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Trail of Tears is the fourth studio album from country artist Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released on August 20, 1996, and two singles were released: the title track and "Three Little Words", which respectively peaked at number 69 and number 65 on the country charts. Also included is a cover of Jeannie C. Riley's "Harper Valley PTA".

Trail of Tears
Studio album by Billy Ray Cyrus
Released	August 20, 1996 (1996-08-20)
Recorded	1995
Studio	Screaming Woo Music and Secret Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Country
Length	42:45
Label	Mercury
Producer	Billy Ray Cyrus Terry Shelton
Billy Ray Cyrus chronology
Storm in the Heartland (1994) Trail of Tears (1996) The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus: Cover to Cover (1997)

The album debuted at number 125 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and at number 20 on the U.S. Top Country Albums.[1] The album has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide. Despite low sales the album was the first to receive widespread critical acclaim from music critics for Cyrus, earning him industry respect from Nashville.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B[3]

AllMusic's Thom Owens called it Cyrus' "most personal and [most] accomplished album", pointing out the "rootsy production flourishes" that added grit and edge to the overall sound and Cyrus having more conviction in his delivery, concluding that: "In fact, Trail of Tears suggests that he may be able to carve out a successful career for himself, after all."[2] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly called it "a rapidly maturing, bleeding-heart blend of roots rock and country classics wrapped in bare-bones production." She added that "Need a Little Help" and the title track had the potential to turn Cyrus into an "artistic contender".[3]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the Trail of Tears media notes.[4]

Sly Dog

• Billy Ray Cyrus – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
• Greg Fletcher – drums
• Corky Holbrook – bass guitar
• Michael J. Sagraves – dobro, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, harmonica, mandolin, slide guitar
• Terry Shelton – drums, 12-string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, percussion
• Barton Stevens – keyboards, background vocals

Additional Musicians

• Ava Aldridge – background vocals
• Jeff E. Cox – bass guitar
• Mark Douthit – saxophone
• John Griffiths – background vocals
• Lee Hendricks – bass guitar
• Wanda Vick – fiddle
• Don Von Tress – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, background vocals
• Bob Workman – bass guitar

Production

• Billy Ray Cyrus – co-producer
• Terry Shelton – co-producer, mixing
• John Jaszcz – mixing
• Chuck Linder – assistant engineer
• Michael Joe Sagraves – assistant engineer
• Hank Williams – mastering

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Canadian Top Country Albums	14
Swiss Music Charts	50
U.S. Billboard 200	125
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	20

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	CAN Country
1996	"Trail of Tears"	69	59
1997	"Three Little Words"	65	61

References

На других языках

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- [en] Trail of Tears (Billy Ray Cyrus album)

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[ru] Trail of Tears (альбом)

Trail of Tears (рус. Тропа слёз) — четвёртый студийный альбом американского кантри-исполнителя Билли Рэя Сайруса, выпущенный 1 января 1996 года на лейбле Mercury Records.

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