One of the singles from Kenny Chesney’s upcoming album Hemingway’s Whiskey is “Somewhere With You.” It’s written by J.T. Harding and Shane McAnally (who also goes by Shane Mack).
“This song killed me when I heard it,” says Chesney. “This is a tortured soul song. If you get going with somebody, you’ve been in a relationship and for whatever reason she’s gone or you’re gone. And you’re not necessarily in another relationship, but you’re with somebody else, just starting something with somebody else. Trying to balance both those worlds is tough. I’ve done it a lot, where you’re with somebody and you’re thinking this isn’t necessarily bad, but wow, man it would be really great to be with you. That can be a lot of mental baggage.”
Listen to Shane’s version below. Obviously Kenny’s version will have its own sound, but you can get an idea of the song by listening to this:
Veteran country artist Randy Travis is working on a duets album that will be released early next year to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his his first album on a major label. On the duets album, he’ll partner with Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Josh Turner, Tim McGraw, John Anderson, and more.
Just last year, Carrie Underwood released a new version of Randy’s “I Told You So,” and she ended up bringing Randy into the studio to turn it into a duet, eventually winning a Grammy Award with it. Appropriately, Carrie’s planning on joining Randy for this album as well.
“She wants to do something old,” Randy noted, “and I don’t even know what we’re going to do yet.”
The album is expected to come out during the first half of 2011, but it’s not the first time Randy’s tackled a major duets release. His 1990 CD Heroes & Friends featured a dozen guest artists, including Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, George Jones, Roy Rogers, Clint Eastwood and Tammy Wynette.
Kenny Chesney is the cover story in the latest issue of Billboard magazine and in it he gives fans the most pleasing news in over a year… that he’ll play about “60-ish” shows in 2011.
“I’ve already got a 3-D rendering of what our stage show will look like on my computer right now,” Chesney says, lighting up when he discusses things like working out sightlines. “I can look at it from all angles. I don’t want to piece this thing together. If you go out like we do it, if we start in April or March, you can’t wait until January to piece this together.”
The rest of the article focuses on Kenny’s decision not to tour this year and his upcoming album Hemingway’s Whiskey.
Billboard also has a feature with Kenny describing each song on the album. It’s a great read, check it out here.
Read the full article here. You can also purchase this issue of Billboard here.
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.
We gave you the track list last week for Hemingway’s Whiskey, the latest album from Kenny Chesney. And now Kenny offers some of his thoughts on the tracks he chose:
Standout tracks on the album include the haunting “Somewhere With You,” a song about getting over a relationship, which Chesney says “is really tough – there’s always something to remind you of a time, a place, a memory, a feeling.” “You and Tequila,” written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter, is a duet with big-voiced rocker Grace Potter (says Chesney, “I just fell in love with her voice”); and “Coastal” is a celebration of low-key vacationing.
Then there’s the title tune, co-written by Guy Clark, Ray Stephenson and Joe Leathers, which makes Chesney think of one of his favorite books, ‘The Old Man and the Sea,’ and about the idea of sitting down with its adventurous author for a drink. “I’d like to sit with him and talk about life, because he got through a lot in his life with some regret, but with a lot of grace too. And there’s a lesson in there for everybody.”
Pre-Order “Hemingway’s Whiskey” now at Amazon.com for $10.99.
Walmart.com has the track list up for Kenny Chesney’s new album Hemingway’s Whiskey:
1. The Boys Of Fall
2. Live A Little (Love A Lot)
3. Coastal
4. You And Tequila – Featuring Grace Potter
5. Seven Days A Thousand Times
6. Small Y’all – Featuring George Jones
7. Where I Grew Up
8. Reality
9. Round And Round
10. Somewhere With You
11. Hemingway’s Whiskey
How’s it sound?
You can pre-order Hemingway’s Whiskey now at Amazon.com for $10.99.
Amazon also has a link to a limited edition CD/DVD combo for $12.99. It’s possible that the DVD may be The Boys of Fall documentary, but that’s just a guess.
“I knew when I came back, I wanted the record to be something special something that took what I do in my special projects and weaved it into what I do for the mainstream,” Chesney says. “It takes a lot of energy and mental space to be on the road, and I kind of felt like especially coming off of this second Greatest Hits, this next record should be something that set the stage for the next phase of my music, the same way No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems opened up the music I’ve made for the past 8 years.”
Fresh off a couple weekend shows in Las Vegas, Kenny Chesney will release his next single “Boys of Fall” on Monday, July 12th. It’s the first song off his upcoming album “Hemingway’s Whiskey” that’s due out September 28th.
The Boot reports that it was the single that sparked the idea for the Boys of Fall documentary that Kenny recently wrapped up:
“When I was looking for songs for my album, someone pitched me ‘The Boys of Fall’ and it struck me as everything I think and feel bout that experience,” he explains. “That song was like striking a match!”
Update – NSR will be playing snippets from the song today.
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