Songs for the Saints

Songs for the Saints

by Kenny Chesney
Songs for the Saints

Songs for the Saints

by Kenny Chesney

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Overview

A boat graces the cover of Songs for the Saints, a visual that usually suggests sunny good times from Kenny Chesney. Beaches are one of his specialties, so it would follow that this 2018 album -- his first record for Warner, after departing his longtime home of Sony -- is a breezy affair. That's true to an extent: superficially, it's a relaxed, tuneful collection, one that creates and sustains a mellow mood. Still, there's a reason why this is called Songs for the Saints, and it's not related to religion. Chesney assembled the album in the wake of 2017's Hurricane Irma, a storm that devastated the Caribbean. Among its victims was a house of Chesney's in St. John. Recognizing his own loss was minor, the singer took stock of how Irma changed the lives of so many in the path of the storm, and decided to craft Songs for the Saints as something of a tribute to what these islands mean. Songs for the Saints does have an undercurrent of melancholy running through a few of its tunes, yet its tone isn't sorrowful. Chesney celebrates the very feel of island culture, drawing upon the scenery, legends, weather, and friendship that come with the sand, sun, and sea. This focus on a warm, hazy vibe separates Songs for the Saints from such introspective Chesney albums as Hemingway's Whiskey, which are studied in their sobriety. Here, he winds up finding depth within his signature mellow good times, and the result is one of Chesney's best records: it goes down smooth yet lingers in the memory long after its gone. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 07/27/2018
Label: Blue Chair Records / Parlophone / Warner Bros. / Warner Music
UPC: 0093624905929
Rank: 111200

Tracks

  1. Song for the Saints
  2. Every Heart
  3. Get Along
  4. Pirate Song
  5. Love for Love City
  6. Ends of the Earth
  7. Gulf Moon
  8. Island Rain
  9. Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season
  10. We're All Here
  11. Better Boat

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kenny Chesney   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jimmy Buffett   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Ziggy Marley   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Sam Bacco   Percussion
Kenny Greenberg   Guitar (Electric)
Eric Darken   Percussion
Wyatt Beard   Vocals (Background)
Eddie Bayers   Drums
Josh Osborne   Vocals (Background)
Derek Wells   Guitar (Electric)
Ross Copperman   Vocals (Background)
Mickey Raphael   Harmonica
Michael Rojas   Organ,Piano,Synthesizer,Organ (Hammond)
Mac McAnally   Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Chad Cromwell   Drums
John Willis   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Gut String Guitar,Guitar (12 String),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Melonie Cannon   Vocals (Background)
Mark Beckett   Drums,Percussion
Jon Randall   Vocals (Background)
Danny Rader   Banjo,Bouzouki,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Robert Greenidge   Drums (Steel)
Jimmie Lee Sloas   Bass
Mindy Smith   Featured Artist
Buddy Cannon   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Lowell Reynolds   Assistant Engineer
Andrew Mendelson   Mastering
Tony Castle   Engineer,Recording,Programming
Jason Mott   Assistant Engineer
Josh Osborne   Composer
Seth Morton   Assistant Engineer
David Covell   Assistant Engineer
Scooter Carusoe   Composer
Shane Tarleton   Artist Development
Travis Meadows   Composer
Daniel Bacigalupi   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Andrew Darby   Engineer,Mastering Assistant
Shannon Finnegan   Production Coordination
Ross Copperman   Composer
F. Reid Shippen   Mixing,Programming
Casey Beathard   Composer
Shane McAnally   Composer
David Huff   Programming
David Lee Murphy   Composer
Mac McAnally   Composer
Jon Randall   Composer
Tom Douglas   Composer
Tom Freitag   Assistant Engineer
Allister Ann   Photography
Cris Lacy   A&R
Mike Moore   Design,Art Direction
Robot Lemon   Mixing
Ben Schneider   Composer
Alena Moran   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Sean R. Badum   Assistant Engineer
John Baumann   Composer
Matt Dyson   Assistant Engineer
Bobbi Giel   Engineer,Mastering Assistant
Taylor Chadwick   Engineer,Mastering Assistant
Ryan Malone   Assistant Engineer
Anne Bequette   Photography
Emilee Warner   Artist Development
Kenny Chesney   Composer,Producer,Photography
Liz Rose   Composer
Jimmy Buffett   Composer
Buddy Cannon   Producer
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