Be Here

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Be Here
Beherealbum.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 September 2004
Genre Country
Length55:39
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer
Keith Urban chronology
Golden Road
(2002)
Be Here
(2004)
Days Go By
(2005)
Alternative cover
Keith Urban - Be Here (alternative cover).jpg
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Days Go By"3:48
2."Better Life"4:42
3."Making Memories of Us" Rodney Crowell 4:11
4."God's Been Good to Me"Urban3:37
5."The Hard Way"4:37
6."You're My Better Half"4:12
7."I Could Fly"
  • Urban
  • Shanks
5:19
8."Tonight I Wanna Cry"
  • Urban
  • Powell
4:19
9."She's Gotta Be"
  • Urban
  • Powell
4:52
10."Nobody Drinks Alone"5:21
11."Country Comfort" (Elton John cover)
4:23
12."Live to Love Another Day"3:29
13."These Are the Days"
  • Urban
  • Powell
2:49
Total length:55:39
Australian Release Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."You (Or Somebody Like You)"
4:51

Personnel

Charts

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications
US Country
[21]
US
[22]
US AC
[23]
US Adult
[24]
AUS
[25]
NL
2004"Days Go By"1315699* RIAA: Gold [26]
"You're My Better Half"23334* RIAA: Gold [27]
2005"Making Memories of Us"13452254* RIAA: Platinum [28]
"Better Life"144* RIAA: Gold [29]
"Tonight I Wanna Cry"[A]23672* RIAA: Platinum [30]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Footnotes

Certifications

Region Certification
Australia (ARIA) [32] 3× Platinum
Canada (Music Canada) [33] 2× Platinum
United States (RIAA) [34] 4× Platinum

Release history

CountryDateLabel
Canada [35] 21 September 2004 Capitol Nashville
United States [36]
Australia [37] 30 November 2004

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