Brother Clyde (album)

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Brother Clyde
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Studio album by
Brother Clyde
ReleasedAugust 10, 2010 (2010-08-10) [1]
Genre Alternative rock
Length37:35
Label Fontana/Buena Vista
Producer Billy Ray Cyrus [1]
Singles from Brother Clyde
  1. "Lately"
    Released: June 29, 2010

Brother Clyde is the debut studio album from alternative rock group Brother Clyde. It is the first side-project from country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The album features duets with Cyrus' son Trace Cyrus as well as Dolly Parton, who Cyrus said "wanted to rock." [2] It was released on August 10, 2010. Its first single, "Lately", which features rapper King Phaze, was issued to digital retailers on June 29, 2010, and a music video, which was directed by Cyrus, was released for the song in July 2010.

Alternative rock is a style of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. In this instance, the word "alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream rock music. The term's original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent, DIY ethos of punk rock, which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music. At times, "alternative" has been used as a catch-all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition, or for any music, whether rock or not, that is seen to be descended from punk rock. Although the genre evolved in the late 1970s and 1980s, music anticipating the sound of the genre can be found as early as the 1960s, with bands such as The Velvet Underground.

Brother Clyde was an alternative rock musical supergroup, formed in 2009 by country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The band initially was to consist of Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele, John Waite and Phil Vassar. However, in June 2010, Cyrus announced a new line-up for the band, as well as the release of its debut single, "Lately." The group released its self-titled debut album on August 10, 2010.

Country music, also known as country and western, and hillbilly music, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music and blues.

Contents

Background

While the original line up for the band included Billy Ray Cyrus, John Waite, Jeffrey Steele and Phil Vassar, the artists' schedules became too busy for the band to meet up and record material for their debut album. However, in 2009, Cyrus was filming Christmas in Canaan and he came across Morris Joseph Tancredi. [1] The two began to talk about music and Tancredi played Cyrus a song he had written, called "Lately." Cyrus immediately took a liking to the song and asked Tancredi if he had any more material. Soon after, Cyrus met with Samantha Maloney, Jamie Miller, Dan Knight and Dave Henning. The five of them soon became the new line up for Brother Clyde, with Cyrus as the head of the band.

Billy Ray Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter and actor.

John Waite English male singer

John Charles Waite is an English musician. He was lead vocalist for The Babys and Bad English. As a solo artist, 1984's "Missing You" was a No. 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 and a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart.

Jeffrey Steele American country musician

Jeffrey LeVasseur, known as Jeffrey Steele, is an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with recording his own material, Steele has become a prolific Nashville songwriter, having co-written more than sixty hit songs for such artists as Montgomery Gentry, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus, and others.

The group then began recording material for their debut album. "Lately" was released to radio and digital retailers as their first single on June 29, 2010. It also features rapper King Phaze. [3]

Music download digital transfer of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a users local desktop computer

A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a home computer, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9% of all music sales in the US in 2012. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made US$1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year.

Critical reception

Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek said that the album sounded like a dated-sounding alternative rock record which contains some inspired, well-crafted songs, and mostly honest emotional performances. [4] Jurek also went on to say that the collaboration with Dolly Parton was one of the best cuts on the album [4]

Dolly Parton American singer-songwriter and actress

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lately" (with King Phaze)Jonathan Rivera, Morris Joseph Tancredi3:50
2."Lie to Me" Billy Ray Cyrus, Tancredi4:00
3."Waiting"Cyrus, Tancredi3:50
4."Slip Away"Cyrus, Tancredi3:05
5."Crawl" Jamie Arentzen, Stacy Jones 3:18
6."Son of a Gun"James Dean Hicks, Jamie Houston4:11
7."How Long"Cyrus, Tancredi4:14
8."Alive" (with Trace Cyrus)Cyrus, Trace Cyrus, Tancredi4:18
9."The Right Time" (with Dolly Parton)Cyrus, Dolly Parton, Tancredi3:34
10."I Walk the Line" John R. Cash 3:08

Personnel

Trace Cyrus American musician

Trace Dempsey Cyrus is an American musician. The son of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and brother of recording artists Miley Cyrus and Noah Cyrus, he was the backing vocalist and bassist of the band Metro Station. He left the band in 2010 but returned in 2014. In 2010, he began providing vocals and guitar in the pop rock band Ashland HIGH. He also owns the clothing company From Backseats to Bedrooms.

Keyboard instrument class of musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers which are pressed by the fingers. The most common of these are the piano, organ, and various electronic keyboards, including synthesizers and digital pianos. Other keyboard instruments include celestas, which are struck idiophones operated by a keyboard, and carillons, which are usually housed in bell towers or belfries of churches or municipal buildings.

Bass guitar Electric bass instrument

The bass guitar is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, except with a longer neck and scale length, and four to six strings or courses.

Chart performance

Chart (2010)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers [5] 40

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Horner, Marianne (2010-07-07). "Billy Ray Cyrus debuts Brother Clyde". The Boot. Retrieved 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "Sleaze Roxx: Former Motley Crue drummer joins forces with Billy Ray Cyrus". Sleaze Roxx. 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
  3. ↑ White, Nicholas (2010-01-11). "Billy Ray Cyrus Embraces Rap, Grunge Rock With Brother Clyde". The Boot. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
  4. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "allmusic ((( Brother Clyde > Overview )))". Allmusic . Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  5. ↑ "Brother Clyde Album & Song Chart History: Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Retrieved 2010-08-20.
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