Every time Kenny Chesney steps into the studio to record a song, he thinks back to the simply advice the producer of his very first album gave him…”put a smile in it.” That’s the words of wisdom Kenny received from producer Barry Beckett.   Kenny said that it was hard to transition from singing in bars and clubs every day to recording music in the studio, however, that suggestion of putting a smile into his music, is something that has stuck with him to this very day, especially when he sings songs like “Bar At The End Of The World.” Kenny recalls, “Barry taught me, I’ll never forget it, he goes ‘just close your eyes and put a smile in it is all you’ve got to do. And picture this record really loud in some bar. Picture this record really loud in a live environment and picture them coming back to you, singing it back to you and just put a smile in it. Put some attitude, put some life, put some light into it, put some energy into it but don’t over sing it’.” Luckily, this advice worked in Kenny’s favor, and he’s been using it ever since. You can hear Kenny smiling through all the songs on his latest album Cosmic Hallelujah, including his latest single “Bar At The End Of The World.”

  Kenny Chesney talks about how he transitioned from singing in bars to studios. (:68)
“When I’m in the vocal booth singing, I think about Barry Beckett, a lot. Because Barry told me when I was doing my first record…look…I had to learn not to sing in the bars. When I was in there, in the vocal booth, I’d only sang in one environment and that was in clubs and bars. It was in college when I first moved to town and when I was putting sound equipment in my truck and going and playing at all these bars. It was the only place to play. So I’d sing a certain way and that was to get over everybody in the restaurant and the bars. So when I got into the studio, I was over singing bad. So Barry taught me, I’ll never forget it, he goes ‘just close your eyes and put a smile in it is all you’ve got to do. And picture this record really loud in some bar. Picture this record really loud in a live environment and picture them coming back to you, singing it back to you and just put a smile in it. Put some attitude, put some life, put some light into it, put some energy into it but don’t over sing it. Just put some smile into it don’t be too harsh with it.’ I think about that in those moments those early days with Barry Beckett every time I get into the vocal booth, every time.”