Long Trip Alone Explained

Long Trip Alone
Type:Studio
Artist:Dierks Bentley
Cover:Longtripalone.jpg
Genre:Country
Length:40:15
Label:Capitol Records Nashville
Producer:Brett Beavers
Prev Title:Modern Day Drifter
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008
Next Year:2008

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).

Personnel

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
US Billboard 200[1] 130
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] 25

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
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CAN Country
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CAN
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2006"Every Mile a Memory"1482
"Long Trip Alone"106610
2007"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"146259
2008"Trying to Stop Your Leaving"57313
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 27, 2020.
  2. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007. Billboard. November 27, 2020.
  3. Web site: Dierks Bentley Chart History: Hot Country Songs . Billboard . April 27, 2021.
  4. Web site: Dierks Bentley Chart History - Hot 100 . Billboard . June 13, 2018.
  5. Web site: Dierks Bentley Chart History - Canada Country . Billboard . June 13, 2018.
  6. Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dierks bentley|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}} Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100]. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. February 7, 2012.