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.

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

Stephen Thomas Erlewine saying for AllMusic, how "Chesney overhauls his core strengths, winding up with his best record in years." 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." 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." 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."

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. 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. 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.

In Canada, the album debuted at number six on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 4,700 copies in its first week.A Journal of Musical ThingsWeekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 02 October 2014 – A Journal of Musical Things

Track listing

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) Peakposition

Year-end charts Chart (2014)Position US Billboard 20072 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)13 Chart (2015)Position US Billboard 20084 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)18

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN 2014 "American Kids" 2 1 23 1 27 US: 5× Platinum "Til It's Gone" 8 1 60 1 75 US: Gold 2015 "Wild Child" 9 1 56 3 69 "Save It for a Rainy Day" 4 1 54 1 61 US: Platinum

Certifications

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