The Big Revival
The Big Revival | ||||
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Studio album by Kenny Chesney | ||||
Released | September 23, 2014 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 38:29 | |||
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Singles from The Big Revival | ||||
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The Big Revival is the sixteenth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney, released by Blue Chair and Columbia Records on September 23, 2014.[1]
Content
Chesney produced the album with Buddy Cannon, who has produced his other albums starting in 1997 with I Will Stand.
The album has produced four singles — "American Kids", "Til It's Gone", "Wild Child" and "Save It for a Rainy Day" — all of which were number one hits on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
The album's title track, "The Big Revival," was previously recorded by John Anderson on his 2001 album, Nobody's Got It All, and later by Montgomery Gentry on their 2008 album, Back When I Knew It All.
Critical reception
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Billboard | [3] |
Newsday | B+[4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine saying for AllMusic, how "Chesney overhauls his core strengths, winding up with his best record in years."[2] Writing for Rolling Stone, Nick Murray reveals Chesney "continuously brings a sense of musical energy and emotional urgency his previous easygoing albums have sometimes lacked."[5] On behalf of Billboard, Melinda Newman foresees how "The Big Revival serves his faithful flock a generous helping of country salvation with all the breeziness of a long holiday weekend."[3] Glenn Gamboa for Newsday proclaims the album to be "a big-tent collection of future hits that celebrates regular folks who stand up for each other."[4]
Commercial peformance
The Big Revival debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, Chesney's 13th album to do so, selling 130,000 copies in the United States after its first week in release.[6] It's also Chesney's 10th consecutive studio album to peak in the top 3 of the all genre Billboard 200 chart, debuting at No. 2. As of May 2016, the album has sold 447,000 copies in the US.[7]
In Canada, the album debuted at number at No. 6 on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 4,700 copies in its first week.[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Big Revival" | Dennis Linde | 3:11 |
2. | "Drink It Up" | 2:47 | |
3. | "Til It's Gone" |
| 4:11 |
4. | "American Kids" |
| 3:02 |
5. | "Wild Child" (duet with Grace Potter) |
| 3:09 |
6. | "Beer Can Chicken" |
| 4:07 |
7. | "Rock Bottom" |
| 3:41 |
8. | "Don't It" |
| 3:16 |
9. | "Save It for a Rainy Day" |
| 3:02 |
10. | "Flora-Bama" |
| 4:31 |
11. | "If This Bus Could Talk" |
| 4:52 |
Personnel
- Wyatt Beard – background vocals
- Pat Buchanan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Tony Castle – synthesizer
- Jim Chapman – background vocals
- Kenny Chesney – lead vocals
- Rodney Clawson – background vocals
- Ashley Cleveland – background vocals
- Chad Cromwell – drums, percussion
- Eric Darken – percussion
- Matt Dragstrem – electric guitar, background vocals
- Nicolle Galyon – background vocals
- Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Natalie Hemby – background vocals
- John Hobbs – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer
- David Huff – programming
- Alison Krauss – background vocals
- Luke Laird – background vocals
- Paul Leim – cajón, drums, percussion
- Shane McAnally – background vocals
- Randy McCormick – keyboards, synthesizer
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar
- David Lee Murphy – background vocals
- Larry Paxton – bass guitar
- Grace Potter – background vocals on "Wild Child"
- Danny Radar – banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Mike Rojas – Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
- John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
- F. Reid Shippen – programming
- Jeff Taylor – accordion
- Dan Tyminski – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- John Willis – acoustic guitar
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Chart (2014–15) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 31 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] | 6 |
US Billboard 200[11] | 2 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2014) | Position |
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US Billboard 200[13] | 72 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[14] | 13 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||
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US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN Country | CAN | |||
2014 | "American Kids" | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 27 |
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"Til It's Gone" | 8 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 75 | ||
2015 | "Wild Child" | 9 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 69 | |
"Save It for a Rainy Day" | 4 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 61 | ||
References
- ↑ Howell, Coti (June 30, 2014). "Kenny Chesney Announces 'The Big Revival' Album Details". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (September 23, 2014). "The Big Revival - Kenny Chesney". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
- 1 2 Newman, Melinda (September 23, 2014). "Album Review: Kenny Chesney Mixes Country Salvation With a Good Time on 'The Big Revival'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- 1 2 Gamboa, Glenn (September 23, 2014). "Kenny Chesney's 'The Big Revival' review: Big sound, big hits". Newday. Cablevision. ISSN 0278-5587. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- 1 2 Murray, Nick (September 23, 2014). "Kenny Chesney's New Album: The Big Revival". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ↑ Gary Trust (October 2, 2014). "Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean No. 1; Carrie Underwood Debuts on Country Charts". Billboard.
- ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
- ↑ A Journal of Musical ThingsWeekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 02 October 2014 - A Journal of Musical Things
- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Kenny Chesney – The Big Revival". Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Kenny Chesney.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kenny Chesney.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Kenny Chesney.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – American Kids". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
Preceded by Sundown Heaven Town by Tim McGraw |
Top Country Albums number-one album October 11, 2014 |
Succeeded by Bringing Back the Sunshine by Blake Shelton |