Some Gave All

Infobox Album | Name = Some Gave All
Type = studio
Artist = Billy Ray Cyrus


Released = May 19 1992
Genre = Country
Length = 35:42
Label = Mercury
Producer = Joe Scaife, Jim Cotton
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:34rj288r052a link]
*Entertainment Weekly (D+) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,310624,00.html link]
*Robert Christgau (C+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Billy+Ray+Cyrus link]

| This album = "Some Gave All"
(1992) | Next album = "It Won't Be the Last"
(1993) |

"Some Gave All" was the 1992 debut album by American country music musician Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released on Mercury Records and it produced four hit singles on the "Billboard" country charts. The first of these was Cyrus's breakthrough song "Achy Breaky Heart", a five-week Number One, as well as a Top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was originally recorded as "Don't Tell My Heart" by The Marcy Brothers on their 1991 self-titled album.

"Could've Been Me", "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" and "She's Not Cryin' Anymore" were also released as singles, peaking at #2, #23, and #6, respectively, on the country charts. The title track also reached #52 based on unsolicited airplay. Overall, the album sold more than nine million copies in the U.S., receiving 9× Multi-Platinum certification by the RIAA.

Track listing

#"Could've Been Me" (Monty Powell, Reed Nielsen) – 3:44
#"Achy Breaky Heart" (Don Von Tress) – 3:23
#"She's Not Cryin' Anymore" (Billy Ray Cyrus, Buddy Cannon, Terry Shelton) – 3:25
#"Wher'm I Gonna Live?" (B. R. Cyrus, Cindy Cyrus) – 3:29
#"These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" (Lee Hazlewood) – 2:47
#"Someday, Somewhere, Somehow" (B. R. Cyrus) – 3:47
#"Never Thought I'd Fall in Love with You" (Jim McKnight, Mike Murphy) – 3:41
#"Ain't No Good Goodbye" (Barton Stevens, B. R. Cyrus, Kevin White) – 3:22
#"I'm So Miserable" (B. R. Cyrus, Corky Holbrook) – 3:59
#"Some Gave All" (B. R. Cyrus, C. Cyrus) – 4:05

Album charts

ingles

^A Album-cut, charted from unsolicited airplay.

Personnel

*Billy Ray Cyrus - vocals, rhythm guitar
*Greg Fletcher - drums
*Corky Holbrook - bass, vocals
*Michael J. Sagraves - steel guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, harp, harmonica, vocals
*Terry Shelton - lead guitar, vocals
*Barton Stevens - keyboards, vocals

Production

* Co-Producers: Joe Scaife, Jim Cotton
* Assistant engineers: Grahame Snith, Clyde Carr
* Mixing: Jim Cotton, Joe Scaife
* Mastering: Hank Williams
* Art direction: Virginia Team
* Design: Jerry Joyner
* Photography: Peter Nash
* Make-Up: Mary Beth Felts
* Executive Art Direction: Kim Markovchick

ee also

*List of best-selling albums in the United States
*List of BMG Music Club's top selling albums in the United States
*Number-one albums of 1992 (U.S.)

sucession box
before = "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion"
by The Black Crowes
title = "Billboard" 200 number-one album
years = June 13 - October 9 1992
after = "The Chase" by Garth Brookssuccession box
before = "Jesus Christ Superstar"
by 1992 Australian Cast
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = October 11 - October 24 1992
after = "Love Symbol"
by Prince and the New Power Generation