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Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates

Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
Kenny Chesney

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1. Never Wanted Nothing More

2. Don't Blink

3. Shiftwork (Duet With George Strait)

4. Just Not Today

5. Wife And Kids

6. Got A Little Crazy

7. Better As A Memory

8. Dancin' For The Groceries

9. Wild Ride (Featuring Joe Walsh)

10. Scare Me

11. Demons

Track Listing

  1. Never Wanted Nothing More
  2. Don't Blink
  3. Shiftwork (Duet With George Strait)
  4. Just Not Today
  5. Wife And Kids
  6. Got A Little Crazy
  7. Better As A Memory
  8. Dancin' For The Groceries
  9. Wild Ride (Featuring Joe Walsh)
  10. Scare Me
  11. Demons

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #394 in Music
  • Released on: 2007-09-11
  • Number of discs: 1

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
For his huge, rabid, and largely female fan base, the country hunk can do no wrong, and this release will satisfy the faithful. Though the title makes no sense--Chesney wrote none of the material on Just Who I Am, and it’s unlikely he thinks of himself as plural poets and pirates--the material, performances, and support rank from solid to state-of-the-art. He waxes philosophic on the hit "Don’t Blink." He teams with George Strait for the Caribbean-flavored "Shiftwork," a song that will doubtlessly inspire double-entendre barroom sing-alongs. He channels of the soul of a stripper who’s just trying to support her family on "Dancin’ for the Groceries." And he does a convincing Dwight Yoakam sound-alike on the honky-tonker’s "Wild Ride," with Eagles’ Joe Walsh riding shotgun on lead guitar (and "Rocky Mountain Way" voice box). When you’re as hot as Chesney, you get your pick of material and musicians, including Vince Gill on guitar and Mickey Raphael on harmonica. Chesney may be more of a brand than an artist, but he remains a remarkably successful one. --Don McLeese

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Customer Reviews

Kenny at His Best5
SAVE A HORSE, RIDE ME! Dancin for groceries makes me cry, he knows middle america better than anyone else. I get so hot when he sings about the real working man "In a blue-collar shirt and a baseball cap union made
He's hot, sweat drops". Cant wat till he comes back to town!!!!!!!!

Another Collection of Jewels5
Here is yet another silver platter of wonderful songs by Kenny Chesney. To date, he has released more than a dozen great albums since his debut in the mid-1990s. Like his previous recordings, this album is starting to churn out great hits, as well as containing a bunch of great songs overall. Many of the tracks deal with real life issues, and some are just down right fun.

The first track "Never Wanted Nothing More" is about having fun and that little moments, relationships with family and friends, finding the Lord, and being happy with what you have are the things that are important. "Don't Blink" is a story of an old man recounting important events in his life and noting how quickly time passes. A soft ballad, "Better As A Memory" illustrates that he prefers to keep moving on rather than staying in one place. The duet "Shiftwork", is an island style song about going to work out of necessity and not really enjoying it, yet the money the employee earns allows him to go on vacation.

Another island song is the reggae piece "Got A Little Crazy" in which the character got wild drinking a lot, and waking up with a girl, and having fun last night. A fun song is "Wild Ride", a high-energy duet with Joe Walsh, laced with guitar work and synthesized falsetto voice. Either one of these would make a great single for the airwaves. "Just Not Today" recognizes that he needs to grow up and face responsibilities someday, but for now, he wants to enjoy the fun activities of youth. This track would also make a great single.

Family life serves as the theme in two of the songs here: "Wife and Kids" is very straightforeward about the desire to have a family. "Dancing For The Groceries" is a story about a working-class single mother who dances to earn money to support her kids and pay the bills. The final two songs on the album are softer and slower: "Scare Me" tells how change can be frightening, yet once your life is changed by meeting someone, you don't want things to return to the way they were. "Demons" mentions harmful items that one can be attracted to and they may follow you around, such as bad relationships or adictive substances.

This recording adds to the growing portfolio of Kenny Chesney's music, and can be appreciated for its versatility. Every KC fan should go out and obtain this album, while newcomers may find this to be a nice introduction to this talented artist.

Great Kenny album5
Kenny keeps shelling out hits and this album is one of my favorites. "Almost a memory" is about my favorite song out right now and "Don't Blink" is a great reminder of what is important in life.