We told you a few weeks back that there would be a CD/DVD limited version of Hemingway’s Whiskey, and now we have the details of what will be on it:
Whether it’s an up close look at his high energy live shows with the Summer In 3D movie, or keeping his ticket prices affordable, giving fans more has always been important to Kenny Chesney. That continues with a dual disc CD + DVD, Deluxe Edition of Hemingway’s Whiskey. The package includes two bonus tracks and an in-depth conversation with Chesney about each of the songs. The Deluxe CD Version will be available for a limited time only.
Of the Deluxe Edition Chesney said “Adding a few songs is kind of the same approach we take to our shows. Every record is different, every night is different. You start feeling good and you want to do 10 extra minutes, 20 extra minutes, extra 3 hours — whatever it is. This is exactly the same. We put two extra songs and conversation on the record because there are fans that have been a part of my life for a long time and really love our music and have really invested a lot emotionally. You can call it ‘going the extra mile’ or whatever. I wanted to give them something special.”
With 30 minutes of content, the DVD includes a personal thank you from Kenny to the fans and a video cut by cut on each of the 13 tracks on the Deluxe Edition. It also includes an in-studio look at the recording of You & Tequila, the duet with blues rocker Grace Potter.
You can pre-order the deluxe version of Hemingway’s Whiskey now at Amazon.com for $11.99.
The latest single from Kenny Chesney, “The Boys of Fall”, cracked the top 10 on this week’s Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart coming in at number 9. It’s the fifth week on the charts for the first single from the upcoming album Hemingway’s Whiskey (Pre-order now).
Blake Shelton took over the number one spot from the Zac Brown Band this week with “All About Tonight.”
On the other charts, after a #18 showing last week on the Billboard Hot 100 all-genre chart, “The Boys of Fall” slides to #29. And on the Digital Songs chart, the single slid to #24 after coming in at #14 last week.
Get the single now at iTunes and Amazon MP3. The video is also available at iTunes here.
US Magazine has an interview with Kenny Chesney that is exclusively about football and his documentary The Boys of Fall:
Us: What was it like sitting down with your football heroes?
KC: Some of these people I knew, some of them I didn’t. I had never met Brett Favre in my life. But Brett and me will be friends forever now. He was just like the guys in my family, the guys I grew up with. When I landed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, I’d never met him. I had his number and we were texting back and forth getting this interview set up. When I landed, I said ‘What’s for dinner?’ just joking with him. I got nothing back. I was like ‘Uh-oh, I pissed Brett Favre off.’ I got home and I sent him a message that said I was just kidding, just joking and still got nothing back. So we made it to his house, we did the interview, and after we got done with the interview, he said ‘I want you guys to come in here.’ And there were about 30 of us in this film crew. We go into his house and the reason he didn’t text me back was because he had gone and gotten a barbecue dinner for all of us. It was a crazy twist where all of a sudden we’re in Brett Favre’s house eating.
The Boot sat down with “The Boys of Fall” co-writer Casey Beathard about his inspiration for the song:
Football is my biggest passion other than songwriting and the family stuff I do. If I’m not with my family or writing, I’m at home just watching football. That’s my background. My dad and brothers were in football, and I have a big passion for it. I’m coaching my kids all through it.
That phrase, “the boys of fall,” is something I’d heard a while back. It was something about “I miss the boys of fall.” I wrote it down and sat on it for a while. Dave and I were sitting around with nothing to write. It was one of those times where it was in the air. You knew football season was coming. When Dave and I started talking about football, that phrase came back to me. We wanted to write it.
It was not so much about football as much as we were talking about life. I always coordinate football with life anyway — leaning on each other and all that stuff you face in life. There’s not a small town — or any town — in this country that doesn’t get it. This is where football came from. I’m surprised there hasn’t been a big song about football until now.
I knew Kenny had the same passion for football as I did. I remember him being on ESPN doing all the college game-day interviews, and I’ve seen him on TV with Sean Payton, the coach of the New Orleans Saints. I sent the song to him the first chance I had. He immediately got back to me and said he was going to put it on his album.
Kenny Chesney’s latest single “The Boys of Fall” stayed at number 11 for the second week in a row this week on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart. It’s the fourth week on the chart for the single.
But on the Billboard Hot 100 all-genre singles chart, “The Boys of Fall” rocketed up to number 18 from number 96 in its second week on the chart. The single also debuted this week on the Digital Songs chart, coming in at number 14.
The Zac Brown Band hit number one with “Free,” knocking Jerrod Niemann off his perch atop the chart with “Lover, Lover.”
Get the single now at iTunes and Amazon MP3. The video is also available at iTunes here.
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton stars in the latest music video from Kenny Chesney: “The Boys of Fall”. He’s shown giving the pre-game pep talk to a high school football team, and in an interview with NOLA.com he discusses his appearance:
The New Orleans Saints’ coach allowed pal Kenny Chesney’s documentary crew inside the locker room last September when he provided a stirring motivational speech to his former high school football team, Naperville Central, in the western Chicago suburbs.
In real life, Payton’s alma mater fell behind 17-0 before rallying for a dramatic 21-17 victory over crosstown rival Neuqua Valley. And according to local newspaper accounts, the players credited Payton’s speech for inspiring their comeback.
“I did so well, at halftime they were down (17)-0, and I was looking for the town car to head back to the airport,” joked Payton, who said he had never given a speech like that to anyone other than his own teams.
“When I was flying there, I just listed four or five things that I thought were pertinent to these guys. It was something that was thought out, and spontaneous at the same time,” Payton said of the speech, which also will be featured on ESPN in a longer upcoming documentary produced by Chesney.
“A lot of people from Naperville are excited, and from the high school, because they’re prominently featured in it, and I think it’s kind of cool for a town and those players in it, ” Payton said. “That’s something that will be there forever. I was really excited to see the final product.”
It was also “cool” for Saints fans to get a glimpse of Payton behind closed doors, where he has done some of his best work over the past four years in New Orleans.
We have some more details on the CMT “Invitation Only” television special thanks to a couple of our Facebook friends.
The special was taped Monday, August 2nd at The Factory in Franklin, Tennessee (suburb of Nashville) and Kenny played four songs off the new album: “The Boys of Fall”, “Coastal”, “You and Tequila”, and “Hemingway’s Whiskey”. There was also a question and answer session with Kenny.
Dish Network customers will have the first shot at watching the special on Sunday, August 29th on channel 101. In addition to the CMT “Invitation Only” concert part of the show, Dish will show exclusive interviews with the artist.
For non-Dish Network customers, the special will premier September 27th on CMT.
In addition to Chesney, the daylong concert on October 2nd at Miller Park will feature Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Jeff Tweedy, Norah Jones, Jason Mraz, Band of Horses, the BoDeans, Amos Lee and Robert Francis.
The Farm Aid stage will be set up in the center field area, with roughly 6,500 to 7,000 seats set up in the outfield. Event capacity will be about 40,000 fans.
Tickets for Farm Aid 25 go on sale at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Brewers box office, by calling (414) 902-4000 and online at www.tickets.com. Prices range from $39.50 to $97.50, excluding service charges. Parking is $20 in advance, $25 the day of the concert.
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