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Building upon the bright, cheerful punch of Me and You, Kenny Chesney widened his musical vision on his fourth album, 1997's I Will Stand. This is partially due to his own pen -- he has two songwriting credits here and none on the predecessor -- but it's more down to the music he's chosen to sing and the persona he conveys here. He's relaxed, friendly, and assured, never trying too hard, which gently draws listeners in on both his ballads and rockers -- and, what is turning increasingly into his specialty, the sunny midtempo tunes, equally suited for the beach or the bar. This is typified by the breezy "She Gets That Way" and the hazy '70s soft rock vibe of his co-written original "You Win, I Win, We Lose," and even the snappier songs (such as "She's Got It All" and "Steamy Windows") don't push too hard -- which is fine, because the slower songs don't get mired in sappy sentiment, as "That's Why I'm Here" makes clear. It never sounds like Chesney would belong to either the hillbilly heaven or honky tonk hell that he sings about on the purest country song here -- the one that also features verses by Tracy Lawrence and George Jones -- but that's the appeal of Kenny Chesney: he doesn't live in the past, but he doesn't disrespect it, either. He's merely in the present, trading upon modern sounds and the tunes that he grew up with, making contemporary country that feels country in how he mixes up country-rock, soft rock, and pop, and it's down so casually that it's easy to take for granted how good he is on this record, the first that really brought his star persona to the forefront.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jim Cotton, Recording Engineer - Cindy Walker, Background Vocal - Drew Womack, Composer - Drew Womack, Lyricist - Craig Wiseman, Composer - Craig Wiseman, Lyricist - Norro Wilson, Producer - Kenny Chesney, Performer - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Kevin Beamish, Mixing Engineer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Dennis Wilson, Background Vocal - Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Composer - Kenny Chesney, Lyricist - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Norro Wilson, Producer - Donny Kees, Composer - Donny Kees, Lyricist - Buddy Brock, Composer - Buddy Brock, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Cindy Walker, Background Vocal - Roger Brown, Composer - Roger Brown, Lyricist - Adam Hughes, Composer - Adam Hughes, Lyricist - Norro Wilson, Producer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Mark Germino, Composer - Mark Germino, Lyricist - Casey Beathard, Composer - Casey Beathard, Lyricist - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Cindy Walker, Background Vocal - Norro Wilson, Producer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Jim Cotton, Recording Engineer - Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young, Background Vocal - Dennis Wilson, Background Vocal - Norro Wilson, Producer - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Mark Alan Springer, Composer - Mark Alan Springer, Lyricist - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Kevin Beamish, Mixing Engineer - Shaye Smith, Composer - Shaye Smith, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Dennis Wilson, Background Vocal - Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Norro Wilson, Producer - Tony Joe White, Composer - Tony Joe White, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young, Background Vocal - Dennis Wilson, Background Vocal - Cindy Walker, Background Vocal - Norro Wilson, Producer - Mike Geiger, Composer - Mike Geiger, Lyricist - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney Featuring George Jones and Tracy Lawrence, Performer - Woody Mullis, Composer - Woody Mullis, Lyricist - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Michael Huffman, Composer - Michael Huffman, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Dennis Wilson, Background Vocal - Dean Dillon, Composer - Dean Dillon, Lyricist - Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Composer - Kenny Chesney, Lyricist - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Norro Wilson, Producer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Buddy Brock, Composer - Buddy Brock, Lyricist - Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young, Background Vocal - Cindy Walker, Background Vocal - Dennis Wilson, Background Vocal - Donny Kees, Composer - Donny Kees, Lyricist - Norro Wilson, Producer - Kenny Chesney, Composer - Kenny Chesney, Lyricist - Kenny Chesney, Performer - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Buddy Cannon, Producer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Dean Dillon, Composer - Dean Dillon, Lyricist - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Cindy Walker, Background Vocal - Norro Wilson, Producer - Royce Porter, Composer - Royce Porter, Lyricist
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Nettie Musick, Composer - Nettie Musick, Lyricist - Shannon Brown, Background Vocal - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Vocal - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Mark Alan Springer, Composer - Mark Alan Springer, Lyricist - Norro Wilson, Producer
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Building upon the bright, cheerful punch of Me and You, Kenny Chesney widened his musical vision on his fourth album, 1997's I Will Stand. This is partially due to his own pen -- he has two songwriting credits here and none on the predecessor -- but it's more down to the music he's chosen to sing and the persona he conveys here. He's relaxed, friendly, and assured, never trying too hard, which gently draws listeners in on both his ballads and rockers -- and, what is turning increasingly into his specialty, the sunny midtempo tunes, equally suited for the beach or the bar. This is typified by the breezy "She Gets That Way" and the hazy '70s soft rock vibe of his co-written original "You Win, I Win, We Lose," and even the snappier songs (such as "She's Got It All" and "Steamy Windows") don't push too hard -- which is fine, because the slower songs don't get mired in sappy sentiment, as "That's Why I'm Here" makes clear. It never sounds like Chesney would belong to either the hillbilly heaven or honky tonk hell that he sings about on the purest country song here -- the one that also features verses by Tracy Lawrence and George Jones -- but that's the appeal of Kenny Chesney: he doesn't live in the past, but he doesn't disrespect it, either. He's merely in the present, trading upon modern sounds and the tunes that he grew up with, making contemporary country that feels country in how he mixes up country-rock, soft rock, and pop, and it's down so casually that it's easy to take for granted how good he is on this record, the first that really brought his star persona to the forefront.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:10
- Main artists: Kenny Chesney
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BNA Records Label
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(P) 1997, BMG Entertainment
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