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Back to Tennessee

Back to Tennessee is the eleventh studio album released from country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The album was released on April 7, 2009, on Lyric Street Records. It is also the follow-up album to 2007s Home at Last. Originally planned to be released in July 2008, the album was pushed to new release dates five times. "Somebody Said a Prayer" was released as the album's lead-off single, and was a top 40 hit on the country charts in late 2008. The title track and "A Good Day" followed it as the second and third singles, reaching number 47 and number #59, respectively. Also on the album is "Butterfly Fly Away", a duet with daughter Miley Cyrus. The song is also on the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack. Cyrus and Lyric Street Records parted ways shortly after the chart debut of "A Good Day".

For the song, see Back to Tennessee (song).

Back to Tennessee

April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)[1]

2008

Starstruck Studios

44:16

Glen Ballard, Mark Bright, Alan Silvestri

Steve Brewster –

drums

electric guitar

Tom Bukovac

Lisa Cochran –

background vocals

Perry Coleman – background vocals

– lead vocals

Billy Ray Cyrus

– vocals on "Butterfly Fly Away"

Miley Cyrus

percussion

Eric Darken

– drums

Shannon Forrest

– electric guitar

Kenny Greenberg

fiddle

Aubrey Haynie

Wes Hightower – background vocals

Mike Johnson –

steel guitar

Charlie Judge –

keyboards

– drums

Chris McHugh

Jimmy Nichols – keyboards

bass guitar

Jimmie Lee Sloas

– background vocals

Chris Stapleton

– electric guitar solo on "Butterfly Fly Away"

David A. Stewart

– acoustic guitar

Ilya Toshinsky

violin, viola, cello, string arrangements

Jonathan Yudkin

Chart performance[edit]

Album[edit]

The album debuted at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard all-genre 200, number 42 on the all-genre Top Comprehensive Albums and number 13 on the Top Country Albums chart, as well as number 21 in Canada. In its opening week, Back to Tennessee sold approximately 14,000 copies in the U.S. As of May 23, 2009, the album has sold 29,000 copies in the U.S.[15]