Kenny Chesney

When you look at this album's macho cover art and hear the hearty twang in Chesney's vocals, you might expect him to rock you like a hurricane. But this long-player actually showcases the artist as a balladeer. Songs like "Big Star" are a bit peppier, but overall this one's for the romantics.

Kenny Chesney, a man who once sang about his sexy tractor, fancies Hallmark-card
country propped up by clean, pop-metal guitars and bright, firecracker drums. In his rich,
George Strait baritone, Chesney covers all the contempo-country bases on No Shoes, No
Shirt, No Problems: high-school memories ("Never Gonna Feel Like That Again"), Cinderella
stories ("Big Star"), easy living ("No Shoes . . .") and, of course, bittersweet love ("... More >