Long Trip Alone

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Long Trip Alone

Studio album by Dierks Bentley

Released

October 17, 2006

Genre

Country

Length

40:15

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

"Every Mile a Memory"
Released: July 17, 2006
"Long Trip Alone"
Released: November 13, 2006
"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
Released: June 4, 2007
"Trying to Stop Your Leaving"
Released: January 28, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Slant	^[2]

Long Trip Alone is the third studio album of country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released October 17, 2006 (see 2006 in country music). His third album for Capitol Records Nashville, it has produced four singles to date on the 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". Of these, both "Every Mile a Memory" and "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" were Number One hits, while "Long Trip Alone" reached Number 10 and "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" peaked at Number 5. Brett Beavers Dierks' producer help him co-write all of the songs on the album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Every Mile a Memory"	Brett Beavers, Steve Bogard, Dierks Bentley	3:53
2.	"Can't Live It Down"	B. Beavers, Bentley, Tony Martin	3:23
3.	"Long Trip Alone"	B. Beavers, Steve Bogard, Bentley	3:43
4.	"That Don't Make It Easy Loving Me"	B. Beavers, Deric Ruttan, Bentley	4:09
5.	"Soon as You Can"	B. Beavers, Bentley, Martin	4:00
6.	"Trying to Stop Your Leaving"	B. Beavers, Jim Beavers, Bentley	3:39
7.	"Hope for Me Yet"	B. Beavers, Bentley, Martin	2:56
8.	"The Heaven I'm Headed To"	Paul Nelson, B. Beavers, Bentley	4:31
9.	"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"	B. Beavers, Bentley, Rob Harrington, Rod Janzen	3:19
10.	"Band of Brothers"	B. Beavers, J. Beavers, Bentley	3:44
11.	"Prodigal Son's Prayer" (featuring The Grascals)	B. Beavers, Ruttan, Bentley	2:53

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2006)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	5

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US	CAN
2006	"Every Mile a Memory"	1	48	—
2006	"Long Trip Alone"	10	66	—
2007	"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"	1	46	59
2008	"Trying to Stop Your Leaving"	5	73	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Preceded by Take the Weather with You by Jimmy Buffett	Top Country Albums number-one album November 4–10, 2006	Succeeded by Songs of Inspiration by Alabama

Certifications


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[3]	Gold

References

↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Long Trip Alone review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
↑ Keefe, Jonathan. "Dierks Bentley: Long Trip Alone". Slant. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
↑ "American album certifications – Dierks Bentley – Long Trip Alone". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

v t e Dierks Bentley

Studio albums	Don't Leave Me in Love Dierks Bentley Modern Day Drifter Long Trip Alone Feel That Fire Up on the Ridge Home Riser

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits/Every Mile a Memory 2003–2008

Singles	"What Was I Thinkin'" "My Last Name" "How Am I Doin'" "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" "Come a Little Closer" "Settle for a Slowdown" "Every Mile a Memory" "Long Trip Alone" "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" "Feel That Fire" "Sideways" "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes" "Up on the Ridge" "Draw Me a Map" "Am I the Only One" "Home" "5-1-5-0" "Tip It On Back" "Bourbon in Kentucky" "I Hold On"

Related articles	Discography Capitol Nashville "Murder on Music Row" (w/ George Jones)

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