Modern Day Drifter is the second studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released on May 10, 2005 by Capitol Records Nashville. The album produced three singles on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with the number 3 hit "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" and the number ones "Come a Little Closer" and "Settle for a Slowdown". The album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold over 1.5 million copies in the United States.[2]

Modern Day Drifter
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 2005 (2005-05-10)
GenreCountry
Length42:53
LabelCapitol Records Nashville
ProducerBrett Beavers
Dierks Bentley chronology
Dierks Bentley
(2003)
Modern Day Drifter
(2005)
Long Trip Alone
(2006)
Singles from Modern Day Drifter
  1. "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do"
    Released: January 11, 2005
  2. "Come a Little Closer"
    Released: July 18, 2005
  3. "Settle for a Slowdown"
    Released: January 24, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lot of Leavin' Left to Do"Deric Ruttan, Brett Beavers, Dierks Bentley4:32
2."Come a Little Closer"B. Beavers, Bentley4:42
3."Cab of My Truck"B. Beavers, Mark Nesler, Bentley3:39
4."Settle for a Slowdown"B. Beavers, Tony Martin, Bentley3:43
5."Domestic, Light and Cold"B. Beavers, Bentley4:00
6."Good Things Happen"Jamie Hartford3:45
7."Down on Easy Street"B. Beavers, Steve Bogard, Bentley3:30
8."So So Long"B. Beavers, Jim Beavers, Bentley3:24
9."Modern Day Drifter"John Scott Sherrill, Wyatt Easterling4:10
10."Good Man Like Me"Del McCoury3:07
11."Gonna Get There Someday"B. Beavers, Ruttan, Bentley4:14

Chart performance

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Singles

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Year Single Peak positions
US Country
[9]
US
[10]
CAN
[11]
2005 "Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" 3 47
"Come a Little Closer" 1 31
2006 "Settle for a Slowdown" 1 42 43

Certifications

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Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum

Personnel

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Del McCoury Band (on Track 10)

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic - review
  2. ^ "Dierks Bentley Returns 'Home' to Country". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  9. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History: Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  11. ^ "Dierks Bentley Album & Song Chart History - Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 7, 2012.
  12. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Dierks Bentley – Modern Day Drifter". Music Canada.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Dierks Bentley – Modern Day Drifter". Recording Industry Association of America.