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Long Trip Alone
Studio album by
Dierks Bentley
ReleasedOctober 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)
Genre Country
Length40:15
Label Capitol Records Nashville
Producer Brett Beavers
Dierks Bentley chronology
Modern Day Drifter
(2005) 		Long Trip Alone
(2006) 		Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008
(2008)
Singles from Long Trip Alone
  1. " Every Mile a Memory"
    Released: July 17, 2006
  2. " Long Trip Alone"
    Released: November 13, 2006
  3. " Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
    Released: June 4, 2007
  4. " Trying to Stop Your Leaving"
    Released: January 28, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Slant [2]

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 at number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dierks Bentley and Brett Beavers, with additional co-writers as noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1." Every Mile a Memory"
  • Steve Bogard
3:52
2."Can't Live It Down"
3:23
3." Long Trip Alone"
  • Bogard
3:43
4."That Don't Make It Easy Loving Me"
4:09
5."Soon as You Can"
  • Martin
4:00
6." Trying to Stop Your Leaving"
3:38
7."Hope for Me Yet"
  • Martin
2:56
8."The Heaven I'm Headed To"
  • Paul Nelson
4:31
9." Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
  • Rob Harrington
  • Rod Janzen
3:19
10."Band of Brothers"
  • J. Beavers
3:44
11."Prodigal Son's Prayer"
  • Ruttan
2:53
Yahoo! version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12." Every Mile a Memory" (Alternate Mix)
  • Steve Bogard
3:52
Urge version (digital-only)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."The Heaven I'm Headed To" (Alternate Version)
  • Paul Nelson
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 Sargeant- 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

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
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
United States ( RIAA) [11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Long Trip Alone review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  2. ^ Keefe, Jonathan. "Dierks Bentley: Long Trip Alone". Slant. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  9. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  10. ^ "Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  11. ^ "American album certifications – Dierks Bentley – Long Trip Alone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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