The Road and the Radio

The Road and the Radio
Studio album by Kenny Chesney
Released November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
Recorded 2005
Studio Emerald Entertainment Studios & Westwood Sound Studios
Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length 40:43
Label BNA
Producer Buddy Cannon
Kenny Chesney
Norro Wilson
Kenny Chesney chronology
Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)
(2005)Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)2005		 The Road and the Radio
(2005)		 Live: Live Those Songs Again
(2006)Live: Live Those Songs Again2006
Singles from The Road and the Radio
  1. "Who You'd Be Today"
    Released: September 12, 2005
  2. "Living in Fast Forward"
    Released: January 9, 2006
  3. "Summertime"
    Released: April 11, 2006
  4. "You Save Me"
    Released: August 14, 2006
  5. "Beer in Mexico"
    Released: January 8, 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(57/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Allmusic[3]
BBC Music(unfavorable)[4]
Billboard(positive)[1]
Blender[1]
Chicago Tribune[5]
E! OnlineB−[1]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Rolling Stone[1]
Stylus MagazineC−[7]

The Road and the Radio is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney, released on November 8, 2005. The album peaked at #1 on the Top Country Albums and Billboard 200 charts.

Content

The album produced five singles between 2005 and 2007 with the songs "Who You'd Be Today", "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", "You Save Me", and "Beer in Mexico". All singles made it to the Top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", and "Beer in Mexico" all reached number one. "Who You'd Be Today" peaked at number 2, and "You Save Me" went to number 3.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Road and the Radio"Kenny Chesney, Casey Beathard5:11
2."Living in Fast Forward"David Lee Murphy, Rivers Rutherford3:34
3."Who You'd Be Today"Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo4:16
4."You Save Me"Brett James, Troy Verges3:58
5."Summertime"Craig Wiseman, Steve McEwan3:26
6."In a Small Town"Jon McElroy, Cory Mayo4:15
7."Beer in Mexico"Chesney4:36
8."Freedom"Tom Douglas, Luther4:41
9."Tequila Loves Me"McElroy, Arnie Roman4:09
10."Somebody Take Me Home"Radney Foster, Randy Rogers3:35
11."Like Me"Troy Jones5:15
Total length:40:43

Personnel

Compiled in liner notes[8]

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 1

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country US US
Pop
2005 "Who You'd Be Today" 2 37 61 * US: Gold[9]
2006 "Living in Fast Forward" 1 48 —
"Summertime" 1 34 51 * US: Platinum[10]
"You Save Me" 3 41 75 * US: Gold[11]
2007 "Beer in Mexico" 1 61 — * US: Gold[12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[13] 3× Platinum

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Critic Reviews for The Road And The Radio". Metacritic. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ Webb, Jennifer. "Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio". About.com. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Road and the Radio - Kenny Chesney". Allmusic. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  4. ↑ Keogh, Sue. "Review of Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio". BBC Music. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Randy (December 16, 2005). "Kenny Chesney 'THE ROAD AND THE RADIO'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Randy (November 9, 2005). "After the storm, Chesney sings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ Easton, Anthony (November 16, 2005). "Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ The Road and the Radio (Media notes). Kenny Chesney. BNA Records. 2005. BNA82876-72960-2.
  9. ↑ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Who You%27d Be Today". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  10. ↑ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Summertime". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  11. ↑ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – You Save Me". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  12. ↑ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – Beer in Mexico". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  13. ↑ "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – The Road and the Radio". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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