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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Out Last NightKenny Chesney, Brett James | Kenny Chesney | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Living in Fast ForwardDavid Lee Murphy, Rivers Rutherford | Kenny Chesney | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | SummertimeSteve McEwan, Craig Wiseman | Kenny Chesney | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Down the RoadMac McAnally | Kenny Chesney | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Beer in MexicoKenny Chesney | Kenny Chesney | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | There Goes My LifeWendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher | Kenny Chesney | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | When the Sun Goes DownBrett James | Kenny Chesney | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Anything But MineScooter Carusoe | Kenny Chesney | Play | 05:25 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Be as You AreKenny Chesney, Dean Dillon | Kenny Chesney | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | I Go BackKenny Chesney | Kenny Chesney | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | I'm AliveKenny Chesney, Dean Dillon, Mark Tamburino | Kenny Chesney | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natthaphol Abhigantaphand | Mastering Assistant, Remastering |
| 2 | Shelley Anderson | Mastering Assistant, Remastering |
| 3 | Daniel Bacigalupi | Mastering Assistant, Remastering |
| 4 | Tracy Baskette-Fleaner | Art Direction |
| 5 | Wyatt Beard | Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Casey Beathard | Composer |
| 7 | Mark Beckett | Drums |
| 8 | Judy Forde Blair | Creative Producer, Liner Notes |
| 9 | Drew Bollman | Mixing, Mixing Assistant |
| 10 | Ronnie Bowman | Composer |
| 11 | Pat Buchanan | Guitar (Electric) |
| 12 | Patrick Buchanon | Guitar (Electric) |
| 13 | Buddy Cannon | Audio Production, Producer |
| 14 | Scooter Carusoe | Composer |
| 15 | Tony Castle | Audio Engineer, Engineer |
| 16 | Kenny Chesney | Audio Production, Composer, Cover Art Concept, Creative Director, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 17 | Jim Collins | Composer |
| 18 | Dean Dillon | Composer |
| 19 | Steve Flatt | Cover Art Concept |
| 20 | Holly Gleason | Publicity |
| 21 | Kenny Greenberg | Guitar (Electric) |
| 22 | Clint Higham | Management |
| 23 | John Hobbs | Wurlitzer, Wurlitzer Piano |
| 24 | Brett James | Composer |
| 25 | Stephen Jones | Audio Engineer |
| 26 | Steve Jones | Assistant Engineer |
| 27 | Dave Matthews | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 28 | Mac McAnally | Composer, Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 29 | Randy McCormick | Hammond B3, Organ (Hammond) |
| 30 | Scott McDaniel | Creative Director |
| 31 | Steve McEwan | Composer |
| 32 | Andrew Mendelson | Mastering, Remastering |
| 33 | Wendell Mobley | Composer |
| 34 | Dale Morris | Management |
| 35 | David Lee Murphy | Composer |
| 36 | Justin Niebank | Mixing |
| 37 | Larry Paxton | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 38 | Helena Pygrum | Photography |
| 39 | Lowell Reynolds | Assistant Engineer, Audio Engineer |
| 40 | Glen Rose | Photography |
| 41 | Rivers Rutherford | Composer |
| 42 | Shannon Finnegan Scott | Production Coordination |
| 43 | Naoise Sheridan | Composer |
| 44 | Chris Stapleton | Composer |
| 45 | Mark Tamburino | Composer |
| 46 | Neil Thrasher | Composer |
| 47 | Uncle Kracker | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 48 | Scott Vestal | Banjo |
| 49 | John Willis | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 50 | Norro Wilson | Audio Production, Producer |
| 51 | Craig Wiseman | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |