Dierks Bentley (album)

Dierks Bentley
Studio album by Dierks Bentley
Released	August 19, 2003 (2003-08-19)
Genre	Country
Length	46:19
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Brett Beavers
Dierks Bentley chronology
Don't Leave Me in Love (2001) Dierks Bentley (2003) Modern Day Drifter (2005)
Singles from Dierks Bentley
"What Was I Thinkin'" Released: April 14, 2003 "My Last Name" Released: October 20, 2003 "How Am I Doin'" Released: October 5, 2004

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
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Dierks Bentley is the first major-label album of country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released August 19, 2003 (see 2003 in country music). Released on Capitol Records Nashville, the album produced the singles "My Last Name", "How Am I Doin'", and "What Was I Thinkin'", which served as Bentley's lead-off single, also became his first Number One hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

The track "My Love Will Follow You" was originally recorded by Buddy Miller on his 1995 album Your Love and Other Lies. "Bartenders, Etc." and "Whiskey Tears" were originally featured on Bentley's independently released 2001 album Don't Leave Me in Love, and were re-recorded for this album.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"What Was I Thinkin'"	Deric Ruttan, Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley	4:21
2.	"Wish It Would Break"	Beavers, Bentley	3:36
3.	"Forget About You"	Ronnie Rogers, Bentley	3:03
4.	"I Can Only Think of One"	Steve Bogard, Beavers, Bentley	3:50
5.	"My Last Name"	Harley Allen, Bentley	3:31
6.	"Bartenders, Etc."	Bentley	2:47
7.	"Is Anybody Loving You These Days"	Bogard, Beavers, Bentley	3:23
8.	"My Love Will Follow You"	Buddy Miller, Julie Miller	3:19
9.	"How Am I Doin'"	Writer X, Bentley	3:49
10.	"Distant Shore"	Ruttan, Beavers, Bentley	3:01
11.	"I Bought the Shoes"	Jimmy Melton, Dale Dodson, Ken Mellons	3:27
12.	"Whiskey Tears"	Mike Ward, Bentley	3:32
13.	"Train Travelin'" (featuring the Del McCoury Band)	Bentley	4:40

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2003)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	4
U.S. Billboard 200	26

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US Country	US
2003	"What Was I Thinkin'"	1	22
	"My Last Name"	17	102
2004	"How Am I Doin'"	4	49

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)[2]	Platinum

Personnel

• Steve Brewster – drums
• Jimmy Carter – bass guitar
• Shad Cobb – fiddle
• J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
• Rusty Danmyer – steel guitar
• Glen Duncan – fiddle
• Terry Eldredge – background vocals
• Lona Heins – background vocals
• Wes Hightower – background vocals
• Mike Johnson – steel guitar, Dobro
• Randy Kohrs – Dobro
• James Mitchell – electric guitar
• Russ Pahl – steel guitar, banjo
• Steven Sheehan – acoustic guitar
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, banjo, mandolin
• Russell Terrell – background vocals

The Del McCoury Band (Track 13)

• Mike Bub – upright bass
• Jason Carter – fiddle
• Del McCoury – acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Rob McCoury – banjo
• Ronnie McCoury – mandolin, background vocals

References

1. ^ Doerschuk, Robert L.. "Dierks Bentley review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r651118. Retrieved July 2, 2011. 
2. ^ "American album certifications – Dierks Bentley – Dierks Bentley". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Dierks+Bentley%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH