William Ray Cyrus is an American singer, songwriter and actor.
"Down in the Boondocks" is a song written by Joe South, with sampling from Gene Pitney's "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa", and recorded by American artist Billy Joe Royal. It was a hit in 1965, reaching number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the UK, it hit number 38 on the Record Retailer chart. In Canada, the song reached #1 on the RPM Magazine charts, August 9, 1965. The song comes from the album Down in the Boondocks.
"Yo-Yo" is a song written by Joe South and first released as a single by Billy Joe Royal in 1966, peaking at No. 117 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and #28 in Canada. The Osmonds covered the song and released it as a single on September 4, 1971. It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 16, 1971. The song was included on the Osmonds' 1972 album, Phase III. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 17, 1971. Joe South also recorded his own version of the song for his self-titled 1971 album.
"Amanda" is a 1973 song written by Bob McDill and recorded by both Don Williams (1973) and Waylon Jennings (1974). "Amanda" was Waylon Jennings's eighth solo number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
"Burned Like a Rocket" is a song written by Gary Burr, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in October 1985 as the first single from the album Looking Ahead. The song reached number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was Royal's first Top 10 hit on that chart, and his first charting single overall since 1978.
"I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" is a song written by Carol W. Berzas Jr., Don Goodman, and Nelson Larkin, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in October 1987 as the first single from the album The Royal Treatment. The song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Love Has No Right" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in May 1989 as the second single from the album Tell It Like It Is. The song reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Royal, Nelson Larkin and Randy Scruggs.
"Till I Can't Take It Anymore" is a song written by Clyde Otis and Ulysses Burton. It was first recorded by Ben E King in 1968. The song was featured in The Soul Clan self-titled album "The Soul Clan". Dottie West and Don Gibson version charted at 46 on the Hot Country Songs in 1970. Since then, it has also charted as a single by Andra Willis, whose version went to number 85 on the same chart in 1973. Pal Rakes's version went to number 31 in 1977.
"Making Believe" is a country music song written by Jimmy Work. Kitty Wells recorded a chart-topping version in 1955. The song is on many lists of all-time greatest country music songs and has been covered by scores of artists over the past fifty years, including Thorleifs, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Don Gibson, Roy Acuff, Lefty Frizzell, Wanda Jackson, Connie Francis, Ray Charles, Anita Carter, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, Social Distortion, Skeeter Davis, The Haden Triplets and Volbeat. The song is occasionally called "Makin' Believe".
"You Ask Me To" is a song written by Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings. It was originally recorded by Jennings on his 1973 album Honky Tonk Heroes. This record spent fifteen weeks on the Billboard country singles charts, reaching a peak of number eight. Shaver recorded his own version in 1977 for the album Gypsy Boy, with special guest Willie Nelson on guitar and vocals. "You Ask Me To" also appeared as the closing song on Elvis Presley's 1975 album Promised Land, it was recorded in December 1973 at Stax Records studios in Memphis and released on Presley's 40th birthday. It also appeared, with an alternate arrangement in Elvis Presley's posthumous 1981 album Guitar Man, which reached the Top 50 in the US.
"B-B-B-Burnin' Up with Love" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in May 1984 as the first single from the album The Best Year of My Life. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was written by Rabbitt, Even Stevens and Billy Joe Walker, Jr.
It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin' is a song written and recorded by Johnny Tillotson, which was a major hit for him in 1962. It has been recorded by many other artists.
"Old Bridges Burn Slow" is a song written by Joe South, Jerry Meadors, and Sanford Brown, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in February 1987 as the fourth single from the album Looking Ahead. The song reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Searchin for Some Kind of Clue" is a song written by Nelson Larkin, Donny Kees and Pal Rakes, and recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in May 1990 as the first single from the album Out of the Shadows. The song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"I Miss You Already " is a song recorded by American country music artist Faron Young. It was released in February 1957 as a single only. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"I Knew You When" is a song written and composed by Joe South. It became a popular hit in 1965 when recorded by American pop and country singer Billy Joe Royal. There have also been several other hit cover versions of this song, including Donny Osmond and Linda Ronstadt.
"I've Got to Be Somebody" is a song written by Joe South and was recorded by Billy Joe Royal for his 1965 album, Down in the Boondocks. It was released as a single in December 1965 and the song reached #38 on The Billboard Hot 100 in January 1966. The song reached #15 on the Canadian chart the same month.
Billy Joe Royal was an American country pop artist. His discography consists of 14 studio albums and 37 singles. Of his 37 singles, 16 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1965 and 1978 and 15 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1985 and 1992.
"If the Jukebox Took Teardrops" is a song recorded by American country music artist Billy Joe Royal. It was released in January 1991 as the third single from the album Out of the Shadows. The song reached #29 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Nelson Larkin, Don Goodman, Mike Graham and Wyatt Easterling.
