Home at Last (CD - 2007)

Personnel: Billy Ray Cyrus (background vocals); Emily Osment (vocals); Dean Parks, James Harrah, Adam Watts, John Willis, Richard Bennett (acoustic guitar); Fred Mollin (acoustic 12-string guitar); Kenny Greenberg, Andy Dodd, Pat Buchanan, Tom Bukovac (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Mike Johnson (steel guitar); Karry Marks, John Jorgenson (banjo); Stuart Duncan (mandocello); Aubrey Haynie (fiddle); Connie Ellisor, Karen Winkelmann, Elisabeth K. Small, John Catchings, Jim Grosjean, Anthony LaMarchina, Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Kris Wilkinson, Pamela Sixfin, David Davidson , David Angell (strings); Tony Harrell (accordion); John Hobbs, Matt Rollings, Shane Keister (keyboards); Larry Paxton, Mike Brignardello, David J. Carpenter (bass guitar); Greg Morrow, Kenny Aronoff, Paul Leim, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Eric Darken, Sam Bacco (percussion); Miley Cyrus, John Paul White, Chris Stapleton, Matt Dame, Kathy Niebank, Joe Scaife, Joey Kibble, Mark Kibble, Suzanne Young, Tanya Hancheroff, Tim Buppert, Tom Hambridge, Troy Johnson , Karima Kibble, Sherrie Kibble, Shandra Penix, Peter Stengaard, Butch Carr (background vocals).

More than a decade and a half after the overplayed smash "Achy Breaky Heart" transformed Billy Ray Cyrus almost overnight from a budding country music superstar to a mulleted punch line, HOME AT LAST is a worthy comeback album. Better known these days as an actor and the father of tween star Miley Cyrus (aka television character turned pop star Hannah Montana) and long since having shorn the offending haircut, Cyrus has maintained a small but steady presence on the country music scene. HOME AT LAST is rooted in country, but the majority of the album consists of pop standards ranging from Carole King's "You've Got A Friend" to "Over the Rainbow." Those expecting "Achy Breaky Redux" will be pleasantly surprised. minimize