Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 2000
You Won't Be Lonely Now
Buy You Won't Be Lonely Now now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
"'You Won't Be Lonely Now'" is a song written by Brett James and John Bettis, and recorded by American country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It was released in May 2000 as the first single from the album 'Southern Rain'. The power ballad debuted at number 62 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs chart) on July 8, 2000. It was the first of five singles released from the album, as well as the highest-charting single, peaking in the Top 20.
"You Won't Be Lonely Now" was Cyrus' last Top 40 country hit until 2007, when "Ready, Set, Don't Go" reached number 4.
Critical reception
William Ruhlmann of Allmusic said that the song "properly displayed the artist's sense of determination against adversity, cloaked in the terms of a love song."
Music video
The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in June 2000.
Chart performance
Year-end charts
Notes
Musician credits
* Drums: Chris McHugh
* Bass Guitar: Mike Brignardello
* Acoustic Guitar: Dann Huff, Gordon Kennedy
* Electric Guitar: Dann Huff, Gordon Kennedy
* Steel Guitar: Paul Franklin
* Keyboards: Tim Akers, Steve Nathan
* Percussion: Eric Darken
* Background Vocals: Gene Miller, Vicki Hampton, Lisa Cochran
References
Category:2000 singles
Category:2000 songs
Category:Billy Ray Cyrus songs
Category:Songs written by Brett James
Category:Songs with lyrics by John Bettis
Category:Song recordings produced by Dann Huff
Category:Monument Records singles
Buy You Won't Be Lonely Now now from Amazon
<-- Return to songs from 2000