The Other Side is the eighth studio album by country singer Billy Ray Cyrus. It is also the only album he recorded for the Word Records label. Three singles were released from the album, "Always Sixteen", "Face of God", and "I Need You Now". "Face of God" peaked at number 54 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Track listing "Face of God" (Bob DiPiero, Tom Shapiro, Rivers Rutherford) - 3:47 "Wouldn't You Do This for Me?" (Kelly Shiver, Rusty Tabor) - 3:34 "Always Sixteen" (Marty Dodson, Brett James) - 3:32 "I Need You Now" (Shiver) - 4:05 "Love Has No Walls" (Sam Mizell, Matthew West) - 3:41 "Tip of My Heart" (Bebo Norman) - 4:21 "Did I Forget to Pray" (Del Gray, Bobby Taylor) - 3:09 "Holding On to a Dream" (Richard Marx, Richie McDonald, Victoria Shaw) - 3:23 "I Love You This Much" (Austin Cunningham, Neil Thrasher) - 3:26 "The Other Side" (Billy Ray Cyrus) - 3:58 "Amazing Grace" (John Newton, arr. by Cyrus and Billy Joe Walker Jr.) - 5:48
Personnel
Musicians and vocalists Billy Ray Cyrus – lead vocals, backing vocals John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ Gordon Mote – Hammond B3 organ, synthesizers, strings Pat Buchanan – electric guitar Dan Dugmore – electric slide guitar B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar Brent Mason – electric guitar Terry Shelton – acoustic guitar Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric guitar, gut-string guitar Kevin Haynie – banjo Dave Pomeroy – bass Michael Rhodes – bass Glenn Worf – bass Paul Leim – drums, tambourine Greg Morrow – drums Lonnie Wilson – drums Jonathan Yudkin – fiddle Bekka Bramlett – backing vocals Kim Carnes – backing vocals Wendi Foy Green– backing vocals Richard Marx – backing vocals Gene Miller – backing vocals Kim Parent – backing vocals Joe Scaife – backing vocals Chance Scoggins – backing vocals Harry Stinson – backing vocals Neil Thrasher – backing vocals Ray Walker – backing vocals Denise Walls – backing vocals Curtis Young – backing vocals
Production and technical Shawn McSpadden – A&R direction Billy Joe Walker Jr. – producer Steve Tillisch – recording (1–10), mixing (8) Ed Seay – mixing (1–7, 9–11) John Jaszcz – recording (11) Jason Lefan – recording assistant (1–10), mix assistant (1–7, 9–11) Sean Neff – mix assistant (1–7, 9–11) L. Grant Greene – recording assistant (11) Benny Quinn – mastering at Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee) Katherine Petillo – art direction Sally Carns – design Erick Anderson – photography
Chart performance Album Chart (2003) Peakposition U.S. Billboard 200 131 U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums 5 U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 18
Singles Year Single Peak positions US Country 2003 "Always Sixteen" — 2004 "Face of God" 54 "I Need You Now" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart