Kenneth Arnold Chesney is an American country singer. He has recorded more than 20 albums that include more than 40 Top 10 singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts,32 of which have reached number one. Many of these also have charted within the Top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,making him one of the most successful crossover country artists. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Just Who I Am:Poets &Pirates is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on September 11,2007 via BNA Records. The album was leaked on the Internet on September 5,2007. It produced four singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 2007 and 2008,three of which reached number one. The album also includes duets with George Strait and Joe Walsh. This is Chesney’s second album where he was not a writer or co-writer on any of the tracks,the first being 1996's Me and You.
"Never Wanted Nothing More" is a song written by Ronnie Bowman and Chris Stapleton and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in June 2007 as the first single from Chesney's 2007 album Just Who I Am:Poets &Pirates. To date,it is his fastest-climbing number one single,reaching the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on its eighth chart week.
"Don't Blink" is a song written by Casey Beathard and Chris Wallin and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in September 2007 as the second single from Chesney's 2007 album Just Who I Am:Poets &Pirates. The song became Chesney's thirteenth number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in late 2007.
"I Told You So" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis from his 1987 album,Always &Forever. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard and Canadian RPM country singles charts in June 1988. Travis had first recorded it on his 1983 album Live at the Nashville Palace under his stage name "Randy Ray". It became a local hit and one of his most requested songs at the club. In 2007,the song was covered by Carrie Underwood on her album Carnival Ride. Her version was released in February 2009 and was re-recorded and re-released in March as a duet with Travis. Underwood's and Travis' duet peaked at number two on the U.S. country charts in 2009.
"Every Other Weekend" is a duet by American country music artists Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney,recorded on the former's 2007 album Reba:Duets. The song,written by Skip Ewing and Connie Harrington,is the third and final single from the album. When shipped to radio,Chesney's vocals were replaced with Ewing's,although for most of its chart run the song was not credited to either duet partner. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard country singles charts in 2008,and number 4 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.
"Better as a Memory" is a song written by Scooter Carusoe and Lady Goodman and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in March 2008 as the fourth and final single from Chesney's 2007 album Just Who I Am:Poets &Pirates. With a two-week stay,it became Chesney's fourteenth number one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of June 28,2008.
"Troubadour" is a song written by Leslie Satcher and Monty Holmes,and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in June 2008 as the second single and title track from his album Troubadour. The song was the 86th chart single of his career. It has become his 79th Top Ten single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Troubadour" was nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 2009 Grammy Awards. Vince Gill sings background vocals on the single.
"Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" is a country music song co-written by American songwriters Jim Collins and Marty Dodson. The song was initially to have been recorded by George Strait for his 2008 album Troubadour,but after Strait decided not to include the song on this album,it was recorded by Kenny Chesney instead. Released in August 2008,Chesney's rendition is his thirty-eighth Top 40 country hit and his fifteenth Number One hit. Chesney's version is the first single from his album Lucky Old Sun,which was released on his own Blue Chair label in association with BNA Records.
"River of Love" is a song written by Billy Burnette,Shawn Camp and Dennis Morgan,and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in November 2008 as the third single from the album Troubadour. The 87th single of his career,it is also his 80th Top Ten on the Billboard country charts,as well as his 44th and final Number One hit to date.
Greatest Hits II is a compilation album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on May 19,2009,and it is his second greatest hits album since Greatest Hits in 2000. The album includes twelve singles from 2002 to 2009,as well as two non-singles from previous albums. Also included is the new song "Out Last Night",which was issued as a single in April 2009,followed by "I'm Alive" in August 2009.
"How 'bout You Don't" is a song written by Stokes Nielson,Jeremy Stover and Vicky McGehee,and recorded by American country music band The Lost Trailers. The song was the band's fifth chart single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. It was released in October 2008 as the second single to their album Holler Back,released in August 2008 on BNA Records.
"I'm Alive" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. He wrote the song with Dean Dillon and Mark Tamburino. The song was originally recorded by Willie Nelson on his album Moment of Forever,which Chesney also produced. Chesney himself later recorded it on his 2008 album Lucky Old Sun. This version later appeared on his 2009 compilation album Greatest Hits II,from which it was released to radio as the album's second single in August 2009.
"Pirate Flag" is a song recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in February 2013,as the first single from his fifteenth studio album Life on a Rock (2013). The song was written by Ross Copperman and David Lee Murphy.
Country Airplay is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States since October 20,2012,although the magazine also retrospectively recognizes the Hot Country Songs charts from January 20,1990,through October 13,2012,as part of the history of the Country Airplay listing. The chart lists the 60 most-listened-to records played on 150 mainstream country radio stations across the country as monitored by Nielsen BDS,weighted to each station's Nielsen ratings.
"When I See This Bar" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in June 2013 as the second single from his 2013 album Life on a Rock. The song was written by Chesney and Keith Gattis.
"Save It for a Rainy Day" is a song written by Andrew Dorff,Matthew Ramsey and Brad Tursi,and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in June 2015 as the fourth and final single from Chesney’s 2014 album The Big Revival.
"Setting the World on Fire" is a song written by Ross Copperman,Matt Jenkins,and Josh Osborne and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Chesney as a duet with American singer Pink. It was released to country radio on July 28,2016 and to digital retailers the following day as the second single from Chesney's 2016 album Cosmic Hallelujah. The song was also promoted to adult and pop radio on September 12,2016. The song was nominated for the Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 2017 Grammy Awards.
"Half of My Hometown" is a song recorded by American country music artists Kelsea Ballerini and Kenny Chesney. It was released to country music radio on April 19,2021,as the fourth single from Ballerini's third studio album Kelsea. Ballerini co-wrote the song with Ross Copperman,Nicolle Galyon,Shane McAnally,and Jimmy Robbins. An alternate recording of the song is also included on Ballerini's first remix album,Ballerini.
American country music singer Kenny Chesney has released 72 singles. Of Chesney's singles,all but four have charted in the Top 40 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs and/or Country Airplay chart. Thirty-two of his singles have reached number one,beginning with "She's Got It All" in 1997. "The Good Stuff" (2002) and "There Goes My Life" (2003–04) are his longest-lasting number ones on the charts at seven weeks each. The former was also the number one country music song of 2002 according to the Billboard Year-End charts. Most of his singles from the mid-1998 "That's Why I'm Here" onwards have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 as well,with twenty-six of his singles peaking inside the Top 40. "Out Last Night" (2009) is his highest peak on that chart at number 16.
