Wanna Be Your Joe (CD - 2006)

Personnel: Billy Ray Cyrus (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Billy Ray Cyrus (vocals); Miley Cyrus (vocals, background vocals); Terry Shelton (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums); Adam Watts (acoustic guitar, drums, background vocals); John Willis (acoustic guitar); Andy Dodd (electric guitar, keyboards); Pat Buchanan, Brent Mason (electric guitar); Barton Stevens (accordion, horns, keyboards); Maxwell Abrams (saxophone); Lee Hendricks (bass guitar); Jennifer Duncan, Lesley Patterson (background vocals); George Jones, Loretta Lynn (vocals); Dan Dugmore (steel guitar, lap steel guitar); David Briggs (keyboards); Greg Morrow (drums).

Audio Mixers: Danny Duncan; Adam Watts; Andy Dodd; Russ Zavitson; Steve Holroyd.

Liner Note Author: Billy Ray Cyrus.

Recording information: Blue Heaven Studios; Masterfonics Studio 6; Red Decibel Studios; The Recording Company; Universal Mastering Studios.

Photographer: Keith Munyan.

Three years after his gospel album, THE OTHER SIDE, Billy Ray Cyrus took another break from his more regular TV acting stints (DOC and HANNAH MONTANA) for 2006's WANNA BE YOUR JOE, a set of accessible, mainstream country tunes. Dubiously mullet-free and sporting a shaggy hairdo that recalls Keith Urban on the cover, Cyrus stays in a surprisingly traditional-minded vein for much of the record, even collaborating with legendary performers George Jones and Loretta Lynn on the rustic "Country Music Has the Blues." Other highlights include the rock-tinged "Stand" (featuring an appearance by Miley) and the self-mockingly nostalgic "I Want My Mullet Back," rounding out an enjoyable album that will appeal to Cyrus's long-time fans. minimize