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.

Track listing

Personnel Adapted credits from the media notes of It Won't Be the Last.

Sly Dog Billy Ray Cyrus – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Greg Fletcher – drums, percussion, backing vocals Corky Holbrook – bass guitar, backing vocals Michael J. Sagraves – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, harmonica, backing vocals Terry Shelton – lead guitar, backing vocals Barton Stevens – keyboards, backing vocals

Additional Musicians Mike Brignardello – bass guitar Clyde Carr – backing vocals Costo Davis – keyboards Sonny Garrish – steel guitar Keith D. Hinton – acoustic and electric guitars Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass Mike Lawler – keyboards Neal Matthews – backing vocals Joe Scaife – backing vocals Gordon Stoker – backing vocals Don Von Tress – acoustic, electric and bass guitars, backing vocals Ray C. Walker – backing vocals Duane West – backing vocals

Production Joe Scaife – co-producer, mixing Jim Cotton – co-producer, mixing Grahame Smith – assistant engineer Clyde Carr – assistant engineer Todd Culross – assistant engineer Hank Williams – mastering Ronnie Thomas – digital editing

Artwork Kim Markovchick – executive art direction Virginia Team – art direction Jerry Joyner – design Peter Nash – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peakposition Canadian Albums (RPM) 11 Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 1

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 69 US Billboard 200 73 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 16 Chart (1994) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 45

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US Country US CAN Country 1993 "In the Heart of a Woman" 3 76 1 "Somebody New" 9 104 14 1994 "Words by Heart" 12 119 14 "Talk Some" 63 — — "—" denotes releases that failed to chart

Certifications

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