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2020 studio album by Kenny Chesney
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 .”
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
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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
References
^ Jon Freeman (March 26, 2020).
"Kenny Chesney Announces 'Here and Now' Track List" . Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
^ Courtney Carr (April 27, 2020).
"Everything we know about Kenny Chesney's new album, 'Here and Now' " . The Boot. Retrieved April 29, 2020 .
^ 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 .
^ Here and Now (CD booklet). Kenny Chesney. Blue Chair Records/Warner Music Nashville. 2020. 093624892939.{{
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^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 May 2020". No. 1575.
Australian Recording Industry Association . May 11, 2020.
^
"Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canadian Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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"Swisscharts.com – Kenny Chesney – Here and Now" . Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
^
"Kenny Chesney Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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"Kenny Chesney Chart History (Top Country Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved May 12, 2020.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2020" . Billboard . Retrieved December 5, 2020 .
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2020" . Billboard . Retrieved December 17, 2020 .
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021" . Billboard . Retrieved December 12, 2021 .
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"American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – Here and Now" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 18, 2022 .
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