I Will Stand is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released on July 15, 1997, on BNA Records. "She's Got It All" was the album's first single, as well as Chesney's first number 1 single on the Billboard country music charts. "A Chance", "That's Why I'm Here" and "I Will Stand" were all released as singles as well, peaking on the country charts at number 11, number 2, and number 27, respectively. Also included is an acoustic rendition of Chesney's 1996 single "When I Close My Eyes".
I Will Stand became Chesney's first certified Gold album. The track "Lonely, Needin' Lovin'" was previously recorded and released by Woody Lee on his 1995 Atlantic album, Get Over It.
Musical style and composition I Will Stand has been described as a neotraditional country album and has been cited as his last album firmly set in the style before he crossed over into a more contemporary country pop influenced musical style.
Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album four-and-a-half stars out of five on AllMusic, opining that Chesney began to find his musical personality on the album.
Track listing
Personnel As listed in liner notes.
Eddie Bayers – drums Kenny Bell – acoustic guitar Shannon Brown – background vocals Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar Melonie Cannon – background vocals Kenny Chesney – lead vocals Glen Duncan – fiddle, mandolin Sonny Garrish – Dobro, steel guitar Steve Gibson – electric guitar Rob Hajacos – fiddle Randy Howard – fiddle
Roy Huskey Jr. – upright bass Kirk "Jellyroll" Johnson – harmonica George Jones – vocals on track 7 Tracy Lawrence – vocals on track 7 Brent Mason – electric guitar Rodger Morris – piano, synthesizer Farrell Morris – percussion Steve Nathan – synthesizer, vibraphone William "Ozzy" Osment – fiddle Larry Paxton – bass guitar
Matt Rollings – piano, Hammond B-3 organ John Wesley Ryles – background vocals Pete Wade – gut string guitar Cindy Richardson-Walker – background vocals Biff Watson – acoustic guitar Dennis Wilson – background vocals Lonnie Wilson – drums Norro Wilson – percussion Curtis Young – background vocals Reggie Young – electric guitar
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1997) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 75 Chart (1998) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 27
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN Country 1997 "She's Got It All" 1 110 1 RIAA: Platinum "A Chance" 11 — 17 1998 "That's Why I'm Here" 2 79 9 "I Will Stand" 27 101 33 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Certifications
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