Cosmic Hallelujah
2016 studio album by Kenny Chesney
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Cosmic Hallelujah[1] is the seventeenth studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on October 28, 2016, by Blue Chair and Columbia Nashville. The album was originally scheduled for release July 8, 2016, under the title Some Town Somewhere.[2]
- Avatar (New York, New York)
- Blackbird (Nashville, Tennessee)
- County Q (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Curb Studio B (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Earthstar Creation Center (Venice, California)
- House of Blues Studio (Nashville, Tennessee)
- OmniSound (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Shangri-La (Malibu, California)
- Sound Stage (Nashville, Tennessee)
- South Street (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Tracking Room (Nashville, Tennessee)
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| Released | October 28, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
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| Length | 43:20 | |||
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The song "Jesus and Elvis" also appears on songwriter Hayes Carll's 2019 album What It Is. Additionally, "Winnebago" was later recorded by its writer David Lee Murphy on his 2018 album No Zip Code.
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Boston Globe | positive |
Cosmic Hallelujah has generally received positive reviews from critics.[4]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album a very positive review, saying that "Chesney is determined to connect with his times without abandoning himself, and the result is one of his best records."[3]
Maura Johnston of The Boston Globe also gave the album a positive review, saying that "Chesney isn’t one to rest on his laurels, and his 17th album, Cosmic Hallelujah, bears that out."[5]
Accolades
| Year | Association | Category | Result |
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| 2018 | Grammy Awards[6] | Best Country Album | Nominated |
Commercial performance
Cosmic Hallelujah debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart with 89,000 units, with 79,000 of that figure being pure album sales.[7] It was the best-selling album of the week in terms of physical sales and downloads.[7] The album also debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart.[7] As of December 2017, the album has sold 239,500 copies in the United States.[8]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Trip Around the Sun" | 2:55 | |
| 2. | "All the Pretty Girls" | 3:32 | |
| 3. | "Setting the World on Fire" (featuring Pink) |
| 3:38 |
| 4. | "Noise" |
| 3:25 |
| 5. | "Bucket" |
| 3:15 |
| 6. | "Bar at the End of the World" | 3:28 | |
| 7. | "Some Town Somewhere" |
| 2:51 |
| 8. | "Rich and Miserable" |
| 3:23 |
| 9. | "Jesus and Elvis" | 4:08 | |
| 10. | "Winnebago" | Murphy | 2:59 |
| 11. | "Coach" |
| 4:45 |
| 12. | "I Want to Know What Love Is" (hidden track) | Mick Jones | 5:01 |
| Total length: | 43:20 | ||
Personnel
- Wyatt Beard – background vocals
- Kenny Chesney – lead vocals
- Ross Copperman – background vocals
- Chad Cromwell – drums
- Kenny Greenberg – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Jesse Frasure – background vocals
- David Huff – percussion, programming
- Brett James – background vocals
- Shane McAnally – background vocals
- Rob McNelley – electric guitar
- Allison Moorer – background vocals on "Jesus and Elvis"
- Heather Morgan – background vocals
- Greg Morrow – drums, cowbell
- David Lee Murphy – background vocals
- Josh Osborne – background vocals
- Pink – duet vocals on "Setting the World on Fire"
- Danny Rader – banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, tres
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Mike Rojas – accordion, keyboards, Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
- F. Reid Shippen – programming, Wurlitzer
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
- Caitlyn Smith – backing vocals on "All the Pretty Girls" [9]
- Derek Wells – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[31] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
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