Tracklisting & Lyrics
1.
Old Blue Chair lyrics »
2.
Be As You Are lyrics »
3.
Guitars And Tiki Bars lyrics »
4.
Island Boy lyrics »
5.
Somewhere In The Sun lyrics »
6.
Boston lyrics »
7.
Something Sexy About The Rain lyrics »
8.
French Kissing Life lyrics »
9.
Key Lime Pie lyrics »
10.
Sherry's Living In Paradise lyrics »
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Magic lyrics »
12.
Soul Of A Sailor lyrics »
13.
Old Blue Chair (Ocean Mix) lyrics »
Reviews
Kenny Chesney may work the Jimmy Buffett mojo a little too hard on his CMA Award-winning album, When the Sun Goes Down. But he comes by it naturally, having vacationed at Myrtle Beach as a child and today owning a home in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Now comes his all-out island salute, Be As You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair), which surprises only in its concentration on the restorative vibe of beachfront life rather than the bikinis and rum-soaked nights. Intimate and subdued, the album gets mandatorily frolicsome on "Guitars and Tiki Bars." But mostly it's a reflective look at the people, places, and passion that make up his south-of-the-equator equation. There are lovely moments here--the cocktail swirl of "Magic," the quiet eroticism of "Something Sexy in the Rain," and the faraway ache of "Somewhere in the Sun." Trouble is, Chesney, who wrote or cowrote all 13 tracks, ended up with enough material for only half a record, and then repeated many of his ideas (particularly the singling out of the emigres who came to the islands to become whole again) to fill out the album. Add that shortcoming to the mellow sameness that prevails, and Be As You Are becomes less an album for that old blue chair than one for the hammock. ~Alanna Nash, Amazon.com
