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LOS ANGELES, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- "Achy, Breaky Heart" and the line dancing phenomenon were a '90s guilty pleasure. Unfortunately for Billy Ray Cyrus, his massive hit, the dance and the fame that accompanied it overwhelmed the music that followed. BILLY RAY CYRUS - THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION (Mercury/UMe), released June 22, 2004, offers a new opportunity for those other songs to be heard. Among the compilation's 22 digitally remastered selections are all 11 of his Top 40 country hits as well as songs such as "Some Gave All" and "Trail Of Tears" which received critical acclaim.

His 1992 debut album, SOME GAVE ALL, was sparked by the infectious "Achy, Breaky Heart" -- #1 country for five weeks, Top 5 pop, platinum, and the Country Music Association's Single of the Year. The nine times platinum album spent 17 weeks atop the country AND pop charts, and was the fourth biggest-selling album of the '90s. Its "Could've Been Me" climbed to #2 country, "She's Not Cryin' Anymore" to #6 and "Wher'm I Gonna Live" to #23. Cyrus co-wrote each of the latter two as well as the title track, which became an anthem for military veterans.

Following such success was a no-win situation yet 1993's IT WON'T BE THE LAST entered the pop chart at #3, country chart at #1 and reached platinum thanks to the hits "In The Heart Of A Woman" (#3), "Somebody New" (#9) and "Words By Heart" (#12). THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION also includes "Talk Some." The next year's STORM IN THE HEARTLAND, with its Top 40 country title track, "Deja Blue" and "Roll Me Over," earned gold. His "The Fastest Horse In A One Horse Town" was heard on 1995's NASCAR: RUNNIN' WIDE OPEN.

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