Greatest Hits II [Bonus Tracks]

by Kenny Chesney

Overview

Kenny Chesney had his first Greatest Hits at the dawn of the millennium, just as he was turning into the biggest country star in the U.S. He wound up dominating much of the decade with his easy, breezy Caribbean country, equal parts heartland rock and Jimmy Buffett beach music, and that domination is summarized on 2009's Greatest Hits II, a 15-track collection that contains only one new song in the opening "Out Last Night," an amiable day-after shuffle that doesn't rock like "Beer in Mexico" but is livelier than most cuts on the two albums that preceded this comp. Chesney's records from the last stretch of the decade were so suited for a lazy afternoon that they sometimes could border on listless, but this collection does a good job of disguising that sweet dullness, concentrating on the songs that made him a superstar: "Living in Fast Forward," "There Goes My Life," "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems," and his duet with Uncle Kracker, "When the Sun Goes Down." Some of his full albums were rewarding in their own right, but none of them quite captures all of his easy charms like this fine hits collection. [The album was reissued in early 2010 with the addition of two previously unreleased tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/09/2010
Label:	Bna Records
UPC:	0886976555528
Rank:	24553

Tracks

1. Out Last Night
2. Living in Fast Forward
3. Young
4. Summertime
5. Down the Road
6. Beer in Mexico
7. There Goes My Life
8. When the Sun Goes Down
9. Anything But Mine
10. Be as You Are
11. I Go Back
12. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
13. The Good Stuff
14. Never Wanted Nothing More
15. I'm Alive
16. This Is Our Moment
17. Ain't Back Yet

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kenny Chesney   Primary Artist
Larry Paxton   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Pat Buchanan   Guitar (Electric)
Mac McAnally   Guest Artist,Featured Artist
John Hobbs   Wurlitzer
John Willis   Guitar (Acoustic)
Uncle Kracker   Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Mark Beckett   Drums
Randy McCormick   Organ (Hammond)
Patrick Buchanon   Guitar (Electric)
Dave Matthews   Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Kenny Greenberg   Guitar (Electric)
Scott Vestal   Bass,Banjo
Wyatt Beard   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Kenny Chesney   Audio Production,Cover Art Concept,Creative Director,Composer,Producer
Craig Wiseman   Composer
Casey Beathard   Composer
David Lee Murphy   Composer
Mac McAnally   Composer
Wendell Mobley   Composer
Uncle Kracker   Duet
Dean Dillon   Composer
Justin Niebank   Mixing
Ronnie Bowman   Composer
Rivers Rutherford   Composer
Jim Collins   Composer,Composer
Neil Thrasher   Composer
Norro Wilson   Producer,Audio Production
Buddy Cannon   Producer,Audio Production
Lowell Reynolds   Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Drew Bollman   Mixing,Mixing Assistant
Dale Morris   Management
Andrew Mendelson   Mastering,Remastering
Tony Castle   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Stephen Jones   Audio Engineer
Brett James   Composer
Scooter Carusoe   Composer
Holly Gleason   Publicity
Naoise Sheridan   Composer
Tracy Baskette-Fleaner   Art Direction
Natthaphol Abhigantaphand   Remastering,Mastering Assistant
Shelley Anderson   Remastering,Mastering Assistant
Mark Tamburino   Composer
Helena Pygrum   Photography
Daniel Bacigalupi   Remastering,Mastering Assistant
Chris Stapleton   Composer
Glen Rose   Photography
Steve Jones   Assistant Engineer
Clint Higham   Management
Judy Forde Blair   Liner Notes,Creative Producer
Steve Flatt   Cover Art Concept
Scott McDaniel   Creative Director
Shannon Finnegan Scott   Production Coordination
Steve McEwan   Composer