Long Trip Alone
2006 studio album by Dierks Bentley
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Long Trip Alone is the third studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released October 17, 2006 by Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced four singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Every Mile a Memory", the title track, "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)", and "Trying to Stop Your Leaving". All singles went to the Top 10 on the chart. "Ever Mile a Memory" and "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" both reached number one, the title track peaked at number 10, and "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" went to number 5. Brett Beavers, Bentley’s producer, helped Bentley co-write all of the songs on the album. The album peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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| Released | October 17, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 40:15 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records Nashville | |||
| Producer | Brett Beavers | |||
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Track listing
All tracks are written by Dierks Bentley and Brett Beavers, with additional co-writers as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Every Mile a Memory" |
| 3:52 |
| 2. | "Can't Live It Down" | 3:23 | |
| 3. | "Long Trip Alone" |
| 3:43 |
| 4. | "That Don't Make It Easy Loving Me" | 4:09 | |
| 5. | "Soon as You Can" |
| 4:00 |
| 6. | "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" | 3:38 | |
| 7. | "Hope for Me Yet" |
| 2:56 |
| 8. | "The Heaven I'm Headed To" |
| 4:31 |
| 9. | "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" |
| 3:19 |
| 10. | "Band of Brothers" |
| 3:44 |
| 11. | "Prodigal Son's Prayer" |
| 2:53 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Every Mile a Memory" (Alternate Mix) |
| 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "The Heaven I'm Headed To" (Alternate Version) |
| 4:42 |
Personnel
- Dierks Bentley - lead vocals
- Steve Brewster - drums
- Jimmy Carter - bass guitar
- J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
- Terry Eldredge - acoustic guitar and background vocals on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Rob Harrington - bass guitar on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
- Inmates at Charles Bass Correctional Complex - foot stomping on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Rod Janzen - electric guitar on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
- Jamie Johnson - vocals on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Steve Misamore - drums on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
- Gary Morse - lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Danny Roberts - mandolin on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Tim Sergent- pedal steel guitar on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
- Terry Smith - upright bass on "Pridigal Son's Prayer"
- Bryan Sutton - banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- David Talbot - banjo on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
- Russell Terrell - background vocals
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US Country [7] |
US [8] |
CAN Country [9] |
CAN [10] | ||
| 2006 | "Every Mile a Memory" | 1 | 48 | 2 | — |
| "Long Trip Alone" | 10 | 66 | 10 | — | |
| 2007 | "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" | 1 | 46 | 2 | 59 |
| 2008 | "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" | 5 | 73 | 13 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||