Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)

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Be as You Are
(Songs from an Old Blue Chair)
Studio album by
Kenny Chesney
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
RecordedJune 29, 2004 (2004-06-29)
GenreCountry, Gulf and Western
Length55:07
LabelBNA
ProducerBuddy Cannon
Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney chronology
When the Sun Goes Down
(2004) 		Be as You Are
(Songs from an Old Blue Chair)
(2005) 		The Road and the Radio
(2005)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(63/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
AllMusic[3]
BBC Music(average)[4]
Blender[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC[5]
Los Angeles Times[1]
People[6]
Plugged In(unfavorable)[7]
Robert Christgau(dud)[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Stylus MagazineB−[10]

Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Chesney, released on January 25, 2005. The album debuted at number one album on the US Billboard 200 chart.

The album's opening track was originally recorded by Chesney on his When the Sun Goes Down album. This album was intended by Chesney to be a side project, and it produced no singles, although "Guitars and Tiki Bars" reached number 53 on the Hot Country Songs charts based on unsolicited airplay.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Old Blue Chair"Kenny Chesney3:24
2."Be as You Are"Chesney, Dean Dillon4:19
3."Guitars and Tiki Bars"Chesney, Dillon, Mark Tamburino4:36
4."Island Boy"Chesney, Phil Vassar, Tamburino3:56
5."Somewhere in the Sun"Daryl Hobb, Tim Holly, Danny Tucker, Chesney4:45
6."Boston"Chesney, Tamburino4:16
7."Something Sexy About the Rain"Chesney, Skip Ewing5:24
8."French Kissing Life"Chesney4:02
9."Key Lime Pie"Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Chesney4:40
10."Sherry's Living in Paradise"Chesney, Clayton Mitchell3:20
11."Magic"Chesney4:40
12."Soul of a Sailor"Chesney, Dillon, Scotty Emerick4:14
13."Old Blue Chair" (ocean mix)Chesney3:31
Total length:55:07

Personnel[edit]

As listed in liner notes[11]

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ BBC Music review
  5. ^ Marino, Nick (January 28, 2005). "Be as You Are: Songs from an Old Blue Chair Review". Entertainment Weekly. p. 85. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  6. ^ People review
  7. ^ Plugged In review Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  9. ^ "Be As You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)". Rolling Stone. 2005-02-10. Archived from the original on 2018-01-28.
  10. ^ Stylus Magazine review Archived June 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Be As You Are (Songs From an Old Blue Chair) (Media notes). Kenny Chesney. BNA Records. 2004. BNA82876-61530-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  15. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – Be as You Are". Recording Industry Association of America.

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