became a global hit, spreading the line dance into the mainstream.
• Moved from Mercury Records to Monument Records in 1999, then to New Door/UMe, Walt Disney Records and Lyric Street Records.
• Starred in the PAX series Doc (2001–2004), Disney Channel's Hannah Montana (2006–2011) with daughter Miley Cyrus, and CMT's Still the King (2016–2017).

Old Town Road

• Featured on the remix of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road", which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 19 consecutive weeks there.
• The song won Grammy Awards for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and Best Music Video.

Personal life

• Married Cindy Smith (1986–1991), then Leticia "Tish" Finley; the couple raised several children together.
• Married Australian singer Firerose in 2023; divorce finalized in August 2024.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

Records

• Billboard 200 peak: number 3, according to the Italian Wikipedia article
• RIAA: Platinum, certified in just under a year after release
• United States sales: over 1 million copies
• Worldwide sales: over 3 million copies
• Hot Country Songs: "In the Heart of a Woman" reached number 3, the highest of the four singles
• Hot Country Songs: "Somebody New" reached number 9
• Hot Country Songs: "Words by Heart" reached number 12
• Hot Country Songs: "Talk Some" reached number 63, the lowest of the four singles
• All four singles released from the album entered the Hot Country Songs chart

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Somebody New" was covered in 2008 by Jill King, but her version did not chart
• Music videos were made for the first, third and fourth singles, plus two album cuts
• "Talk Some" reached number 63, the lowest chart peak of the four singles
• The track listing includes "Dreamin' in Color, Livin' in Black and White" at 4:17, the longest track on the listing

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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