Here and Now (Kenny Chesney album)

Here and Now is the nineteenth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released on May 1, 2020, via Blue Chair Records and Warner Records Nashville. The album includes the singles "Tip of My Tongue", "Here and Now", "Happy Does" "Knowing You’,and “Everyone She Knows.”

Here and Now
Studio album by
Kenny Chesney
ReleasedMay 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
GenreCountry
Length40:56
Label
Producer
Kenny Chesney chronology
Songs for the Saints
(2018)		 Here and Now
(2020)
Singles from Here and Now
  1. "Tip of My Tongue"
    Released: July 12, 2019
  2. "Here and Now"
    Released: February 21, 2020
  3. "Happy Does"
    Released: July 20, 2020
  4. "Knowing You"
    Released: March 15, 2021
  5. "Everyone She Knows"
    Released: February 14, 2022

Content

Chesney announced the album's title and tracklist in March 2020. At the time of the announcement, the project had already produced two singles: "Tip of My Tongue" and the title track. The album is Chesney's second for Warner Records Nashville.[1] Chesney co-produced the album with longtime producer Buddy Cannon. Of the songwriters chosen for the album, Chesney said that he wanted to "bring a lot of [his] favorite writers together" to tie into the album's central theme of "how different people are around the world, yet how entirely similar they can be".[2]

Commercial performance

On the US Billboard 200, Here and Now debuted at number one, earning 233,000 equivalent album units, comprising 222,000 in album sales, and marking Chesney's 16th top 10 album, as well as the third-biggest sales week of 2020.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Do"
3:26
2."Here and Now"
2:52
3."Everyone She Knows"
3:25
4."Wasted"
3:49
5."Knowing You"
3:46
6."Heartbreakers"
3:17
7."Someone to Fix"
3:32
8."Happy Does"
2:49
9."Tip of My Tongue"
3:20
10."You Don’t Get To"
3:37
11."Beautiful World"
3:11
12."Guys Named Captain"Slater4:03
Total length:40:56

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[4]

  • Wyatt Beard - background vocals (tracks 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
  • Pat Buchanan - electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 10, 12)
  • Tom Bukovac - acoustic guitar (track 9), electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 5–7, 9–11)
  • Scooter Carusoe - background vocals (track 1)
  • Kenny Chesney - lead vocals (all tracks)
  • Ross Copperman - acoustic guitar (track 3), electric guitar (tracks 3, 9), keyboards (track 3), programming (tracks 3, 9), background vocals (tracks 3, 9)
  • Chad Cromwell - drums (tracks 1, 2, 4–8, 10, 11), programming (track 11), tambourine (track 8)
  • Fred Eltringham - drums (track 9)
  • David Garcia - background vocals (tracks 1, 4)
  • Kenny Greenberg - electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8, 10, 11)
  • Mark Hill - bass guitar (track 9)
  • John Hobbs - B-3 organ (track 12), piano (track 12), synthesizer (track 12), Wurlitzer (track 12)
  • David Huff - programming (tracks 1, 4)
  • Evan Hutchings - drums (track 3)
  • Tony Lucido - bass guitar (tracks 1, 3)
  • Mac McAnally - acoustic guitar (track 12)
  • Carl Miner - acoustic guitar (tracks 6, 11)
  • David Lee Murphy - background vocals (tracks 2, 11)
  • Josh Osborne - background vocals (track 6)
  • Danny Rader - acoustic guitar (tracks 1–5, 7, 8, 11), bouzouki (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), electric guitar (tracks 2, 7), ganjo (track 4), hi-string acoustic guitar (tracks 3, 8)
  • Jeff Roach - keyboards (track 3)
  • Mike Rojas - B-3 organ (tracks 2, 4, 6, 11), piano (tracks 1, 5, 8, 10, 11), synthesizer (tracks 2, 7, 8)
  • Ed Sheeran - background vocals (track 9)
  • F. Reid Shippen - programming (tracks 3, 5, 8, 9)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas - bass guitar (tracks 2, 4–8, 10, 11)
  • Pete Stewart - keyboards (track 9), synthesizer (track 9)
  • Jeff Taylor - accordion (tracks 11, 12)
  • Bobby Terry - steel guitar (track 5)
  • John Willis - acoustic guitar (track 10)
  • Craig Wiseman - background vocals (track 1)

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. Jon Freeman (March 26, 2020). "Kenny Chesney Announces 'Here and Now' Track List". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  2. Courtney Carr (April 27, 2020). "Everything we know about Kenny Chesney's new album, 'Here and Now'". The Boot. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  3. Caulfield, Keith (May 10, 2020). "Kenny Chesney Lands Ninth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Here and Now'". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
  4. Here and Now (CD booklet). Kenny Chesney. Blue Chair Records/Warner Music Nashville. 2020. 093624892939.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 May 2020". No. 1575. Australian Recording Industry Association. May 11, 2020. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  7. "Swisscharts.com – Kenny Chesney – Here and Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  8. "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  9. "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  13. "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – Here and Now". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
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