Modern Day Drifter Explained

Modern Day Drifter
Type:Studio
Artist:Dierks Bentley
Cover:Moderndaydrifer.jpg
Genre:Country
Length:42:53
Label:Capitol Records Nashville
Producer:Brett Beavers
Prev Title:Dierks Bentley
Prev Year:2003
Next Title:Long Trip Alone
Next Year:2006

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.[1]

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
US Billboard 200[2] 146
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3] 26
Chart (2006)Position
US Billboard 200[4] 65
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 18

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
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CAN
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2005"Lot of Leavin' Left to Do"347
"Come a Little Closer"131
2006"Settle for a Slowdown"14243

Personnel

Del McCoury Band (on Track 10)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dierks Bentley Returns 'Home' to Country. Billboard. February 12, 2012.
  2. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. November 13, 2020.
  3. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. November 13, 2020.
  4. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 13, 2020.
  5. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. November 13, 2020.
  6. Web site: Dierks Bentley Chart History: Hot Country Songs . Billboard . April 27, 2021.
  7. Web site: Dierks Bentley Chart History - Hot 100 . Billboard . June 13, 2018.
  8. 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.