The Big Revival

The Big Revival
The Big Revival
Studio album by Kenny Chesney
Released	September 23, 2014
Recorded	2014
Studio	Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee); House of Blues Studio (Nashville, Tennessee); Ocean Way (Nashville, Tennessee); Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee); Westlake (Los Angeles, California);
Genre	Country
Length	38:29
Label	Blue Chair; Columbia Nashville;
Producer	Buddy Cannon; Kenny Chesney;
Kenny Chesney chronology
Singles from The Big Revival
	"American Kids"; Released: June 20, 2014; "Til It's Gone"; Released: October 13, 2014; "Wild Child"; Released: February 2, 2015; "Save It for a Rainy Day"; Released: June 29, 2015;

The Big Revival is the sixteenth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released via Blue Chair and Columbia Records on September 23, 2014.^[1]

Content

Chesney produced the album with Buddy Cannon, who has produced his other albums starting in 1997 with I Will Stand.

The album produced four singles — "American Kids", "Til It's Gone", "Wild Child", and "Save It for a Rainy Day", all of which reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart.

The album's title track was previously recorded by John Anderson on his 2001 album Nobody's Got It All, and later by Montgomery Gentry on their 2008 album Back When I Knew It All.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Billboard	^[3]
Newsday	B+^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine saying for AllMusic, how "Chesney overhauls his core strengths, winding up with his best record in years."^[2] Writing for Rolling Stone, Nick Murray reveals Chesney "continuously brings a sense of musical energy and emotional urgency his previous easygoing albums have sometimes lacked."^[5] On behalf of Billboard, Melinda Newman foresees how "The Big Revival serves his faithful flock a generous helping of country salvation with all the breeziness of a long holiday weekend."^[3] Glenn Gamboa for Newsday proclaims the album to be "a big-tent collection of future hits that celebrates regular folks who stand up for each other."^[4]

Commercial performance

The Big Revival debuted at number one on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart, becoming Chesney's 13th album to do so, selling 130,000 copies in the United States during its first week.^[6] It is also Chesney's 10th consecutive studio album to peak in the Top 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart, debuting at number 2. As of May 2016, the album has sold 447,000 copies in the United States.^[7] On February 13, 2017, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.^[8]

In Canada, the album debuted at number six on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 4,700 copies in its first week.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Big Revival"	Dennis Linde	3:11
2.	"Drink It Up"	Rodney Clawson Vicky McGehee David Lee Murphy	2:47
3.	"Til It's Gone"	Clawson Murphy Jimmy Yeary	4:11
4.	"American Kids"	Clawson Shane McAnally Luke Laird	3:02
5.	"Wild Child" (duet with Grace Potter)	Kenny Chesney McAnally Josh Osborne	3:09
6.	"Beer Can Chicken"	Chesney Ross Copperman Murphy	4:07
7.	"Rock Bottom"	Craig Wiseman Matt Dragstrem	3:41
8.	"Don't It"	Brent Cobb Chase McGill	3:16
9.	"Save It for a Rainy Day"	Andrew Dorff Matthew Ramsey Brad Tursi	3:02
10.	"Flora-Bama"	Chesney Copperman Murphy	4:31
11.	"If This Bus Could Talk"	Chesney Tom Douglas	4:52
Total length:			38:29

Personnel

Wyatt Beard – background vocals
Pat Buchanan – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Tony Castle – synthesizer
Jim Chapman – background vocals
Kenny Chesney – lead vocals
Rodney Clawson – background vocals
Ashley Cleveland – background vocals
Chad Cromwell – drums, percussion
Eric Darken – percussion
Matt Dragstrem – electric guitar, background vocals
Nicolle Galyon – background vocals
Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Natalie Hemby – background vocals
John Hobbs – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Wurlitzer
David Huff – programming
Alison Krauss – background vocals
Luke Laird – background vocals
Paul Leim – cajón, drums, percussion
Shane McAnally – background vocals
Randy McCormick – keyboards, synthesizer
Rob McNelley – electric guitar
David Lee Murphy – background vocals
Larry Paxton – bass guitar
Grace Potter – background vocals on "Wild Child"
Danny Rader – banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Mike Rojas – Hammond B-3 organ, Wurlitzer
John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
F. Reid Shippen – programming
Jeff Taylor – accordion
Dan Tyminski – acoustic guitar, background vocals
John Willis – acoustic guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014–15)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[10]	31
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[11]	6
US Billboard 200^[12]	2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2014)	Position
US Billboard 200^[14]	72
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[15]	13

Chart (2015)	Position
US Billboard 200^[16]	84
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[17]	18

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales threshold)
Year	Single	US Country ^[18]	US Country Airplay ^[19]	US ^[20]	CAN Country ^[21]	CAN ^[22]	Certifications (sales threshold)
2014	"American Kids"	2	1	23	1	27	US: Platinum^[23]
2014	"Til It's Gone"	8	1	60	1	75
2015	"Wild Child"	9	1	56	3	69
2015	"Save It for a Rainy Day"	4	1	54	1	61

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[24]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Howell, Coti (June 30, 2014). "Kenny Chesney Announces 'The Big Revival' Album Details". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (September 23, 2014). "The Big Revival - Kenny Chesney". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Newman, Melinda (September 23, 2014). "Album Review: Kenny Chesney Mixes Country Salvation With a Good Time on 'The Big Revival'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Gamboa, Glenn (September 23, 2014). "Kenny Chesney's 'The Big Revival' review: Big sound, big hits". Newday. Cablevision. ISSN 0278-5587. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Murray, Nick (September 23, 2014). "Kenny Chesney's New Album: The Big Revival". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
^ Gary Trust (October 2, 2014). "Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean No. 1; Carrie Underwood Debuts on Country Charts". Billboard.
^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.
^ "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ A Journal of Musical ThingsWeekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 02 October 2014 – A Journal of Musical Things
^ "Australiancharts.com – Kenny Chesney – The Big Revival". Hung Medien.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.
^ "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ "Kenny Chesney Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
^ "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – American Kids". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – The Big Revival". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[1] Howell, Coti (June 30, 2014). "Kenny Chesney Announces 'The Big Revival' Album Details". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

[AllMusic-2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (September 23, 2014). "The Big Revival - Kenny Chesney". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[Billboard-3] Newman, Melinda (September 23, 2014). "Album Review: Kenny Chesney Mixes Country Salvation With a Good Time on 'The Big Revival'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 24, 2014.

[Newsday-4] Gamboa, Glenn (September 23, 2014). "Kenny Chesney's 'The Big Revival' review: Big sound, big hits". Newday. Cablevision. ISSN 0278-5587. Retrieved September 24, 2014.

[RollingStone-5] Murray, Nick (September 23, 2014). "Kenny Chesney's New Album: The Big Revival". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved September 24, 2014.

[6] Gary Trust (October 2, 2014). "Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean No. 1; Carrie Underwood Debuts on Country Charts". Billboard.

[7] "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016.

[8] "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America.

[9] A Journal of Musical ThingsWeekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 02 October 2014 – A Journal of Musical Things

[ac_Australia_Kenny_Chesney-10] "Australiancharts.com – Kenny Chesney – The Big Revival". Hung Medien.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Kenny_Chesney-11] "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_Billboard200_Kenny_Chesney-12] "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Kenny_Chesney-13] "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard.

[14] "Billboard 200 Albums: Year-End top-selling albums across all genres". Billboard.

[15] "Top Country Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 16, 2015.

[16] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[17] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[Country_Songs-18] "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[Country_Airplay-19] "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[Hot_100-20] "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[bbcancountry-21] "Kenny Chesney Chart History – Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[Canadian_Hot_100-22] "Kenny Chesney Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

[United_StatesKenny_ChesneyAmerican_KidssingleCertRef-23] "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – American Kids". Recording Industry Association of America.

[United_StatesKenny_ChesneyThe_Big_RevivalalbumCertRef-24] "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – The Big Revival". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

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