Modern Day Drifter is the second studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released on May 10, 2005 by Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced three singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with the number 3 hit "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" and the number ones "Come a Little Closer" and "Settle for a Slowdown". The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States.[2]
| Modern Day Drifter | ||||
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| Released | May 10, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 42:53 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records Nashville | |||
| Producer | Brett Beavers | |||
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| Singles from Modern Day Drifter | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" | Deric Ruttan, Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Come a Little Closer" | B. Beavers, Bentley | 4:42 |
| 3. | "Cab of My Truck" | B. Beavers, Mark Nesler, Bentley | 3:39 |
| 4. | "Settle for a Slowdown" | B. Beavers, Tony Martin, Bentley | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Domestic, Light and Cold" | B. Beavers, Bentley | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Good Things Happen" | Jamie Hartford | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Down on Easy Street" | B. Beavers, Steve Bogard, Bentley | 3:30 |
| 8. | "So So Long" | B. Beavers, Jim Beavers, Bentley | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Modern Day Drifter" | John Scott Sherrill, Wyatt Easterling | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Good Man Like Me" | Del McCoury | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Gonna Get There Someday" | B. Beavers, Ruttan, Bentley | 4:14 |
Chart performance
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | ||
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| US Country [9] |
US [10] |
CAN [11] | ||
| 2005 | "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" | 3 | 47 | — |
| "Come a Little Closer" | 1 | 31 | — | |
| 2006 | "Settle for a Slowdown" | 1 | 42 | 43 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Gold |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum |
Personnel
edit- Dierks Bentley – lead vocals
- Steve Brewster – drums
- Jimmy Carter – bass guitar
- J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar, Danelectro
- Aubrey Haynie — fiddle
- Lona Heins – background vocals
- Wes Hightower – background vocals
- Rod Janzen – electric guitar
- Randy Kohrs – Dobro
- Alison Krauss – background vocals
- Gary Morse – Sho-Bud pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Michelle Poe – background vocals
- Steve Sheehan – acoustic guitar
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
Del McCoury Band (on Track 10)
edit- Mike Bub – upright bass
- Jason Carter – fiddle
- Del McCoury – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Rob McCoury – banjo
- Ronnie McCoury – mandolin, background vocals
References
edit- ^ Allmusic - review
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Returns 'Home' to Country". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Dierks Bentley – Modern Day Drifter". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Dierks Bentley – Modern Day Drifter". Recording Industry Association of America.