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Modern Day Drifter

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3.5/5 stars[1]

Modern Day Drifter is the second studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released on May 10, 2005 via 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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lot of Leavin' Left to Do"Deric Ruttan, Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley4:32
2."Come a Little Closer"B. Beavers, Bentley4:42
3."Cab of My Truck"B. Beavers, Mark Nesler, Bentley3:39
4."Settle for a Slowdown"B. Beavers, Tony Martin, Bentley3:43
5."Domestic, Light and Cold"B. Beavers, Bentley4:00
6."Good Things Happen"Jamie Hartford3:45
7."Down on Easy Street"B. Beavers, Steve Bogard, Bentley3:30
8."So So Long"B. Beavers, Jim Beavers, Bentley3:24
9."Modern Day Drifter"John Scott Sherrill, Wyatt Easterling4:10
10."Good Man Like Me" (featuring the Del McCoury Band)Del McCoury3:07
11."Gonna Get There Someday"B. Beavers, Ruttan, Bentley4:14

Chart performance

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
US Country US
2005 "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" 3 47
"Come a Little Closer" 1 31
2006 "Settle for a Slowdown" 1 42

Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Gold
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum

Personnel

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

References

  1. ^ Allmusic - review
  2. ^ "Dierks Bentley Returns 'Home' to Country". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Dierks Bentley – Modern Day Drifter". Music Canada.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Dierks Bentley – Modern Day Drifter". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
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