The SnakeDoctor Circus cover art

  Studio Album · No. 16

The SnakeDoctor Circus Songwriting Credits by Billy Ray Cyrus

2019 Broken Bow Records 9 tracks 42 min

Produced by Don Von Tress, Billy Ray Cyrus  ·  Engineered by Jimmy Nutt

Broken Bow Records CountrySouthern RockAmericana
100%
Authorship
Complete Artist

Holds writing credit on 9 of 9 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 9 / 9 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 9 tracks with documented writers, by whether Billy Ray Cyrus carries a lyricist or composer credit.

100%
9 trackswritten by Billy Ray Cyrus 0 tracksoutside writers
Billy Ray Cyrus's roles on this album

Share of the 9 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer100%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

9
Tracks
2
Lyricists
2
Producers
2019
Released
Data Insight

The SnakeDoctor Circus is a full co-write between Billy Ray Cyrus and Don Von Tress, the songwriter behind his signature 'Achy Breaky Heart.' Every published source credits the album's songs to the two of them together and lists them as co-producers, but no source breaks the writing down track by track, so individual lyric-and-music splits per song are not documented. The default authorship credit across the record is therefore the Von Tress and Cyrus partnership rather than any single writer. Don Von Tress also steps to the microphone as a featured vocalist on two tracks.

The SnakeDoctor Circus is a 2019 studio album by Billy Ray Cyrus, released May 24 on Broken Bow Records through BBR Music Group. It reunites Cyrus with Don Von Tress, the songwriter who wrote his 1992 breakthrough 'Achy Breaky Heart,' and the two are credited as co-writers and co-producers across the record. The nine songs were recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama with a veteran session cast that includes Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Spooner Oldham on piano, David Hood on bass, Will McFarlane on guitar, and Bekka Bramlett on vocals. Grammy-winning engineer Jimmy Nutt mixed the album at his NuttHouse studio, and Cyrus served as executive producer. Don Von Tress appears as a featured vocalist on 'I Think Your Time's Come' and 'Take It Easy Greazy.' The record arrived the same year Cyrus scored a massive crossover hit with his guest verse on Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road,' though that song is not part of this album.

Track Listing & Credits 9 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Guns, Gold & Guitars
Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (Lead Vocals)
2
The Reckoning
Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (Lead Vocals)
3
Barely Enough
Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (Lead Vocals)
4
Goddess of Democracy
Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (Lead Vocals)
5
I Think Your Time's Come
Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (Lead Vocals)Don Von Tress (Featured Vocals)
6
The Blood of the Devil
Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (Lead Vocals)
7
Angel in My Pocket
Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (Lead Vocals)
8
Take It Easy Greazy
Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (Lead Vocals)Don Von Tress (Featured Vocals)
9
I've Been Around
Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Don Von TressBilly Ray Cyrus Billy Ray Cyrus (Lead Vocals)

Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 2 contributors

BR
Billy Ray Cyrus
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album9 written
DV
Don Von Tress
Writer · Producer · Vocals
On this album9 written

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Frequently Asked Questions The SnakeDoctor Circus

Who wrote the songs on The SnakeDoctor Circus?
The album is credited to Billy Ray Cyrus and his longtime collaborator Don Von Tress, who co-wrote the material. Published sources credit the pair collectively and do not break the songwriting down by individual track.
Who is Don Von Tress?
Don Von Tress is the songwriter who wrote 'Achy Breaky Heart' for Cyrus' 1992 debut Some Gave All. He co-wrote and co-produced The SnakeDoctor Circus and sings on two of its tracks.
Who produced The SnakeDoctor Circus?
It was produced by Don Von Tress and Billy Ray Cyrus, with Cyrus as executive producer. Grammy-winning engineer Jimmy Nutt mixed it at his NuttHouse studio.
Where was the album recorded?
It was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with session players including Spooner Oldham, David Hood, Will McFarlane, and Bekka Bramlett.
Is 'Old Town Road' on The SnakeDoctor Circus?
No. Cyrus' guest verse on Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road (Remix)' came out in 2019 as well, but it is a separate single and does not appear on this nine-track album. That song was written by Montero Hill (Lil Nas X), Kiowa Roukema (YoungKio), Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross, with Cyrus adding his own verse.
How many songs are on the album?
There are nine tracks, running about 42 minutes, with Don Von Tress featured on 'I Think Your Time's Come' and 'Take It Easy Greazy.'
What kind of album is it?
It is a roots-oriented country and Southern rock record cut with Muscle Shoals session musicians, described as a concept album built around the Cyrus and Von Tress partnership.
Data note: Per-track songwriting splits are not published on any live source checked (Discogs release 14515318, MusicBrainz, and 2019 press coverage). Every source credits the album's songs jointly to Don Von Tress and Billy Ray Cyrus, who are also credited as co-producers, so both are listed as writers on each track as the best-available attribution rather than a documented per-song split. Featured-vocal credits for Don Von Tress on tracks 5 and 8 are from the official tracklisting.

Sources

MusicBrainz: The SnakeDoctor Circus (release group) Cover Art Archive: The SnakeDoctor Circus Discogs: The SnakeDoctor Circus (release 14515318) Taste of Country: Billy Ray Cyrus Announces The SnakeDoctor Circus MusicRow: Billy Ray Cyrus Releases 16th Studio Album Wikipedia: Billy Ray Cyrus discography Cover Art Archive: The SnakeDoctor Circus by Billy Ray Cyrus