Dirt (Dean Brody album)

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Dirt
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 24, 2012
Genre Country
Length40:21
Label Open Road
Producer Matt Rovey
Dean Brody chronology
Trail in Life
(2010)
Dirt
(2012)
Crop Circles
(2013)
Singles from Dirt
  1. "Canadian Girls"
    Released: January 30, 2012
  2. "Bob Marley"
    Released: May 21, 2012
  3. "It's Friday"
    Released: September 7, 2012
  4. "Underneath the Apple Trees"
    Released: January 8, 2013
  5. "Dirt"
    Released: May 2013

Dirt is the third studio album by Canadian country music artist Dean Brody. It was released on April 24, 2012 via Open Road Recordings under the production of Matt Rovey. [1] Its first single, "Canadian Girls," peaked at number 36 on the Canadian Hot 100 in February 2012. [2]

Contents

Dirt was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the 2013 Juno Awards. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dean Brody, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dirt"Dean Brody, Jimmy Yeary, Marty Dodson 3:16
2."It's Friday" (featuring Great Big Sea) 3:11
3."Underneath the Apple Trees" 3:31
4."Rural Route #3" 4:11
5."Canadian Girls" 3:56
6."Flowers in Her Hands" 3:36
7."The Sleeping Bag Song"Brody, George Canyon 3:19
8."That's Your Cousin" 3:24
9."Bob Marley Prelude" 0:27
10."Bob Marley" 3:27
11."Losing My Balance" 3:36
12."Nowhere USA" 4:27
Total length:40:21

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [4] 12

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
CAN Country
[5]
CAN
[6]
2012"Canadian Girls"136
"Bob Marley"369
"It's Friday"760
2013"Underneath the Apple Trees"1284
"Dirt"981
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada) [7] Platinum

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