HOME AT LAST - BILLY RAY CYRUS
On the heels of his appearance on “Dancing With the Stars” and his role as the father of Disney Channel character Hannah Montana (played by his real-life daughter, Miley Cyrus), Billy Ray Cyrus is hot. That makes the timing of his latest release everything a label and artist could hope for. Unfortunately, “Home at Last” doesn’t deliver. A curious mix of new and old, the album finds Cyrus offering tepid covers of James Taylor’s “You’ve Got a Friend” and Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl,” as well as Jackie DeShannon’s “Put a Little Love in Your Heart.” First single “Ready, Set, Don’t Go,” which Cyrus co-wrote for his famous daughter, will no doubt bring the album attention, but not much else here take advantage of Cyrus’ heat.(Walt Disney Records) Billboard
