The Road and the Radio

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The Road and the Radio
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Studio album by
Kenny Chesney
ReleasedNovember 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
Recorded2005
Studio
  • Emerald Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Westwood (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre Country
Length46:53
Label BNA
Producer
Kenny Chesney chronology
Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)
(2005)		The Road and the Radio
(2005)		 Live: Live Those Songs Again
(2006)
Singles from The Road and the Radio
  1. "Who You'd Be Today"
    Released: September 12, 2005
  2. "Living in Fast Forward"
    Released: January 9, 2006
  3. "Summertime"
    Released: April 11, 2006
  4. "You Save Me"
    Released: August 14, 2006
  5. "Beer in Mexico"
    Released: January 8, 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (57/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
BBC Music (unfavorable) [4]
Billboard (positive) [1]
Blender Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
E! Online B− [1]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Stylus Magazine C− [7]

The Road and the Radio is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on November 8, 2005, through BNA Records. The album debuted at number one on the US Top Country Albums and US Billboard 200 charts.

Contents

Singles

The album produced five singles between 2005 and 2007 with the songs "Who You'd Be Today", "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", "You Save Me", and "Beer in Mexico". All singles made it to the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", and "Beer in Mexico" all reached number one. "Who You'd Be Today" peaked at number 2, and "You Save Me" went to number 3.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 470,000 copies. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Road and the Radio"
5:11
2."Living in Fast Forward"
3:34
3."Who You'd Be Today"
4:16
4."You Save Me"
3:58
5."Summertime"
3:26
6."In a Small Town"
  • Jon McElroy
  • Cory Mayo
4:15
7."Beer in Mexico"Chesney4:33
8."Freedom"
4:41
9."Tequila Loves Me"
  • McElroy
  • Arnie Roman
4:09
10."Somebody Take Me Home"
3:35
11."Like Me"Troy Jones5:15
Total length:46:53
Target Stores bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" Elliot Lurie  
13."In This Boat Alone"Chesney 
14."Flip Flop Summer"Chesney 
15."Old Bird Dog"
 

Personnel

Compiled in liner notes [9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [10] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [11] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
US Billboard 200 [12] 138
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [13] 24
Worldwide Albums (IFPI) [14] 22
Chart (2006)Position
US Billboard 200 [15] 8
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [16] 3
Chart (2007)Position
US Billboard 200 [17] 164
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [18] 35

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [19] 4× Platinum4,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Critic Reviews for The Road And The Radio". Metacritic . Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Webb, Jennifer. "Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio". About.com . Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Road and the Radio - Kenny Chesney". Allmusic . Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ Keogh, Sue. "Review of Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio". BBC Music . Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Randy (December 16, 2005). "Kenny Chesney 'THE ROAD AND THE RADIO'". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Randy (November 9, 2005). "After the storm, Chesney sings". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ Easton, Anthony (November 16, 2005). "Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio - Review". Stylus Magazine . Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ "'Road' Returns Chesney To No. 1". www.billboard.com. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ The Road and the Radio (Media notes). Kenny Chesney. BNA Records. 2005. BNA82876-72960-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2005" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  19. ↑ "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – The Road and the Radio". Recording Industry Association of America.
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