Storm in the Heartland is the third studio album by American country music artist Billy Ray Cyrus. Released in 1994 on Mercury Records, it produced the singles "Storm in the Heartland", "Deja Blue", and "One Last Thrill", the first two of which entered the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. The album itself was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 copies.
Storm in the Heartland | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 8, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
Studio | Music Mill Recording Studio, Screaming Woo Studio, Sound Stage Studios; Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 55:18 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Jim Cotton Joe Scaife | |||
Billy Ray Cyrus chronology | ||||
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Singles from Storm in the Heartland | ||||
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"How Much" was originally recorded by co-writer Danny Tate for his 1992 self-titled album.[1]
"Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You)" was later recorded by Chris Ward for his 1996 album One Step Beyond, by Lari White as a duet with Toby Keith on White's 1998 album Stepping Stone, and by the Canadian country band Emerson Drive on their 2002 self-titled album. Emerson Drive's rendition was released as a single in 2003.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[3] |
New Country | [4] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic rated the album three stars out of five, saying that he considered it an improvement over It Won't Be the Last.[2] Chris Dickinson of New Country magazine gave it 2 out of 5. He wrote that "On Storm in the Heartland, Cyrus kept the pop, the rock, the bombast, and the bluster, but tossed out the memorable hooks." He thought that the album lacked personality and had "cluttered" production, but praised "A Heart with Your Name on It" and "Roll Me Over" as "fun", and "Patsy Come Home" as "sentimental but moving."[4] Giving it a "C", Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Cyrus "sticks to the tried-and-true" but added that "the yahoo factor figures heavily on 'Redneck Heaven'[…]and on 'The Past,' Cyrus misses his notes by a mile. An achy-breaky embarrassment."[3]
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US Country | US | CAN Country | |||||||
1994 | "Storm in the Heartland" | 33 | 108 | 17 | |||||
1995 | "Deja Blue" | 66 | — | 60 | |||||
"One Last Thrill" | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart |
As listed in the album's liner notes.[9]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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