The Road and the Radio

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The Road and the Radio
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Studio album by
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
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Metacritic (57/100) [1]
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BBC Music (unfavorable) [4]
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E! Online B− [1]
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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

Content

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.

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 [8]

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [25] 3× Platinum3,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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