I found some interesting info on Kenny's When The Sun Goes Down album from his record label. It even quotes Kenny on what he thinks of each song, thoughts, etc. I thought it was a good find for the true Kenny Chesney fan. Enjoy.By the way, if you don't have this album and you're a Kenny fan... You have to get it! Chesney did an awesome job on this album from begining to end! A must have.
01) Young
02) I Remember
03) A Lot Of Things Different
04) The Good Stuff
05) Big Star
06) On The Coast Of Somewhere Beautiful
07) Never Gonna Feel Like That Again
08) Dreams
09) No Shoes, Now Shirt (No Problems)
10) Live Those Songs
11) One Step Up
12) I Can't Go There (Acoustic Version)
01) Young - (Craig Wiseman/Naoise Sheridan/Steve McEwan)Produced by Norro Wilson, Buddy Cannon and Kenny ChesneyBMG Songs, Inc./Mrs. Lumpkin's Poodle Music (ASCAP) (all rights obo Mrs. Lumpkin's Poodle Music, adm. by BMG Songs, Inc.)/BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (CANADA)/Ross Cahill Music (SOCAN)/BMG Music Publishing ltd.(PRS) /Trinfold Music ltd. (all rights obo Trinfold Music ltd., adm. by BMG Music Publishing ltd.) (all rights in the U.S. adm. by Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
"There’s nothing quite like being young… when you can do anything, because it hasn’t occurred to you that you can’t. It’s all fast. It’s all rocking. You’re just waist deep in all these experiences – and you feel the rush and the pain. It’s all so intense. Even now, looking back, I can feel everything like it just happened.
I think a lot of my fans are facing these same transitions. Maybe they’re falling in love or breaking up, partying, moving on for the first time. But they’re experiencing these things that will stamp their life and how they deal with the future. It can be thrilling. It can be scary. But it will never be the same. The best thing you can do is just throw your arms wide open and take what comes for everything you’ve got".
02) I Remember - (Brad Crisler/James LeBlanc)EMI April Music Inc./Waltz Time Music, Inc. (All Rights for Waltz Time Music, Inc. Controlled and adm. by EMI April Music Inc.)/House of Fame, Inc. (ASCAP)
"Some things – and it probably seems like a cop-out, but there just are no words for them. You live, somehow, through it, but you can’t really talk about how it felt. This song does that for me.
And the first time I heard it, even the demo sounded like a Conway (Twitty) song, that emotion and heart. He always dug so deep. To me, that’s where country music really stands out. When you walk through every experience and feel every piece of a song like he did, then I think you’ve got something".
03) A Lot Of Things Different - (Bill Anderson/Dean Dillon)Sony/ATV Songs LLC dba Tree Publishing Co./Mr. Bubba Music/Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. (BMI)
"Regrets. In a way, they define us – those things we wish we’d done differently. They can be small things that seemed scary at the time – like skinny-dipping with the girl you really liked, or standing up to a bully – or something that didn’t seem to matter that made all the difference in the world, whether it’s spending more time with a parent before they’re gone or giving in for someone you love.
Anyone who says they have no regrets isn’t human. To me, this song embraces it and reminds me to live every day so my regrets are all, or mostly, behind me. If you can do that, then you have a pretty good game plan for living your life".
04) The Good Stuff - (Craig Wiseman/Jim Collins)BMG Songs, Inc./Mrs. Lumpkin's Poodle (ASCAP)/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./ Make Shift Music (BMI)
"This one goes out to my friend Rusty, who lived it. He’s chief of security at my record company, so anyone coming into the building watched him go through this as his wife fought cancer. Before she died, she was losing her hair from the cancer…and it really bothered her.
One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen was Rusty, who shaved his head to make her feel better about losing her hair. To me, that’s what love is".
05) Big Star - (Stephony Smith)EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Singles Only Music (all rights for Singles Only Music Controlled and adm. by EMI Blackwood Music Inc.) (BMI)
"This is a fun song. It’s every little girl’s fairy tale – and for some, it even does come true. But it’s not all happily ever after. That line, ‘All the neighbors swear she slept her way to the top/ But she knows you don’t get where you’re going unless you got something they ain’t got…,’ I love that because it shows you that you can make it in spite of other people refusing to believe in your dream.
That’s the thing about dreams. You start there, but you gotta keep working. After all that, all the work they put in, people will always be quick to discount it – because they’d have to face what they weren’t willing to do. So this song should remind anyone with a dream to keep dreaming – have fun with it, be passionate about it and don’t let people make you ashamed of them".
06) On The Coast Of Somewhere Beautiful - (Bill Luther/Danny Simpson/LuAnn Reid)Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc./Cross Creek Music (BMI)/BMG Music Publishing Canada, Inc. (SOCAN)/LuAnn Reid & Write Music Publishing (ASCAP). All rights obo Cross Creek Music, adm. by Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. All rights obo for LuAnn Reid & Write Music Pub. adm. by BMG Songs, Inc.
"When I first moved to Nashville, that first summer, a girl stole my heart. She loved the ocean, the sand, the wind – so much so, that it got the best of her and she left.
To this day, I know she is off the coast of somewhere beautiful. And all these years later, you know, she truly still has a piece of my heart".
07) Never Gonna Feel Like That Again - (Phillip Coleman/Paul Overstreet)Gravitron Music (SESAC)/Scarlet Moon Music (BMI)/Scrambler Music (SESAC)
"When I first heard this, it reminded me what it was like on Fridays in high school – playing football under the lights, the smell of the grass and hearing the cheers. It was a big deal to a young guy. Football was so much more than a game, it was what we lived to do. We didn’t have the greatest team, but it was our whole life… that camaraderie in the locker room with the guys. Football taught us all to work really hard – because you couldn’t play football and not prepare yourself, not do the work.
I remember when I was a Senior, having played my last game, just sitting there in the locker room not wanting to take my shoulder pads off. All of a sudden, it was over. There were a bunch of us guys I’d grown up with and none of us were ever gonna play football again. For us, it was done – and we were gonna have to leave this thing we’d loved so much behind.
Do you know how many high school kids go through that? Whether it’s football or band or whatever they’re involved in. Even college – knowing you’ve given your life to this and you’re not going to go on. Suddenly, it’s over and no matter how much you love it, that’s it".
08) Dreams - (Kenny Chesney/Skip Ewing)Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Roots and Boots Music/Write On Music (adm. by Acuff Rose Music, Inc.) (BMI)
"One night, my Mom called me at home. She and her boyfriend had broken up. She was really upset and she said, ‘Kenny, all men my age want younger women…’ I could just tell her self-esteem was pretty low. And that’s how this song started.
We all want someone we can lean on and trust, who will be there to share our life with and take care of us. I don’t think it matters how old you are. But I do think the more you know about love, the harder it is to find – and it’s almost impossible if you refuse to see people for who they really are".
09) No Shoes, No Shirt (No Problems) - (Casey Beathard)Acuff-Rose Music, Inc (BMI)
"There’s something to be said for useless days. You know, days when you have nothing to do and all day to do it. Those days, time just slips away – and those are my favorite kind of days.
One of those days I’ll never forget was New Years Day 2001 -- 01-01-01. I was with some friends in the Caribbean on a boat called Hey Now. It's one of those things where you had to be there to understand it, and for those of us that were on the front of that boat between Tortola and St. John watching the sun fade away, we will never forget it. It's one of the top five days of my life, and you realize could never re-create it.
I’ve been lucky to have made a lot of friends down in the Caribbean. It’s the one place on this earth where you can truly Be As You Are… because I love the water and the islands. To the people down there, that’s what matters to them. And that’s why it’s so laid back. Trust me… a beach and a bottomless drink may not cure cancer, but it can really get your head in the right place. Those are my favorite kind of days".
10) Live Those Songs - (David Lowe/Cole Degges/Chris Bain)Laci Morgan Music, Inc./Tanasi Music (BMI), a div. of Tanasi Music Group, Inc.
"I love the way this song feels. Not every song has to change the world. Sometimes rolling down the road with the windows down and the radio up is all you need to be happy. I dare you not to sing along with this one…"
11) One Step Up - (Bruce Springsteen)Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)
"I was scared to cut this song. I didn’t know if I could do it justice, but I’d wanted to record it for years. Where I am in my life now, I think I finally understand it: the anguish of loving someone completely and it still falling apart.
It’s a reality song – strong and brutally honest. To me, it’s about being man enough to own that happily ever after isn’t a given. Perfect can come apart no matter what you do… and all you can do is feel the pain and regret".
12) I Can't Go There (Acoustic Version) - (Kenny Chesney/Skip Ewing)Acuff-Rose Music, Inc./Roots and Boots Music/Write On Music (BMI)BONUS TRACK
"When you fall in love, you share experiences, go places… you’re in love in places that become burned in your memory and your heart. When that love doesn’t go the distance, for some, it’s just impossible to go back to those places, either literally or in your mind. Some can do it, I couldn’t. That’s when this song was born. On a fishing trip about ten miles south of Grand Cayman".
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