Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: John Jorgenson (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, baritone guitar); Mike Johnson (steel guitar); Samuel B. Levine, Samuel B. Levine (tenor saxophone); Jeff Bailey (trumpet); Randy McCormick (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond b-3 organ, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards); John Hobbs (piano, Hammond b-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer); Larry Paxton, Michael Rhodes (bass instrument); Kenny Greenberg (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); John Willis (acoustic guitar, nylon-string guitar, banjo); B. James Lowry (acoustic guitar); Pat Buchanan, J.T. Corenflos (electric guitar); Dan Dugmore, Steve Hinson (steel guitar); Tim Hensley (banjo, background vocals); Rob Hajacos (fiddle); Jim Horn (baritone saxophone); Steve Patrick (trumpet); Chris Dunn (trombone); Wyatt Beard (piano, background vocals); Steve Nathan (synthesizer); Paul Leim (drums, percussion); Melonie Cannon, Buddy Cannon (background vocals). | | Audio Mixer: Kevin Beamish. | | Liner Note Author: Kenny Chesney. | | Recording information: Emerald Entertainment Studios; WEstwood Sound Studios. | | Although most of the attention Kenny Chesney garnered in 2005 was for his brief marriage to actress Renee Zellweger, he also managed to release two studio albums during that year--the laid-back, island-hopping BE AS YOU ARE and THE ROAD AND THE RADIO, a more straightforward country outing. The latter record revisits his earlier style, spending more time on dusty gravel roads than palm-tree-lined beaches. On "Living in Fast Forward," Chesney ponders his busy life dubbing himself a "hillbilly rock star out of control" amidst ZZ Top-like guitar riffs. The amiable singer also offers up the emotional ballad "You Save Me" and two odes to south-of-the-border drinking--the upbeat "Beer in Mexico" and the melancholy "Tequila Loves Me"--making this a release that's sure to appeal to fans of all phases of Chesney's career. |
Producer: Kenny Chesney; Buddy Cannon; Buddy Cannon; Kenny Chesney |
Engineer: Derek Bason; Chris Rowe; Steve Marcantonio; Tony Castle; Billy Sherrill |
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