Cosmic Hallelujah

Cosmic Hallelujah
Studio album by Kenny Chesney
Released	October 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)
Recorded	2016
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)
Length	43:20
Label	Blue Chair Columbia Nashville
Producer	Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney chronology
The Big Revival (2014) Cosmic Hallelujah (2016) Songs for the Saints (2018)
Singles from Cosmic Hallelujah
"Noise" Released: March 24, 2016 "Setting the World on Fire" Released: July 28, 2016 "Bar at the End of the World" Released: January 2, 2017 "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]

The song "Jesus and Elvis" also appears on songwriter Hayes Carll's 2019 album What It Is. Additionally, "Winnebago" was later recorded by its writer David Lee Murphy on his 2018 album No Zip Code .

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
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

Year	Association	Category	Result
2018	Grammy Awards [6]	Best Country Album	Nominated

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Trip Around the Sun"	Nick Brophy Brett James Hillary Lindsey	2:55
2.	"All the Pretty Girls"	Nicolle Galyon Tommy Lee James Josh Osborne	3:32
3.	"Setting the World on Fire" (featuring Pink)	Ross Copperman Matt Jenkins Osborne	3:38
4.	"Noise"	Kenny Chesney Shane McAnally Jon Nite Copperman	3:25
5.	"Bucket"	B. James Craig Wiseman	3:15
6.	"Bar at the End of the World"	J. T. Harding Aimee Mayo David Lee Murphy	3:28
7.	"Some Town Somewhere"	Heather Morgan Copperman Osborne	2:51
8.	"Rich and Miserable"	Jesse Frasure McAnally Osborne	3:23
9.	"Jesus and Elvis"	Matraca Berg Hayes Carll Allison Moorer	4:08
10.	"Winnebago"	Murphy	2:59
11.	"Coach"	Chesney Casey Beathard	4:45
12.	"I Want to Know What Love Is" (hidden track)	Mick Jones	5:01
Total length:			43:20

Personnel

• Wyatt Beard – background vocals
• Kenny Chesney – lead vocals
• Ross Copperman – background vocals
• Chad Cromwell – drums
• Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Jesse Frasure – background vocals
• David Huff – percussion, programming
• Brett James – background vocals
• Shane McAnally – background vocals
• Rob McNelley – electric guitar
• Allison Moorer – background vocals on "Jesus and Elvis"
• Heather Morgan – background vocals
• Greg Morrow – drums, cowbell
• David Lee Murphy – background vocals
• Josh Osborne – background vocals
• Pink – duet vocals on "Setting the World on Fire"
• Danny Rader – banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, tres
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Mike Rojas – accordion, keyboards, Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
• F. Reid Shippen – programming, Wurlitzer
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
• Caitlyn Smith – backing vocals on "All the Pretty Girls" ^[9]
• Derek Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 19 Australian Country Albums (ARIA) [11] 2 Canadian Albums (Billboard) [12] 12 New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ) [13] 3 US Billboard 200 [14] 2 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [15] 1 Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [16] 24 Chart (2017) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [17] 30

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications (sales threshold) US Country [18] US Country Airplay [19] US [20] CAN Country [21] CAN [22] CAN AC [23] 2016 "Noise" 14 6 72 5 98 — RIAA: Gold [24] MC: Gold [25] "Setting the World on Fire" 1 1 29 1 48 31 RIAA: 2× Platinum [26] ARIA: Gold [27] MC: Platinum [28] 2017 "Bar at the End of the World" 17 10 92 2 — — RIAA: Gold [29] "All the Pretty Girls" 7 1 63 2 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum [30]

Certifications

Certifications for Cosmic Hallelujah

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [31]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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