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Time Flies (2003)
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Time Flies was set for a June 2002 release, but in November 2002 it first reached buyers only through a TV network's website and a toll-free phone line.
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Overview
- Time Flies: seventh studio album by country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus
- Originally planned for a June 2002 release, then delayed several times
- Limited release in November 2002 through PAX-TV and QVC
- Re-released by Madacy in June 2003
- Two singles: "What Else Is There" and "Back to Memphis"
- Includes an acoustic rendition of the title track of Cyrus's 1992 debut album Some Gave All
Background
- Cyrus said the album reflected a dark period of being stranded in Toronto
- September 11 and the war that followed shaped many of the songs he wrote
- Billboard reported in March 2002 that the album was scheduled for June as Cyrus's second Monument Records album
- On June 29, 2002, Cyrus began a 45-city Time Flies Tour in promotion of the album
- Cyrus later said the album was delayed after Monument Records settled a lawsuit with The Dixie Chicks
- By February 2003 Cyrus had left Monument Records
- The title track "Nobody" was inspired while Cyrus was filming the TV show Doc in Toronto
- Cyrus wrote "Stand Still" around the time of filming Doc's pilot episode and it became the show's theme song
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | What Else Is There | 3:47 |
| 2 | Bread Alone | 3:42 |
| 3 | The Way It Is | 3:55 |
| 4 | She Don't Love Me (She Don't Hate Me) | 2:54 |
| 5 | Time Flies | 3:59 |
| 6 | I Luv Ya | 2:38 |
| 7 | I Still Believe | 3:37 |
| 8 | Without You | 3:08 |
| 9 | Hard to Leave | 4:49 |
| 10 | Nobody | 3:01 |
| 11 | Tell Me | 4:40 |
| 12 | Close to Gone | 3:16 |
| 13 | Stand Still | 4:36 |
| 14 | Back to Memphis | 4:02 |
| 15 | Some Gave All (acoustic version) | 4:18 |
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
At release
- Billboard reported in December 2002 that the album was released by Sony Music Nashville and Sony Music Special Projects with PAX and Global QVC Solutions
- It went on sale November 26, 2002, exclusively on the PAX website and through a toll-free number promoted during PAX programming
- PAX was airing Cyrus's TV series Doc at the time, and the album was tied to that network
- By February 2003 Cyrus had left Monument Records
- In April 2003 Cyrus told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the album never really got to come out
- Early 2003 reports described the album as available only from the PAX cable network, and said wider release might follow if "Back to Memphis" performed well as a single
Records
- Originally scheduled for June 2002 on Monument Records
- Release postponed repeatedly through 2002
- Limited release in November 2002 through PAX-TV and QVC
- Re-released by Madacy Entertainment on June 10, 2003
- Great American Country reported a pre-release by Madacy on June 10, 2003, ahead of a full release during the July 4th weekend
- Great American Country ran a showcase of the album from July 14 through July 18, 2003
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- "Nobody" was inspired by a homeless girl Cyrus befriended in Toronto while filming Doc
- "Stand Still" was used as the theme song for the TV show Doc and refers to advice Cyrus's dad gave him as a child
- "Close to Gone" was inspired by the events of September 11, 2001
- "She Don't Love Me (She Don't Hate Me)" was later recorded by Trent Willmon in 2004 and Blake Shelton in 2007, both titled "She Don't Love Me"
Sources: en.wikipedia.org