When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney album) explained

When the Sun Goes Down
Type:	studio
Artist:	Kenny Chesney
Cover:	WhenthesungoesdownKC.JPG
Released:	February 3, 2004
Recorded:	2003–04
Genre:	Country
Length:	45:13
Label:	BNA Records
Producer:	Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney
Prev Title:	All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair)
Next Year:	2005

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.^[1]

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.

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[2]

• 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

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200^[3]	10
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	2
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)^[5]	20

Chart (2005)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	57
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	12

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country ^[8]	US ^[9]
2003	"There Goes My Life"	1	29	US: Gold
2004	"When the Sun Goes Down"	1	26	US: Platinum
	"I Go Back"	2	32	US: Gold
	"The Woman with You"	2	33
2005	"Anything but Mine"	1	48	US: Gold
	"Keg in the Closet"	6	64

Notes and References

1. Todd Martens, "Chesney's 'Sun' Rises To Top The Billboard 200", Billboard.com, February 11, 2004.
2. When the Sun Goes Down . Kenny Chesney . 2004 . BNA Records . BNA82876-56609-2.
3. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. November 11, 2020.
4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. November 11, 2020.
5. Web site: Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2004 . . February 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081117003944/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/top50-2004.pdf . November 17, 2008.
6. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. November 11, 2020.
7. Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. November 11, 2020.
8. Kenny Chesney Chart History – Country Songs. Billboard. March 3, 2020.
9. Kenny Chesney Chart History – Hot 100. Billboard. March 3, 2020.