- Trip Around the Sun
- All the Pretty Girls
- Setting the World on Fire
- Noise
- Bucket
- Bar at the End of the World
- Some Town Somewhere
- Rich and Miserable
- Jesus and Elvis
- Winnebago
- Coach
- I Want to Know What Love Is
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Overview
Kenny Chesney initially planned his 17th studio album to be a set with the Mellencamp-esque title Some Town Somewhere, but as the album drew closer to its scheduled summer 2016 release, the singer/songwriter decided to revise the record, turning it into Cosmic Hallelujah. Some of the earlier album survives -- "Some Town Somewhere" opens up the second side -- but Cosmic Hallelujah is a decidedly different album than its predecessor, the 2014 set The Big Revival. Much of Cosmic Hallelujah pivots off of the big singalong "American Kids" -- the Shane McAnally co-write that was added to the album at the last minute -- and Chesney also uses the P!nk duet "Setting the World on Fire" as his lodestar, choosing to fill the album with rhythmically savvy country songs that could easily slide onto adult contemporary airwaves. More than that, Chesney chooses to load this album up with songs about the modern condition: "Noise" explicitly tackles the digital overload of the 21st century, while "Trip Around the Sun" opens up the album with a nod to climate change, and "Rich and Miserable" claims that "too much is never too much," an admission that materialism is a dead end. Perhaps Chesney is searching for meaning in his middle age, perhaps he's simply attempting to tap into the shifting zeitgeist -- certainly Cosmic Hallelujah takes the percolating country R&B of Sam Hunt into full account -- but the remarkable thing about the album is that it feels simultaneously restless and faithful, with music that stays true to his buoyant hits as it taps into the melancholy undercurrents that flow through his quiet albums. Cosmic Hallelujah veers toward happy but the subtext can be sad: Chesney recognizes the world is changing, so he does his best to hang on to the things that matter to him, while allowing himself to embrace over-saturated modernity. It seems like it'd be a tricky balance, but the nifty thing about Cosmic Hallelujah is that it plays as if it's a passion project: Chesney is determined to connect with his times without abandoning himself, and the result is one of his best records. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Product Details
Release Date: | 10/28/2016 |
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Label: | Blue Chair Records / Columbia / Sony Music |
UPC: | 0888751803725 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Kenny Chesney Primary Artist,VocalsShane McAnally Vocals (Background)
Michael Rojas Organ,Piano,Accordion,Keyboards,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond)
David Huff Percussion
David Lee Murphy Vocals (Background)
Greg Morrow Drums,Cowbell
Chad Cromwell Drums
J.T. Corenflos Guitar (Electric)
Jimmie Lee Sloas Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Matt Rollings Piano
Caitlyn Smith Vocals (Background)
Mike Rojas Organ
Glenn Worf Guitar (Bass)
Dan Dugmore Guitar (Steel)
Alison Krauss Vocals (Background)
Allison Moorer Vocals (Background)
Kenny Greenberg Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Rob McNelley Guitar (Electric)
Wyatt Beard Piano,Vocals (Background)
Michael Rhodes Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Brett James Vocals (Background)
Josh Osborne Vocals (Background)
Derek Wells Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
P!nk Vocals,Featured Artist
Heather Morgan Vocals (Background)
Ross Copperman Vocals (Background)
Jesse Frasure Vocals (Background)
Jon Nite Vocals (Background)
Danny Rader Lute,Tres,Banjo,Bouzouki,Guitar (Acoustic)
F. Reid Shippen Keyboards,Wurlitzer
Pat Buchanan Guitar (Electric)
Technical Credits
David Huff ProgrammingDavid Lee Murphy Composer
Eric Legg Engineer
John X. Volaitis Vocal Engineer
Roy Hendrickson Engineer
Danny Clinch Photography
Matraca Berg Composer
Tommy Lee James Composer
Buddy Cannon Producer
Hayes Carll Composer
Aimee Mayo Composer
Hillary Lindsey Composer
Andrew Mendelson Mastering
Tony Castle Engineer
Allison Moorer Composer
Brett James Composer
Josh Osborne Composer
Seth Morton Assistant
David Covell Assistant
Matt Jenkins Composer
Daniel Bacigalupi Mixing Assistant
Shannon Finnegan Production Coordination
Jake Burns Assistant
Heather Morgan Composer
Ross Copperman Composer
Jesse Frasure Composer
Scott McDaniel Creative Director
Tom Freitag Assistant
Jon Nite Composer
John Thomas "J. T." Harding Composer
Kam Luchterhand Assistant
Adam Grover Mastering Assistant
Sean R. Badum Assistant
Nicolle Galyon Composer
Nate Odden Assistant
Bryce Roberts Assistant
Sam Franey Assistant
Gabe Millman Mastering Assistant
Taylor Lindsey A&R
Theresa Ferrin Design,Package Layout
Mike Rupe Assistant
Alena Morgan Mixing Assistant
Andrew Danby Mastering Assistant
Jason Domnach Engineer
Kenny Chesney Composer,Producer,Creative Director
Nick Brophy Composer
Craig Wiseman Composer
F. Reid Shippen Mixing,Programming
Casey Beathard Composer
Shane McAnally Composer
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