Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
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| Studio album by Kenny Chesney | ||||
| Released | September 11, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 48:43 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Producer | Buddy Cannon and Kenny Chesney (all tracks) Joe Walsh ("Wild Ride" only) |
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| Singles from Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| The 9513 | [3] |
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Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates is the twelfth studio album by country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in the United States on September 11, 2007. The CD was leaked on the Internet on September 5, 2007, almost a week before its release.
The album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. In its first week, the album had the best weekly sales of any country album since the Dixie Chicks' Taking the Long Way in May 2006[4] and the album has sold 1.4 million copies in the U.S. up to August 2008.[5]
The album's first two singles ("Never Wanted Nothing More" and "Don't Blink") both reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 2007. "Shiftwork", which was a duet with George Strait was the album's third single, peaking at number 2. "Better as a Memory", the fourth and final single, also reached Number One. Also included is "Wild Ride", a Joe Walsh duet which is a cover of a song by Dwight Yoakam from his 1992 album This Time.
The album represented a move by Chesney to a more gulf and western sound with a number of "breezy, steel-drum island songs."[6]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Never Wanted Nothing More" | Ronnie Bowman, Chris Stapleton | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Don't Blink" | Casey Beathard, Chris Wallin | 4:46 |
| 3. | "Shiftwork" (duet with George Strait) | Troy Jones | 4:29 |
| 4. | "Just Not Today" | David Lee Murphy | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Wife and Kids" | Jim Collins, Brett James | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Got a Little Crazy" | Craig Monday, Wallin | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Better as a Memory" | Scooter Carusoe, Lady Goodman | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Dancin' for the Groceries" | James, Don Schlitz | 5:11 |
| 9. | "Wild Ride" (duet with Joe Walsh) | Dwight Yoakam | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Scare Me" | Wendell Mobley, Joe Don Rooney, Neil Thrasher | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Demons" | Bill Anderson, Jon Randall | 5:31 |
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Total length:
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48:43 | ||
[edit] Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[7]
- Wyatt Beard – background vocals
- William F. Bowman – acoustic guitar
- Bekka Bramlett – background vocals
- Mat Britain – steel drums
- Pat Buchanan – electric guitar
- Buddy Cannon – background vocals
- Melonie Cannon – background vocals
- Jeff Coffin – tenor saxophone
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
- Chris Dunn – trombone
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, Dobro
- Vince Gill – electric guitar
- Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
- Rob Hajacos – fiddle
- Tim Hensley – background vocals
- Steve Herman – trumpet
- John Hobbs – piano, keyboards
- Jim Horn – baritone saxophone
- Paul Leim – drums, percussion
- Randy McCormick – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
- Jonell Mosser – background vocals
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Gary Prim – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, keyboards
- Jon Randall – background vocals
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Chris Stapleton – acoustic guitar
- Scott Vestal – banjo
- Joe Walsh – electric guitar
- Quentin Ware, Jr. – trumpet
- John Willis – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, talk box guitar, gut string guitar
- Andrea Zonn – background vocals
[edit] Chart performance
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| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 3 |
| Canadian Albums Chart | 7 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| 2007 | "Never Wanted Nothing More" | 1 | 22 | 34 | 49 |
| "Don't Blink" | 1 | 29 | 47 | 45 | |
| "Shiftwork" (featuring George Strait) | 2 | 47 | — | 61 | |
| 2008 | "Better as a Memory" | 1 | 46 | 100 | 61 |
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[edit] Certifications
| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[8] | Platinum |
[edit] References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1185082. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ Pastorek, Whitney. "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20054166,00.html. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ C, Matt. "Album Review: Kenny Chesney – Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/album-review-kenny-chesney-just-who-i-am-poets-and-pirates/. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ Katie Hasty, "Album Sales Down 9% Despite Huge Kanye, 50 Tallies", Billboard.com, September 19, 2007.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Kenny Chesney's 'Sun' To Shine This Fall". Billboard. August 21, 2008.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Review of Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates at Allmusic
- ^ (2007) Album notes for Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates by Kenny Chesney. BNA Records (88697-11457-2).
- ^ "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – Just Who I Am". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Just+Who+I+Am%22. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
| Preceded by Taylor Swift by Taylor Swift |
Top Country Albums number-one album September 29, 2007 |
Succeeded by Reba: Duets by Reba McEntire |
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