Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates is the eleventh studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released on September 11, 2007 via BNA Records. The album was leaked on the Internet on September 5, 2007. It produced four singles on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 2007 and 2008, three of which reached number one. The album also includes duets with George Strait and Joe Walsh. This is Chesney’s second album where he was not a writer or co-writer on any of the tracks, the first being 1996's Me and You.
Mat Britain – steel drums Paul Leim – drums, percussion Eric Darken – percussion Larry Paxton – bass guitar, upright bass William F. Bowman – acoustic guitar Pat Buchanan – electric guitar Dan Dugmore – steel guitar Sonny Garrish – steel guitar, Dobro Vince Gill – electric guitar Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar Chris Stapleton – acoustic guitar Joe Walsh – electric guitar and talk box on "Wild Ride" John Willis – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, talk box guitar, gut string guitar John Hobbs – piano, keyboards Randy McCormick – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, Wurlitzer Gary Prim – Hammond B-3 organ, piano, keyboards Mickey Raphael – harmonica Wyatt Beard – background vocals Bekka Bramlett – background vocals Buddy Cannon – background vocals Melonie Cannon – background vocals Kenny Chesney – lead vocals Tim Hensley – background vocals Jonell Mosser – background vocals Jon Randall – background vocals George Strait – duet vocals on "Shiftwork" Andrea Zonn – background vocals Jeff Coffin – tenor saxophone Chris Dunn – trombone Rob Hajacos – fiddle Steve Herman – trumpet Jim Horn – baritone saxophone Scott Vestal – banjo Quentin Ware, Jr. – trumpet
