Long Trip Alone

Long Trip Alone
Studio album by Dierks Bentley
Released	October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)
Genre	Country
Length	40:15
Label	Capitol Records Nashville
Producer	Brett Beavers
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 by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released October 17, 2006 by Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced four singles on the U.S. 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". All singles went to the Top 10 on the chart. "Ever Mile a Memory" and "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" both reached number one, the title track peaked at number 10, and "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" went to number 5. Brett Beavers, Bentley’s producer, helped Bentley co-write all of the songs on the album. The album peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dierks Bentley and Brett Beavers, with additional co-writers as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Every Mile a Memory"	Steve Bogard	3:52
2.	"Can't Live It Down"	Tony Martin	3:23
3.	"Long Trip Alone"	Bogard	3:43
4.	"That Don't Make It Easy Loving Me"	Deric Ruttan	4:09
5.	"Soon as You Can"	Martin	4:00
6.	"Trying to Stop Your Leaving"	Jim Beavers	3:38
7.	"Hope for Me Yet"	Martin	2:56
8.	"The Heaven I'm Headed To"	Paul Nelson	4:31
9.	"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"	Rob Harrington Rod Janzen	3:19
10.	"Band of Brothers"	J. Beavers	3:44
11.	"Prodigal Son's Prayer"	Ruttan	2:53

Yahoo! version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Every Mile a Memory" (Alternate Mix)	Steve Bogard	3:52

Urge version (digital-only)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"The Heaven I'm Headed To" (Alternate Version)	Paul Nelson	4:42

Personnel

• Dierks Bentley - lead vocals
• Steve Brewster - drums
• Jimmy Carter - bass guitar
• J.T. Corenflos - electric guitar
• Terry Eldredge - acoustic guitar and background vocals on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
• Rob Harrington - bass guitar on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
• Aubrey Haynie - fiddle
• Inmates at Charles Bass Correctional Complex - foot stomping on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
• Rod Janzen - electric guitar on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
• Jamie Johnson - vocals on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
• Jimmy Mattingly - fiddle on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
• Steve Misamore - drums on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
• Gary Morse - lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Danny Roberts - mandolin on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
• Tim Sergent- pedal steel guitar on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"
• Terry Smith - upright bass on "Pridigal Son's Prayer"
• Bryan Sutton - banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, mandolin
• David Talbot - banjo on "Prodigal Son's Prayer"
• Russell Terrell - background vocals

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peak position US Billboard 200 [3] 5 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Billboard 200 [5] 130 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [6] 25

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US Country [7]	US [8]	CAN Country [9]	CAN [10]
2006	"Every Mile a Memory"	1	48	2	—
	"Long Trip Alone"	10	66	10	—
2007	"Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)"	1	46	2	59
2008	"Trying to Stop Your Leaving"	5	73	13	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [11]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Long Trip Alone review". Allmusic . Retrieved July 2, 2011.
2. Keefe, Jonathan. "Dierks Bentley: Long Trip Alone". Slant . Retrieved July 2, 2011.
3. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
4. "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
5. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
7. "Dierks Bentley Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
8. "Dierks Bentley Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
9. "Dierks Bentley Chart History - Canada Country". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
10. "Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved February 7, 2012.
11. "American album certifications – Dierks Bentley – Long Trip Alone". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 25, 2023.