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An entry for the 2003 Christmas season was a natural move for Kenny Chesney after the blockbuster No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems made 2002 his banner year. But in typical Chesney fashion, his holiday album tries to be a little more easygoing than the usual Music City rehash of tried 'n' true yuletide chestnuts. The sunny south of the border vibe that lit up the video for No Shirt's title cut is alive and well on All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan; the album's own title track is a nice, swaying number that approximates the Cascades' "Rhythm of the Rain" into its breezy Buffett feel. Like Chesney's best material, it's a contemporary country number crossed effortlessly with pop, and it's just a little bit cheeky, too. "Don't worry baby," he sings. "We'll celebrate plenty/I'll buy you some shades and a brand new bikini." He seems truly honest when, in his liner notes, Chesney explains how as a kid he spent the season in his native east Tennessee, but now likes to head down to the Caribbean for the holidays. And he backs up that sentiment with the title track and a fun steel drum run through "Jingle Bells." However, the remainder of All I Want for Christmas leans more toward Nashville safe bets than easygoing St. Bart's. Fans likely won't mind; after all, Chesney's duets with Randy Owen (on the Alabama classic "Christmas in Dixie") and Willie Nelson ("Pretty Paper") are solid, and -- ever the softie -- he brings his mom and Aunt Sharon in for a touching take on "Silent Night." But filler like the needlessly electronicized "Silver Bells" or "The Angel at the Top of My Tree," which is basic pop-country dressed up in Christmas ribbons and bows, might have been replaced with more of the title track's temperate climes. Chesney and his pals sure look like they're having a great time in the back cover photo, lounging in the sun and sand with their Santa caps. But All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan could have spread the Coppertone around a little more, instead of relying on Nashville conventionalism.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Paul Overstreet, Composer - Paul Overstreet, Lyricist - Paul Overstreet, Background Vocal - Norro Wilson, Producer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Jason Schoultz, Background Vocal - Alex Bridge, Background Vocal - Holly Hardy, Background Vocal - Cheryl Bevis, Background Vocal - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Buddy Cannon, Arranger - Benjamin Bourassa, Background Vocal - Angela McMillen, Background Vocal - Allison Stewart, Background Vocal - Daniel Meng, Background Vocal - Amy Rappaport, Background Vocal - Mark Tamburino, Background Vocal - Norro Wilson, Producer - Norro Wilson, Arranger - Cole Weldon, Background Vocal - Robert Waara, Background Vocal - Kyle Stewart, Background Vocal - Emily Bourassa, Background Vocal - Nicholas Hoffman, Background Vocal - Glen Rose, Background Vocal - Shannon Brown, Background Vocal - Shaun Silva, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Kenny Chesney, Arranger - Kenny Chesney, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Kim Gannon, Composer - Kim Gannon, Lyricist - Walter Kent, Composer - Walter Kent, Lyricist - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Buck Ram, Composer - Buck Ram, Lyricist - Norro Wilson, Producer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Mark Herndon, Composer - Mark Herndon, Lyricist - Tim Hensley, Background Vocal - Jeff Cook, Composer - Jeff Cook, Lyricist - Norro Wilson, Producer - Teddy Gentry, Composer - Teddy Gentry, Lyricist - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Wyatt Beard, Background Vocal - Randy Owen, Composer - Randy Owen, Lyricist - Randy Owen, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Wyatt Beard, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Eddy Raven, Composer - Eddy Raven, Lyricist - Tim Hensley, Background Vocal - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Norro Wilson, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Jay Livingston, Composer - Jay Livingston, Lyricist - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Ray Evans, Composer - Ray Evans, Lyricist - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Norro Wilson, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Wyatt Beard, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Skip Ewing, Composer - Skip Ewing, Lyricist - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Kent Blazy, Composer - Kent Blazy, Lyricist - Norro Wilson, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Wyatt Beard, Background Vocal - Dean Dillon, Composer - Dean Dillon, Lyricist - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Kenny Chesney, Composer - Kenny Chesney, Lyricist - Tim Hensley, Background Vocal - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Buddy Cannon, Composer - Buddy Cannon, Lyricist - Norro Wilson, Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Liana Manis, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Randy McCormick, Background Vocal - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Willie Nelson, Composer - Willie Nelson, Lyricist - Norro Wilson, Producer - Wes Hightower, Background Vocal
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Sharon Lynch, Background Vocal - Jason Schoultz, Background Vocal - Alex Bridge, Background Vocal - Holly Hardy, Background Vocal - Cheryl Bevis, Background Vocal - Joseph Mohr, Composer - Joseph Mohr, Lyricist - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Buddy Cannon, Arranger - Benjamin Bourassa, Background Vocal - Angela McMillen, Background Vocal - Allison Stewart, Background Vocal - Daniel Meng, Background Vocal - Amy Rappaport, Background Vocal - Mark Tamburino, Background Vocal - Norro Wilson, Producer - Norro Wilson, Arranger - Cole Weldon, Background Vocal - Robert Waara, Background Vocal - Karen Chandler, Background Vocal - Kyle Stewart, Background Vocal - Emily Bourassa, Background Vocal - Nicholas Hoffman, Background Vocal - Glen Rose, Background Vocal - Shannon Brown, Background Vocal - Franz Gruber, Composer - Franz Gruber, Lyricist - Shaun Silva, Background Vocal - Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Kenny Chesney, Arranger
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Kenny Chesney, Performer - Kenny Chesney, Producer - Kenny Chesney, Arranger - Buddy Cannon, Producer - Buddy Cannon, Arranger - Lewis H. Redner, Composer - Lewis H. Redner, Lyricist - Philips Brooks, Composer - Philips Brooks, Lyricist - Norro Wilson, Producer - Norro Wilson, Arranger
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
An entry for the 2003 Christmas season was a natural move for Kenny Chesney after the blockbuster No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problems made 2002 his banner year. But in typical Chesney fashion, his holiday album tries to be a little more easygoing than the usual Music City rehash of tried 'n' true yuletide chestnuts. The sunny south of the border vibe that lit up the video for No Shirt's title cut is alive and well on All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan; the album's own title track is a nice, swaying number that approximates the Cascades' "Rhythm of the Rain" into its breezy Buffett feel. Like Chesney's best material, it's a contemporary country number crossed effortlessly with pop, and it's just a little bit cheeky, too. "Don't worry baby," he sings. "We'll celebrate plenty/I'll buy you some shades and a brand new bikini." He seems truly honest when, in his liner notes, Chesney explains how as a kid he spent the season in his native east Tennessee, but now likes to head down to the Caribbean for the holidays. And he backs up that sentiment with the title track and a fun steel drum run through "Jingle Bells." However, the remainder of All I Want for Christmas leans more toward Nashville safe bets than easygoing St. Bart's. Fans likely won't mind; after all, Chesney's duets with Randy Owen (on the Alabama classic "Christmas in Dixie") and Willie Nelson ("Pretty Paper") are solid, and -- ever the softie -- he brings his mom and Aunt Sharon in for a touching take on "Silent Night." But filler like the needlessly electronicized "Silver Bells" or "The Angel at the Top of My Tree," which is basic pop-country dressed up in Christmas ribbons and bows, might have been replaced with more of the title track's temperate climes. Chesney and his pals sure look like they're having a great time in the back cover photo, lounging in the sun and sand with their Santa caps. But All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan could have spread the Coppertone around a little more, instead of relying on Nashville conventionalism.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:48
- Main artists: Kenny Chesney
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: BNA Records Label
- Genre: Country
(P) 2003 BMG Music
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