Kenny Chesney may title his 12th album after the pop standard that he sings here with
Willie Nelson, but don't mistake
Lucky Old Sun for
Nelson's
Stardust.
Chesney is tipping his hat not to the Great American Songbook but to the great ball in the sky, the one that shines on beaches from coast to coast, with the Gulf of Mexico being a particular favorite in his book.
Lucky Old Sun is designed to be a soundtrack to laid-back afternoons on warm sand, which by now is very familiar territory for
Chesney. Since he swaps
Jimmy Buffett's boozy goofball schtick for gentle strumming, this isn't music for a party, it's music that laps softly against the shore. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi