Music Review

Trail of Tears

EW's GRADE
B

Details Lead Performance: Billy Ray Cyrus; Genre: Country

The surprise on Billy Ray Cyrus' fourth album comes from his own material: Trail of Tears is a rapidly maturing, bleeding-heart blend of roots rock and country classics wrapped in bare-bones production. Some may still consider Cyrus to be a one-hit wonder, but there's wit behind his wiggle: the brooding Celtic-influenced ''Need a Little Help'' and bluegrass-based title song should finally make him an artistic contender. B

Originally posted Aug 23, 1996 Published in issue #341-342 Aug 23, 1996 Order article reprints

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