Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)
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| Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) | ||||
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| Studio album by Kenny Chesney | ||||
| Released | January 25, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | June 29, 2004 | |||
| Genre | Country, Gulf and Western | |||
| Length | 55:07 | |||
| Label | BNA | |||
| Producer | Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney |
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (63/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| BBC Music | (average)[4] |
| Blender | [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [1] |
| People | [6] |
| Plugged In | (unfavorable)[7] |
| Robert Christgau |  [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| Stylus Magazine | B−[10] |
Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) is the ninth studio album by country music singer Kenny Chesney, released on January 25, 2005. It was a #1 album on the Billboard 200 chart.
The album's opening track was originally recorded by Chesney on his When the Sun Goes Down album. This album was intended by Chesney to be a side project, and it produced no singles, although "Guitars and Tiki Bars" reached number 53 on the Hot Country Songs charts based on unsolicited airplay.
Contents
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Old Blue Chair" | Kenny Chesney | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Be as You Are" | Chesney, Dean Dillon | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Guitars and Tiki Bars" | Chesney, Dillon, Mark Tamburino | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Island Boy" | Chesney, Phil Vassar, Tamburino | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Somewhere in the Sun" | Daryl Hobb, Tim Holly, Danny Tucker, Chesney | 4:45 |
| 6. | "Boston" | Chesney, Tamburino | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Something Sexy About the Rain" | Chesney, Skip Ewing | 5:24 |
| 8. | "French Kissing Life" | Chesney | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Key Lime Pie" | Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon, Chesney | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Sherry's Living in Paradise" | Chesney, Clayton Mitchell | 3:20 |
| 11. | "Magic" | Chesney | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Soul of a Sailor" | Chesney, Dillon, Scotty Emerick | 4:14 |
| 13. | "Old Blue Chair" (ocean mix) | Chesney | 3:31 |
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Total length:
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55:07 | ||
Personnel
As listed in liner notes[11]
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- Wyatt Beard - background vocals
- David Briggs - piano, keyboards, B3 organ
- Mat Britain - steel drums
- Pat Buchanan - electric guitar, harmonica
- Buddy Cannon - background vocals
- Murray Cannon - background vocals
- Kenny Chesney - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar, gut string guitar, nylon string guitar
- Chad Cromwell - drums
- Eric Darken - percussion
- Robert Greenidge - steel drums
- Tim Hensley - background vocals
- Steve Herman - trumpet
- John Hobbs - piano, keyboards, B3 organ
- Jim Hoke - tenor saxophone, penny whistle
- Jim Horn - tenor saxophone
- John Jorgenson - electric guitar
- Paul Leim - drums, percussion, shaker
- B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, steel guitar
- Randy McCormick - piano, keyboards, B3 organ, wurlitzer electric piano
- Liana Manis - background vocals
- Larry Paxton - bass guitar, fretless bass, background vocals
- Tom Roady - percussion, tambourine
- Amy Joe Stelzer - Intro to "Key Lime Pie"
- Mark Tamburino - Intro to "Key Lime Pie"
- Quentin Ware Jr. - trumpet
- Tommy White - dobro
- John Willis - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar, nylon string guitar
Chart performance
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
| Preceded by | Billboard 200 number-one album February 6, 2005 - February 12, 2005 |
Succeeded by The Documentary by The Game |
| Preceded by | Top Country Albums number-one album February 12–25, 2005 |
Succeeded by Totally Country Vol. 4 by Various Artists |
| Preceded by
Totally Country Vol. 4 by Various Artists
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Top Country Albums number-one album March 5–11, 2005 |
Succeeded by Feels Like Today by Rascal Flatts |
| Preceded by
Feels Like Today by Various Artists
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Top Country Albums number-one album March 26 - April 1, 2005 |
Succeeded by Kerosene by Miranda Lambert |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[12] | Platinum |
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Critic reviews at Metacritic
- ↑ About.com review
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ BBC Music review
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- ↑ People review
- ↑ Plugged In review
- ↑ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Stylus Magazine review
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