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The album has also sold more than 20 million copies worldwide [17] and is the best-selling debut album of all time for a solo artist and remains one of the biggest selling albums of all time. Some Gave All was also the best-selling album of 1992 in the US with 4.7 million copies sold. [ 18 ]
"Achy Breaky Heart" is a song written in 1990 by Don Von Tress. First released in 1991 by the Marcy Brothers with the title "Don't Tell My Heart", it was later recorded by American singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus and released on his debut album, Some Gave All (1992). The song is Cyrus's debut single and signature song.
Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is best known for his debut single "Achy Breaky Heart". 32 of his singles have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1992 and 2011.
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus (/ ˈ s aɪ r ə s / SY-rəs; born August 25, 1961) [2] [3] is an American singer, songwriter and actor. [4] [5] Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia.
His 1992 hit "Achy Breaky Heart" had lived multiple lifetimes in the Music Mill before being cut by Cyrus. Don Von Tress had befriended Russ Zavitson, a producer and songwriter running Harold ...
"Achy Breaky Heart" Billy Ray Cyrus: November 1992: 4: 3: 1 (Australia, New Zealand) See chart performance entry "Ain't No Doubt" Jimmy Nail: June 1992: n/a: 1: 1 (Ireland, United Kingdom) See chart performance entry "All That She Wants" Ace of Base: August 1992: 2: 1: 1 (12 countries) See chart performance entry "Amigos Para Siempre" José ...
It was released in July 1992 as the second single from his multi-platinum selling debut album, Some Gave All. The song reached number 2 on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and it also reached number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. It was the follow-up to the number 1 song, "Achy Breaky Heart".
Line dancing becomes a national fad, tied to the success of at least two major country music hits: Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy Breaky Heart" and Brooks & Dunn's "Boot Scootin' Boogie." Throughout the rest of the decade, several major country music hits would have dance remixes, and several videos would be released.