I Will Stand

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Allmusic

I Will Stand is the fourth album of country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released on July 15, 1997 on BNA Records. "She's Got It All" was the album's first single, as well as Chesney's first Number One single on the Billboard country music charts. "A Chance", "That's Why I'm Here" and "I Will Stand" were all released as singles as well, peaking at number 11, number 2, and number 27, respectively, on the country charts. Also included is an acoustic rendition of Chesney's 1996 single "When I Close My Eyes". It is his first certified Gold album. This was Kenny's last album to have a neotraditional country sound before developing a more crossover-friendly country-pop sound.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five on AllMusic, proclaiming that Chesney began to find his musical personality on the album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"She's Got It All"	Craig Wiseman, Drew Womack	3:23
2.	"You Win, I Win, We Lose"	Buddy Brock, Kenny Chesney, Donny Kees	3:25
3.	"She Gets That Way"	Adam Hughes, Roger Brown	3:19
4.	"I Will Stand"	Mark Germino, Casey Beathard	3:25
5.	"That's Why I'm Here"	Mark Springer, Shaye Smith	4:01
6.	"Steamy Windows"	Tony Joe White	4:29
7.	"From Hillbilly Heaven to Honky Tonk Hell" (featuring George Jones and Tracy Lawrence)	Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman	4:21
8.	"She Always Says It First"	Chesney, Dean Dillon	2:51
9.	"Lonely, Needin' Lovin'"	Chesney, Brock, Kees	3:33
10.	"A Chance"	Dillon, Royce Porter	3:41
11.	"When I Close My Eyes" (acoustic version)	Nettie Musick, Springer	3:38
Total length:			40:05

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

• "Cowboy" Eddie Long - steel guitar
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar
• Shannon Brown – background vocals
• Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar
• Melonie Cannon – background vocals
• Kenny Chesney – lead vocals
• Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin
• Sonny Garrish – Dobro, steel guitar
• Steve Gibson – electric guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Randy Howard – fiddle

• Roy Huskey, Jr. – upright bass
• Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson – harmonica
• George Jones – vocals on track 7
• Tracy Lawrence – vocals on track 7
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Rodger Morris – piano, synthesizer
• Farrell Morris – percussion
• Steve Nathan – synthesizer, vibraphone
• William "Ozzy" Osment – fiddle
• Larry Paxton – bass guitar

• Matt Rollings – piano, Hammond B-3
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Pete Wade – gut string guitar
• Cindy Richardson-Walker – background vocals
• Biff Watson – acoustic guitar
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Lonnie Wilson – drums
• Norro Wilson – percussion
• Curtis Young – background vocals
• Reggie Young – electric guitar

Chart performance

Album

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	10
U.S. Billboard 200	95

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country	US	CAN Country
1997	"She's Got It All"	1	110	1
	"A Chance"	11	—	17
1998	"That's Why I'm Here"	2	79	9
	"I Will Stand"	27	101	33
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)	Platinum