When the Sun Goes Down is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on February 3, 2004, by BNA Records. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling over 550,000 copies in its first week.Todd Martens, "Chesney's 'Sun' Rises To Top The Billboard 200", Billboard.com, February 11, 2004.
The album produced six singles with "There Goes My Life", the title track (a duet with Uncle Kracker), "I Go Back", "The Woman with You", "Anything but Mine", and "Keg in the Closet" all of which charted in the Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. "There Goes My Life", the title track, and "Anything but Mine" all reached number one, "I Go Back" and "The Woman with You" both peaked at number 2, and "Keg in the Closet" went to number 6. The title track is also Uncle Kracker's first country chart entry.
Also included on this album is the song "Some People Change", which was later recorded by American country music duo Montgomery Gentry as the title track to their 2006 album of the same name. Their version was released as a single and became a Top 10 hit for them that year.
The record won Album of the Year at the 2004 Country Music Association Awards.
Track listing
Personnel As listed in liner notes.
Eddie Bayers - drums Wyatt Beard - background vocals Mat Britain - steel drums, percussion Pat Buchanan - electric guitar, harmonica Melonie Cannon - background vocals Kenny Chesney - lead vocals J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar Chad Cromwell - drums Dan Dugmore - steel guitar Sonny Garrish - steel guitar Rob Hajacos - fiddle Tim Hensley - banjo, background vocals Wes Hightower - background vocals John Hobbs - piano, Hammond B-3 organ Dann Huff - electric guitar John Jorgenson - electric guitar Paul Leim - drums, percussion, finger snaps, tambourine B. James Lowry - acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar, bottleneck guitar Randy McCormick - piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, synthesizer Clayton Mitchell - electric guitar Steve Nathan - Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B-3 organ Sean Paddock - percussion Larry Paxton - bass guitar Gary Prim - piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, synthesizer Tom Roady - steel drums, percussion Scotty Sanders - steel guitar Neil Thrasher - background vocals Uncle Kracker - duet vocals on "When the Sun Goes Down" John Willis - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, nylon string guitar
Charts Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Billboard 200 10 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 2Worldwide Albums (IFPI)20 Chart (2005) Position US Billboard 200 57 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 12
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