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Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates
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70

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6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

  • Summary: The 11th album for the Knoxville, Tennessee-born country singer.

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Never Wanted Nothing More
I couldn't wait to turn sixteen And drive all the boys around Foot on the gas and hands on the wheel Was all I could think about A little rust in... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. The New York Times
    80
    Mr. Chesney’s new album, which is being released today and has one of the worst titles he has ever come up with, along with some of the best music.
  2. Boston Globe
    80
    The sincere, average-Joe appeal of Just Who I Am--the whole to which Chesney's various personas add up--will likely resonate with fans in the back row of the stadiums he favors, long after all of the records slide down the charts.
  3. Billboard
    80
    Chesney gets better with age. There are radio hits here: 'Never Wanted Nothing More' has already hit No. 1 and second single 'Don't Blink' is off to a fast start, but there's depth, too.
  4. The A.V. Club
    67
    In 'Dancin' For The Groceries,' a young mother misses her kids, who are at home brushing their teeth before bed while she tries to buck up and strip for a living yet again. Such sentiment is more the rule than the exception on an album that proves surprisingly haunting.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    63
    Anyone still looking for a sure bet will find one in this album.
  6. Rolling Stone
    60
    Getting serious doesn't really suit him, especially with tedious ballads about finding the Lord.
  7. AllMusic
    60
    Just Who I Am just manages from sinking into adult contemporary murk, even if it's hard to shake the feeling that Chesney is spending too much time acting how his audience expects him to be instead of just being who he is.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. RyanM.
    Apr 29, 2008
    10
    This is a great album and I really like it, even though I am only 15. And you assh*les who rate it low because you don't like country This is a great album and I really like it, even though I am only 15. And you assh*les who rate it low because you don't like country should drop f*cking dead.… Expand
  2. StephanieS.
    Sep 20, 2007
    10
    The new cd is awesome. I can't stop listening to it! Kenny's voice is amazing and every song grabs you and makes you listen to the story.
  4. sharonr.
    Sep 20, 2007
    10
    I loved it!!!!
  5. RobinB.
    Oct 5, 2007
    10
    Just shows how diverse Kenny can be and how he's still down home and remembers where he came from. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been Just shows how diverse Kenny can be and how he's still down home and remembers where he came from. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to help write these songs. He's staying humble and real.… Expand
  6. NickM.
    Dec 6, 2007
    7
    pretty good......although i do think that "wild ride" was done MUCH better by Diwght Yoakam, i do think that overall this cd was pretty good......although i do think that "wild ride" was done MUCH better by Diwght Yoakam, i do think that overall this cd was decent.......not great, but decent....certainly enjoyable… Collapse
  7. Matt
    Sep 24, 2007
    3
    Don't pay any mind to the recording company stooges in the "USER ratings" section who give this one phony "10"s pretending to be normal Don't pay any mind to the recording company stooges in the "USER ratings" section who give this one phony "10"s pretending to be normal people....this album is not only far from perfect, it's actually not very good at all.… Expand
  8. Luke
    Sep 26, 2007
    0
    This is indulgent hillbilly music. Sounds like he's singing out of his gills. it must be that tight-jeaned charisma that got him the This is indulgent hillbilly music. Sounds like he's singing out of his gills. it must be that tight-jeaned charisma that got him the record deal.… Expand