Billy Ray Cyrus - Change My Mind - Country - CD

A true pop & country music phenomenon since breaking through to the mainstream with "Some Gave All," Billy Ray Cyrus has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, and has had three No. 1 hit singles. Over the course of 12 studio albums since 1992, he has earned nearly 30 chart singles, including 15 Top 40 hits. Over the last decade Billy Ray has established himself as a successful actor in TV and film, including lead roles as the title character in the PAX-TV series DOC and as Robby Ray Stewart, the father of his daughter Miley Cyrus' fictional character, in the smash Disney Channel series HANNAH MONTANA, New album includes the single "Change My Mind".

Ever since his daughter Miley became a superstar in the late aughts, Billy Ray Cyrus has been doggedly working at a comeback, attempting album after album, none of them quite the right showcase for his unassuming charms. Unexpectedly, 2012's Change My Mind -- the sequel to his toothlessly jingoistic but nonetheless amiable 2011 set I'm American -- finds the right groove, one that's not too slick, not too loose, one that showcases Cyrus' everyman skills to an appealing effect. A shade rougher and rowdier than anything he's ever recorded -- he goes so far to sing a cheerfully profane chorus on the closing "Stomp" -- Change My Mind succeeds largely because Billy Ray allows himself to lay back and rock out, lets himself revel in the noise he's making. Unlike any of the records he's cut since 2006's Wanna Be Your Joe, there are no attempts at a slick crossover pop hit (although the excellent, propulsive, hooky "Good as Gone" could have been an AM pop hit in another time): there are blues stomps, raunchy guitar riffs, and ballads dressed in dobros. Cyrus remains more of a showman than a down-home country boy -- something the mawkish "That's What Daddys Do" makes clear -- but Change My Mind strikes precisely the right blend of grit and glitz, a record that's clean and mean but still kicks. Having Cyrus sound so comfortable in his skin at such a late stage is a bit unexpected, but Change My Mind benefits from his veteran skills; he never pushes too hard, he just settles back into the songs and he winds up with one of his best albums yet. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Performer	Billy Ray Cyrus
Music genre	Country
Music subgenre	CD - COUNTRY
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2012-09-25
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Number of tracks	10
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Billy Ray Cyrus - Change My Mind [CD]
Track listing	Change My Mind, Once Again, Hillbilly Heart, Tomorrow Became Yesterday, Good As Gone, Forgot to Forget, That S What Daddy S Do, Hope Is Just Ahead, I M So Miserable, Stomp
Record label	Blue Cadillac
Target audience	General/trade
Composer	Billy Ray Cyrus
Songwriter	Billy Ray Cyrus
Music producer	Billy Ray Cyrus
Number in series	1
Occasion	All Occasion
Track name	Change My Mind
Duration	42.31 min
Digital audio file format	MP3
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N