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=== New label and newfound chart success === [[File:Billy Ray Cyrus at Kids Inaugural Concert.jpg|thumb|Cyrus singing at the ''Kids Inaugural Event'' in January 2009]] In late 2008, his website announced that a new studio album would be released by the end of the year from [[Lyric Street Records]], entitled ''[[Back to Tennessee]]''. The album was originally planned to be released on October 21, 2008, but was pushed back to November 18. When the album was not released, it was announced for a January 13, 2009, release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billyraycyrus.com/movies/news.shtml#NEW%20RELEASE%20DATE%20FOR%20BACK%20TO%20TENNESSEE%20-%20JANUARY%2013TH,%202009 |title="Back to Tennessee" now in stores 1/13/09 |publisher=Billyraycyrus.com |access-date=August 29, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116205245/http://www.billyraycyrus.com/movies/news.shtml |archive-date=November 16, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billyraycyrus.com/|title=Billy Ray Cyrus β Official Website|date=October 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028064617/http://www.billyraycyrus.com/|archive-date=October 28, 2016}}</ref> The first single, "[[Somebody Said a Prayer]]", debuted at No. 53 in August 2008 and reached No. 33 in November of that year. On March 14, 2009, the album's title track debuted at No. 59 on the country singles chart and a month later on April 7, ''Back to Tennessee'' was released. The song only charted to No. 47 after 11 weeks. A third single, "[[A Good Day (song)|A Good Day]]", debuted at No. 60 on the country charts for the chart week of September 5, 2009. It was less successful in its first week out as ''Home at Last''. It only reached No. 13 on the charts and only sold approximately 14,000 copies in its opening week. The album's release date coincided with the release of ''[[Hannah Montana: The Movie]]''. The song "Back to Tennessee" was included on the [[Hannah Montana: The Movie (soundtrack)|movie's soundtrack]], as well as a duet with [[Miley Cyrus]], entitled "[[Butterfly Fly Away]]". The latter song would peak at No. 56 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and at No. 50 and [[Canadian Hot 100]]. On November 12, 2008, Billy Ray and Miley presented the "Song of the Year" award at the 42nd Annual [[Country Music Association Awards]]. Prior to the award show, both Billy Ray and Miley performed on ''[[Good Morning America]]''. In December 2008, Cyrus made a cameo in [[Metro Station (band)|Metro Station's]] video, "[[Seventeen Forever]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3esKbQK58OI |title="Seventeen Forever" official video |publisher=YouTube |access-date=August 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131110416/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3esKbQK58OI |archive-date=January 31, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Shortly after the chart debut of ''Back to Tennessee'''s third single, "A Good Day", Cyrus and Lyric Street Records parted ways after only one album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lyricstreetrecords.go.com/|title=Lyric Street Records artists|publisher=Lyric Street Records|access-date=September 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905052552/http://lyricstreetrecords.go.com/|archive-date=September 5, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Cyrus, [[Phil Vassar]], [[Jeffrey Steele]], and [[John Waite]] formed a supergroup together in early 2009 called Brother Clyde.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5942334,00.html |title=Billy Ray Cyrus, Phil Vassar Forming Supergroup? |publisher=[[Great American Country]] |date=April 19, 2009 |access-date=September 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102235050/http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5942334,00.html |archive-date=January 2, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://jeffreysteele.com/blog/press/billy-ray-cyrus-phil-vassar-forming-supergroup/ |title=Billy Ray Cyrus, Phil Vassar Forming Supergroup? |newspaper=Jeffrey Steele |access-date=November 28, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065030/http://jeffreysteele.com/blog/press/billy-ray-cyrus-phil-vassar-forming-supergroup/ |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> On [[Twitter]] Cyrus confirmed he was in a supergroup and said they had just cut the first single for their new album, ''Lately''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/billyraycyrus|title=Twitter β Billy Ray Cyrus|publisher=Billy Ray Cyrus|date=September 12, 2009|access-date=September 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919214258/http://twitter.com/billyraycyrus|archive-date=September 19, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 30, 2010, Cyrus said about the new [[alternative rock]] group [[Brother Clyde]] that the old members would be substituted by [[Samantha Maloney]], Jamie Miller, Dan Knight, and Dave Henning. Also, he said that their single, "Lately", was available on [[iTunes]] and that their debut album would be out on August 10, 2010.<ref>Billie Ray Cyrus (Facebook Account)</ref>
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