Modern Day Drifter
2005 studio album by Dierks Bentley
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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]
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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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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" | 4:32 | |
| 2. | "Come a Little Closer" |
| 4:42 |
| 3. | "Cab of My Truck" |
| 3:39 |
| 4. | "Settle for a Slowdown" |
| 3:43 |
| 5. | "Domestic, Light and Cold" |
| 4:00 |
| 6. | "Good Things Happen" | Jamie Hartford | 3:45 |
| 7. | "Down on Easy Street" |
| 3:30 |
| 8. | "So So Long" |
| 3:24 |
| 9. | "Modern Day Drifter" |
| 4:10 |
| 10. | "Good Man Like Me" | Del McCoury | 3:07 |
| 11. | "Gonna Get There Someday" |
| 4:14 |
| Total length: | 42:53 | ||
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| 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
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Gold |
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum |
Personnel
- 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)
- Mike Bub – upright bass
- Jason Carter – fiddle
- Del McCoury – acoustic guitar, background vocals
- Rob McCoury – banjo
- Ronnie McCoury – mandolin, background vocals