It Won't Be the Last

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It Won't Be the Last
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 22, 1993 (1993-06-22)
StudioMusic Mill Recording Studio; Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Country
Length38:20
Label Mercury
Producer
  • Joe Scaife
  • Jim Cotton
Billy Ray Cyrus chronology
Some Gave All
(1992)
It Won't Be the Last
(1993)
Storm in the Heartland
(1994)
Singles from It Won't Be the Last
  1. "In the Heart of a Woman"
    Released: June 29, 1993
  2. "Somebody New"
    Released: September 18, 1993
  3. "Words by Heart"
    Released: January 24, 1994
  4. "Talk Some"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly C [2]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

It Won't Be the Last is the second studio album by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. Certified Platinum in just under a year after release by the RIAA, the album has sold over 1 million copies in the US and over 3 million copies worldwide. This album produced four singles for Cyrus on the Hot Country Songs charts: "In the Heart of a Woman", "Somebody New", "Words by Heart" and "Talk Some", which reached number #3, number #9, number #12, and number #63, respectively, on the charts. The first, third and fourth singles, plus two album cuts ("Ain't Your Dog No More" and "When I'm Gone") had accompanying music videos. "Somebody New" was covered in 2008 by Jill King, whose version was released as a single, however, it did not chart.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Heart of a Woman"
  • Keith Hinton
  • Brett Cartwright
4:00
2."Talk Some"Don Von Tress4:15
3."Somebody New"
  • Alex Harvey
  • Mike Curtis
3:45
4."Only Time Will Tell"
  • Billy Ray Cyrus
  • Greg Fletcher
3:21
5."Ain't Your Dog No More"Von Tress2:28
6."Words by Heart"3:07
7."It Won't Be the Last"
  • Cyrus
  • Terry Shelton
3:49
8."Throwin' Stones"Cyrus3:40
9."Right Face Wrong Time"Cyrus3:27
10."Dreamin' in Color, Livin' in Black and White"
  • Von Tress
  • Donny Lowery
4:17
11."When I'm Gone"
  • Cyrus
  • Von Tress
3:01

Personnel

Adapted credits from the media notes of It Won't Be the Last. [5]

Sly Dog

Additional Musicians

Production

Artwork

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country
1993"In the Heart of a Woman"3761
"Somebody New"910414
1994"Words by Heart"1211914
"Talk Some"63
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [20] 2× Platinum200,000^
United States (RIAA) [21] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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