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Wikipedia article{{Infobox song | name = El Cerrito Place | cover = ElCerritoPlace.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Kenny Chesney | album = Welcome to the Fishbowl | released = | recorded = 2012 | studio = | venue = | genre = Country | length = | label = | writer = Keith Gattis | producer = | prev_title = Come Over | prev_year = 2012 | next_title = Pirate Flag | next_year = 2013 }} "'El Cerrito Place'" is a song written by Keith Gattis. Originally recorded by Charlie Robison, it was also recorded by Kenny Chesney on his 2012 album 'Welcome to the Fishbowl', from which it was released as the third single in September 2012 . HistoryThe song, written by Keith Gattis, was originally recorded by Gattis in 2002 for his own album 'Big City Blues'. Charlie Robison then recorded it on his 2004 album 'Good Times'. Robison's version was released as both a single and music video, but the single did not chart. Chesney's version includes a backing vocal from Grace Potter, with whom he recorded his 2011 single "You and Tequila". ContentThe song is a mid-tempo in which the male narrator longs for a lost lover in California. Chesney said of the song that he enjoyed Robison's version for several years, and that "There is a certain longing in this song that in a lot of ways I really relate to. It's about wanting something that's obviously not there." Robison praised Chesney's version, saying that he "did a good job with it". The song title refers to the El Cerrito Place Apartments at the base of the Hollywood Hills in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, where Gattis lived while writing and recording the song. The song's and apartment's namesake street, off of Franklin Avenue, starts just north of the intersection of La Brea Ave. and Hollywood Blvd., which is consistent with the lyrics of the song. Critical receptionChet Flippo, in an article on the song's history for CMT, said that "It's one song that in its different iterations links past and present. It truly shows the power of a single song." Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song 4 stars out of 5, saying that it "might be the most emotional performance of his career. Its clear hes falling back on his own experiences as he tells the story of a man looking for his love and maybe his soul." Chart performanceYear-end chartsReferencesCategory:2012 singles Category:2003 songs Category:Country ballads Category:2010s ballads Category:Charlie Robison songs Category:Kenny Chesney songs Category:Song recordings produced by Buddy Cannon Category:Songs written by Keith Gattis Category:Columbia Records singles | |
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