Greatest Hits II (Kenny Chesney album)
| Greatest Hits II | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Kenny Chesney | ||||
| Released |
May 19, 2009 February 9, 2010 (re-issue) | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Producer |
Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney | |||
| Kenny Chesney chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Greatest Hits II | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Greatest Hits II is a compilation album by country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on May 19, 2009, and it is his second greatest hits album since Greatest Hits in 2000. The album includes twelve singles from 2002 to 2009, as well as two non-singles from previous albums ("Be as You Are" from Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) and "I'm Alive" from Lucky Old Sun). Also included is the new song "Out Last Night", which was issued as a single in April 2009, followed by "I'm Alive" in August 2009.
The album was re-released on February 9, 2010 to include two new tracks, "This Is Our Moment" and "Ain't Back Yet". The former was used by the television network ESPN as a college football theme and peaked at number 46 based on unsolicited airplay, while the latter was released to radio as the album's single in February 2010.[2]
Reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, reviewing the album for Allmusic, gave it four stars out of five. He said that the album was stronger than his last two studio albums because it did not contain as many laid-back songs. Erlewine also called "Out Last Night" an "amiable day-after shuffle."[1]
The album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200,[3] and No. 1 on Top Country Albums in its first week of release.[4] The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on June 30, 2010, and on November 27, 2012.[5] It has sold 1,343,500 copies in the United States as of April 2017.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Out Last Night" | Kenny Chesney, Brett James | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Living in Fast Forward" | David Lee Murphy, Rivers Rutherford | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Young" | Craig Wiseman, Naoise Sheridan, Steve McEwan | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Summertime" | Wiseman, McEwan | 3:27 |
| 5. | "Down the Road" (duet with Mac McAnally) | Mac McAnally | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Beer in Mexico" | Chesney | 4:32 |
| 7. | "There Goes My Life" | Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley | 5:02 |
| 8. | "When the Sun Goes Down" (duet with Uncle Kracker) | James | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Anything but Mine" | Scooter Carusoe | 5:24 |
| 10. | "Be as You Are" | Chesney, Dean Dillon | 4:20 |
| 11. | "I Go Back" | Chesney | 4:03 |
| 12. | "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" | Casey Beathard | 3:29 |
| 13. | "The Good Stuff" | Wiseman, Jim Collins | 3:20 |
| 14. | "Never Wanted Nothing More" | Ronnie Bowman, Chris Stapleton | 3:28 |
| 15. | "I'm Alive" (duet with Dave Matthews) | Chesney, Dillon, Mark Tamburino | 3:19 |
| Re-Release Bonus Tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 16. | "This Is Our Moment" | Chesney | 3:08 |
| 17. | "Ain't Back Yet" | Wiseman, Chris Tompkins | 3:46 |
Personnel on "Out Last Night"
- Wyatt Beard - background vocals
- Mark Beckett - drums
- Pat Buchanan - electric guitar
- Kenny Chesney - lead vocals
- Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar
- John Hobbs - Wurlitzer
- Randy McCormick - Hammond B-3 organ
- Larry Paxton - bass guitar
- Scott Vestal - banjo
- John Willis - acoustic guitar
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[7] | 3 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[9] | 14 |
End of year charts
| Chart (2010) | Year-end 2010 |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[10] | 148 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[11] | 26 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN | |||
| 2009 | "Out Last Night" | 1 | 16 | 41 | * US: Gold[12] |
| "I'm Alive" (featuring Dave Matthews) | 6 | 32 | 73 | * US: Gold[13] | |
| 2010 | "Ain't Back Yet" | 3 | 50 | 72 | |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum |
References
- 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Hits II review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney adds two new tracks to Greatest Hits II". CMT. 10 February 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ↑ "Billboard 200". Billboard. June 6, 2009.
- ↑ "Top Country Albums". Billboard. June 6, 2009.
- 1 2 "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – Greatest Hits II". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017". Roughstock.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Kenny Chesney.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Kenny Chesney.
- ↑ "Kenny Chesney – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Kenny Chesney.
- ↑ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard.
- ↑ "Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Out Last Night". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – I%27m Alive". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
| Preceded by Hannah Montana: The Movie (soundtrack) by Various artists |
Top Country Albums number-one album June 6, 2009 |
Succeeded by Hannah Montana: The Movie (soundtrack) by Various artists |