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Untitled
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(57/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Allmusic[3]
BBC Music(unfavorable)[4]
Billboard(positive)[1]
Blender[1]
Chicago Tribune[5]
E! OnlineB−[1]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Rolling Stone[1]
Stylus MagazineC−[7]

The Road and the Radio is the eleventh album released by country music singer and guitarist Kenny Chesney. It was released on November 8, 2005. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 on November 26, 2005.

The tracks "Who You'd Be Today", "Living in Fast Forward", "Summertime", "You Save Me", and "Beer in Mexico" were all released as singles between 2005 and 2007. Respectively, these songs peaked at number 2, number 1, number 1, number 3 and number 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Road and the Radio"Kenny Chesney, Casey Beathard5:11
2."Living in Fast Forward"David Lee Murphy, Rivers Rutherford3:34
3."Who You'd Be Today"Bill Luther, Aimee Mayo4:16
4."You Save Me"Brett James, Troy Verges3:58
5."Summertime"Craig Wiseman, Steve McEwan3:29
6."In a Small Town"Jon McElroy, Cory Mayo4:15
7."Beer in Mexico"Chesney4:36
8."Freedom"Tom Douglas, Luther4:41
9."Tequila Loves Me"McElroy, Arnie Roman4:09
10."Somebody Take Me Home"Radney Foster, Randy Rogers3:35
11."Like Me"Troy Jones5:15
Total length:40:43
Target bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)"Elliot Lurie 
13."In This Boat Alone"Chesney 
14."Flip Flop Summer"Chesney 
15."Old Bird Dog"Rhett Akins, Luther 

Personnel[8]

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 1
U.S. Billboard 200 1

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US US
Pop
2005 "Who You'd Be Today" 2 37 61
2006 "Living in Fast Forward" 1 48 —
"Summertime" 1 34 51
"You Save Me" 3 41 75
2007 "Beer in Mexico" 1 61 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Certifications

Region Certification
United States (RIAA)[9] 3× Platinum

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Critic Reviews for The Road And The Radio". Metacritic. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Webb, Jennifer. "Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio". About.com. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Road and the Radio - Kenny Chesney". Allmusic. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  4. ^ Keogh, Sue. "Review of Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio". BBC Music. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Lewis, Randy (December 16, 2005). "Kenny Chesney 'THE ROAD AND THE RADIO'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  6. ^ Lewis, Randy (November 9, 2005). "After the storm, Chesney sings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  7. ^ Easton, Anthony (November 16, 2005). "Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  8. ^ The Road and the Radio (Media notes). BNA Records. 2005. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |bandname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publisherid= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – The Road and the Radio". Recording Industry Association of America.
Preceded by
Now 20 by Various artists
 Billboard 200 number-one album
November 20, 2005 - November 26, 2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Top Country Albums number-one album
November 26 - December 2, 2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Some Hearts by Carrie Underwood
 Top Country Albums number-one album
December 10–16, 2005 		Succeeded by
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