The Road and the Radio

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The Road and the Radio
File:Road And The Radio.jpg
Studio album by Kenny Chesney
Released November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
Recorded 2005 at Emerald Entertainment Studios & Westwood Sound Studios
Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length 40:43
Label BNA
Producer Buddy Cannon
Kenny Chesney
Norro Wilson
Kenny Chesney chronology
Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)
(2005)Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)2005		 The Road and the Radio
(2005)		 Live: Live Those Songs Again
(2006)Live: Live Those Songs Again2006
Singles from The Road and the Radio
  1. "Who You'd Be Today"
    Released: September 12, 2005
  2. "Living in Fast Forward"
    Released: January 9, 2006
  3. "Summertime"
    Released: April 11, 2006
  4. "You Save Me"
    Released: August 14, 2006
  5. "Beer in Mexico"
    Released: January 8, 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (57/100)[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
About.com 4.5/5 stars[2]
Allmusic 3/5 stars[3]
BBC Music (unfavorable)[4]
Billboard (positive)[1]
Blender 2/5 stars[1]
Chicago Tribune 2/4 stars[5]
E! Online B−[1]
Los Angeles Times 2.5/4 stars[6]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[1]
Stylus Magazine C−[7]

The Road and the Radio is the tenth studio album by country music artist Kenny Chesney, released on November 8, 2005. The album peaked at #1 on the Top Country Albums and Billboard 200 charts.

Content

The album produced five singles between 2005-2007: "Who You'd Be Today", "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", "You Save Me", and "Beer in Mexico". "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", and "Beer in Mexico" reached number one on the Hot Country Songs chart. "Who You'd Be Today" peaked at number 2 and "You Save Me" reached number 3.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Road and the Radio"   Kenny Chesney, Casey Beathard 5:11
2. "Living in Fast Forward"   David Lee Murphy, Rivers Rutherford 3:34
3. "Who You'd Be Today"   Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo 4:16
4. "You Save Me"   Brett James, Troy Verges 3:58
5. "Summertime"   Craig Wiseman, Steve McEwan 3:29
6. "In a Small Town"   Jon McElroy, Cory Mayo 4:15
7. "Beer in Mexico"   Chesney 4:36
8. "Freedom"   Tom Douglas, Luther 4:41
9. "Tequila Loves Me"   McElroy, Arnie Roman 4:09
10. "Somebody Take Me Home"   Radney Foster, Randy Rogers 3:35
11. "Like Me"   Troy Jones 5:15
Total length:
 40:43

Personnel

Compiled in liner notes[8]

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 1

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country US US
Pop
2005 "Who You'd Be Today" 2 37 61 * US: Gold[9]
2006 "Living in Fast Forward" 1 48 —
"Summertime" 1 34 51 * US: Platinum[10]
"You Save Me" 3 41 75 * US: Gold[11]
2007 "Beer in Mexico" 1 61 — * US: Gold[12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[13] 3× Platinum

References

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External links

Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
November 20, 2005 - November 26, 2005		 Succeeded by
Confessions on a Dance Floor by Madonna
Preceded by Top Country Albums number-one album
November 26 - December 2, 2005		 Succeeded by
Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood
Preceded by
Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood
 Top Country Albums number-one album
December 10–16, 2005		 Succeeded by
Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood
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