When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney album)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(67/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com
Allmusic
BBC Music	(positive)
Billboard	(positive)
Blender
Chicago Tribune	(unfavorable)
Entertainment Weekly	C+
Los Angeles Times
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone

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.

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"There Goes My Life"	Neil Thrasher, Wendell Mobley	5:02
2.	"I Go Back"	Kenny Chesney	4:03
3.	"When the Sun Goes Down" (duet with Uncle Kracker)	Brett James	4:50
4.	"The Woman with You"	Craig Wiseman, David Frasier	4:31
5.	"Some People Change"	Thrasher, Jason Sellers, Michael Dulaney	3:27
6.	"Anything but Mine"	Scooter Carusoe	5:25
7.	"Keg in the Closet"	Chesney, James	3:32
8.	"When I Think About Leaving"	Tim Johnson, Rory Lee Feek, Paul Overstreet	4:39
9.	"Being Drunk's a Lot Like Loving You"	Skip Ewing, Chesney	3:33
10.	"Outta Here"	Josh Leo	2:47
11.	"Old Blue Chair"	Chesney	3:24
Total length:			45:13

Limited Edition tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Live Those Songs" (live)	4:09
13.	"What I Need to Do" (live)	4:41
14.	"Please Come to Boston" (live)	4:00

Target Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)
15.	"Marina del Rey"	Dean Dillon, Frank Dycus
16.	"Come Monday"	Jimmy Buffett
17.	"I Wonder Do You Think of Me"	Sanger D. Shafer
18.	"I'm On Fire"	Bruce Springsteen
19.	"I Always Get Lucky with You"	Merle Haggard, Freddy Powers, Gary Church, Tex Whitson

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Billboard 200	10
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	2
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)	20

Chart (2005)	Position
US Billboard 200	57
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	12

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
Year	Single	US Country	US	Certifications (sales threshold)
2003	"There Goes My Life"	1	29	* US: Gold
2004	"When the Sun Goes Down" (featuring Uncle Kracker)	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
2005	"Keg in the Closet"	6	64

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	5× Platinum	5,000,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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External links

When the Sun Goes Down at Metacritic

v t e Kenny Chesney
Albums Singles
Studio albums	In My Wildest Dreams All I Need to Know Me and You I Will Stand Everywhere We Go No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan When the Sun Goes Down Be as You Are (Songs from an Old Blue Chair) The Road and the Radio Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates Lucky Old Sun Hemingway's Whiskey Welcome to the Fishbowl Life on a Rock The Big Revival Cosmic Hallelujah Songs for the Saints Here and Now Born
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits Super Hits Greatest Hits II
Live albums	Live: Live Those Songs Again Live in No Shoes Nation
Concert tours	Sun City Carnival Tour Goin' Coastal Tour Brothers of the Sun Tour No Shoes Nation Tour The Big Revival Tour Spread the Love Tour Trip Around the Sun Tour Here and Now Tour

v t e CMA Album of the Year
1967−1970	There Goes My Everything – Jack Greene (1967) Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash (1968) Johnny Cash At San Quentin – Johnny Cash (1969) Okie from Muskogee – Merle Haggard and the Strangers (1970)
1971−1980	I Won't Mention It Again – Ray Price (1971) Let Me Tell You About a Song – Merle Haggard and the Strangers (1972) Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich (1973) A Very Special Love Song – Charlie Rich (1974) A Legend in My Time – Ronnie Milsap (1975) Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser (1976) Ronnie Milsap Live – Ronnie Milsap (1977) It Was Almost Like a Song – Ronnie Milsap (1978) The Gambler – Kenny Rogers (1979) Coal Miner's Daughter – Various artists (1980)
1981−1990	I Believe in You – Don Williams (1981) Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson (1982) The Closer You Get – Alabama (1983) A Little Good News – Anne Murray (1984) Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait (1985) Lost in the Fifties Tonight – Ronnie Milsap (1986) Always And Forever – Randy Travis (1987) Born to Boogie – Hank Williams Jr. (1988) Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1989) Pickin' on Nashville – The Kentucky Headhunters (1990)
1991−2000	No Fences – Garth Brooks (1991) Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks (1992) I Still Believe in You – Vince Gill (1993) Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Various artists (1994) When Fallen Angels Fly – Patty Loveless (1995) Blue Clear Sky – George Strait (1996) Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait (1997) Everywhere – Tim McGraw (1998) A Place in the Sun – Tim McGraw (1999) Fly – The Dixie Chicks (2000)
2001−2010	O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Various artists (2001) Drive – Alan Jackson (2002) American IV: The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash (2003) When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney (2004) There's More Where That Came From – Lee Ann Womack (2005) Time Well Wasted – Brad Paisley (2006) It Just Comes Natural – George Strait (2007) Troubadour – George Strait (2008) Fearless – Taylor Swift (2009) Revolution – Miranda Lambert (2010)
2011−2020	My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean (2011) Chief – Eric Church (2012) Based on a True Story... – Blake Shelton (2013) Platinum – Miranda Lambert (2014) Traveller – Chris Stapleton (2015) Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church (2016) From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton (2017) Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves (2018) Girl – Maren Morris (2019) What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs (2020)
2021−2030	Starting Over – Chris Stapleton (2021) Growin' Up – Luke Combs (2022) Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson (2023) Leather - Cody Johnson (2024)

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