Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 25, 2005 | |||
Recorded | June 29, 2004 | |||
Genre | Country, Gulf and Western | |||
Length | 55:07 | |||
Label | BNA | |||
Producer |
Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney | |||
Kenny Chesney chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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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 American country music singer Kenny Chesney, released on January 25, 2005. The album debuted at number one album on the US 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.
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 |
Total length: | 55:07 |
As listed in liner notes [11]
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
United States ( RIAA) [16] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 25, 2005 | |||
Recorded | June 29, 2004 | |||
Genre | Country, Gulf and Western | |||
Length | 55:07 | |||
Label | BNA | |||
Producer |
Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney | |||
Kenny Chesney chronology | ||||
|
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 American country music singer Kenny Chesney, released on January 25, 2005. The album debuted at number one album on the US 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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
Total length: | 55:07 |
As listed in liner notes [11]
Weekly charts
|
Year-end charts
|
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
United States ( RIAA) [16] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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