Cosmic Hallelujah

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Cosmic Hallelujah
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Studio album by
Kenny Chesney
ReleasedOctober 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
Recorded2016
Studio
  • Avatar (New York, New York)
  • Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • County Q (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Curb Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Earthstar Creation Center (Venice, California)
  • House of Blues Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • OmniSound (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Shangri-La (Malibu, California)
  • Sound Stage (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • South Street (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Tracking Room (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length43:20
Label
Producer
Kenny Chesney chronology
The Big Revival
(2014)		Cosmic Hallelujah
(2016)		 Songs for the Saints
(2018)
Singles from Cosmic Hallelujah
  1. "Noise"
    Released: March 24, 2016
  2. "Setting the World on Fire"
    Released: July 28, 2016
  3. "Bar at the End of the World"
    Released: January 2, 2017
  4. "All the Pretty Girls"
    Released: June 5, 2017

Cosmic Hallelujah [1] is the seventeenth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on October 28, 2016, by Blue Chair and Columbia Nashville. The album was originally scheduled for release July 8, 2016, under the title Some Town Somewhere. [2]

Contents

The song "Jesus and Elvis" also appears on songwriter Hayes Carll's 2019 album What It Is.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Boston Globe positive

Cosmic Hallelujah has generally received positive reviews from critics. [4]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album a very positive review, saying that "Chesney is determined to connect with his times without abandoning himself, and the result is one of his best records." [3]

Maura Johnston of The Boston Globe also gave the album a positive review, saying that "Chesney isn’t one to rest on his laurels, and his 17th album, Cosmic Hallelujah, bears that out." [5]

Accolades

YearAssociationCategoryResult
2018 Grammy Awards [6] Best Country AlbumNominated

Commercial performance

Cosmic Hallelujah debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart with 89,000 units, with 79,000 of that figure being pure album sales. [7] It was the best-selling album of the week in terms of physical sales and downloads. [7] The album also debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart. [7] As of December 2017, the album has sold 239,500 copies in the United States. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Trip Around the Sun"
2:55
2."All the Pretty Girls"
3:32
3."Setting the World on Fire" (featuring Pink)
3:38
4."Noise"
3:25
5."Bucket"
3:15
6."Bar at the End of the World"
3:28
7."Some Town Somewhere"
2:51
8."Rich and Miserable"
3:23
9."Jesus and Elvis"
4:08
10."Winnebago"Murphy2:59
11."Coach"
4:45
12."I Want to Know What Love Is" (hidden track) Mick Jones 5:01
Total length:43:20

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Cosmic Hallelujah
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [29] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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