Gravel & Gold

Gravel & Gold
Gravel & Gold
Studio album by Dierks Bentley
Released	February 24, 2023
Genre	Country
Length	51:16
Label	Capitol Records Nashville
Producer	Dierks Bentley; Brett Beavers; Ross Copperman; Jon Randall; F. Reid Shippen;
Dierks Bentley chronology
Singles from Gravel & Gold
	"Gold"; Released: August 8, 2022; "Something Real"; Released: June 26, 2023;

Gravel & Gold is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released February 24, 2023 by Capitol Records Nashville.

Content

Gravel & Gold is Bentley's first studio album in almost five years since 2018's The Mountain. In between, he released two standalone singles, "Gone" and "Beers on Me", which peaked at numbers two and one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, respectively, and were not included on an album.

"Gold" was released on August 8, 2022, as the album's first single. An article by MusicRow confirmed that the project would include contributions from Ashley McBryde, Billy Strings, as well as bluegrass music artists Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Charlie Worsham, and Bryan Sutton.^[1]

Commercial performance

Gravel & Gold debuted at No. 14 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and No. 73 on the US Billboard 200, with 12,000 album-equivalent units.^[2]

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote, "Throughout the record, Bentley sounds relaxed and cozy in his comfort zone, and that sense of ease, when combined with the occasional barn burner, such as the jocular bluegrass closer 'High Note'[...]is a recipe for a good time."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Same Ol' Me"	Dierks Bentley Luke Dick Jon Randall	3:16
2.	"Sun Sets in Colorado"	Ross Copperman Tommy Lee James Josh Osborne	3:02
3.	"Heartbreak Drinking Tour"	Bentley Copperman Dick Ashley Gorley Michael Hardy	3:43
4.	"Something Real"	Bentley Copperman Dick Gorley Hardy	3:57
5.	"Still"	Bentley Jeff Hyde Jeremy Spillman Ryan Tyndall	3:13
6.	"Beer at My Funeral"	Brett Beavers Jim Beavers	3:10
7.	"Cowboy Boots" (featuring Ashley McBryde)	Bentley Casey Brown Jordan Minton Hunter Phelps	4:33
8.	"Gold"	Bentley Copperman Dick Gorley	2:47
9.	"Walking Each Other Home"	Bentley Dick Osborne	3:45
10.	"Roll On"	Bentley B. Beavers J. Beavers	3:06
11.	"All the Right Places"	Bentley Copperman Osborne	3:58
12.	"Ain't All Bad"	Bentley Brown Minton Phelps	3:43
13.	"Old Pickup"	Michael Dulaney Tony Martin Neil Thrasher	3:22
14.	"High Note" (featuring Billy Strings)	J. Beavers Charlie Worsham	5:33
Total length:			51:16

Charts

Chart performance for *Gravel & Gold*
Chart (2023)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	73
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	14

References

^ "Dierks Bentley Sifts Through The 'Gravel & Gold' On New 14-Track Project". MusicRow. January 13, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Dierks Bentley's Gravel & Gold Paves Way For Top 20 Debut" (PDF). Billboard Country Update. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "Gravel & Gold review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.

[1] "Dierks Bentley Sifts Through The 'Gravel & Gold' On New 14-Track Project". MusicRow. January 13, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[2] "Dierks Bentley's Gravel & Gold Paves Way For Top 20 Debut" (PDF). Billboard Country Update. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.

[3] "Gravel & Gold review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Dierks_Bentley-4] "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Dierks_Bentley-5] "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.

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