The Big Revival

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

The Big Revival
Studio album by Kenny Chesney
Released	September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
Recorded	2014
Genre	Country
Length	38:29
Label	Blue Chair Columbia Nashville
Producer	Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney chronology
Life on a Rock (2013) The Big Revival (2014) Cosmic Hallelujah (2016)
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

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)
		US Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN Country	CAN
2014	"American Kids"	2	1	23	1	27	US: Platinum[18]
	"Til It's Gone"	8	1	60	1	75
2015	"Wild Child"	9	1	56	3	69
	"Save It for a Rainy Day"	4	1	54	1	61

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[19]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Howell, Coti (June 30, 2014). "Kenny Chesney Announces 'The Big Revival' Album Details". Taste of Country. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (September 23, 2014). "The Big Revival - Kenny Chesney". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
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.
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.
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.
9. A Journal of Musical ThingsWeekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 02 October 2014 - A Journal of Musical Things
10. "Australiancharts.com – Kenny Chesney – The Big Revival". Hung Medien.
11. "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
12. "Kenny Chesney Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
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.
18. "American single certifications – Kenny Chesney – American Kids". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
19. "American album certifications – Kenny Chesney – The Big Revival". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.