Gravel & Gold
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| Released | February 24, 2023 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 51:16 | |||
| Label | Capitol Records Nashville | |||
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Gravel & Gold is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released February 24, 2023 by Capitol Records Nashville.
Content
[edit]Gravel & Gold is Bentley's first studio album in almost five years since 2018's The Mountain. In between, he released two standalone singles, "Gone" and "Beers on Me", which peaked at numbers two and one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, respectively, and were not included on an album.
"Gold" was released on August 8, 2022, as the album's first single. An article by MusicRow confirmed that the project would include contributions from Ashley McBryde, Billy Strings, as well as bluegrass music artists Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Charlie Worsham, and Bryan Sutton.[1]
Commercial performance
[edit]Gravel & Gold debuted at No. 14 on Billboard's Top Country Albums and No. 73 on the US Billboard 200, with 12,000 album-equivalent units.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote, "Throughout the record, Bentley sounds relaxed and cozy in his comfort zone, and that sense of ease, when combined with the occasional barn burner, such as the jocular bluegrass closer 'High Note'[...]is a recipe for a good time."[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Same Ol' Me" |
| 3:16 |
| 2. | "Sun Sets in Colorado" | 3:02 | |
| 3. | "Heartbreak Drinking Tour" |
| 3:43 |
| 4. | "Something Real" |
| 3:57 |
| 5. | "Still" |
| 3:13 |
| 6. | "Beer at My Funeral" | 3:10 | |
| 7. | "Cowboy Boots" (featuring Ashley McBryde) |
| 4:33 |
| 8. | "Gold" |
| 2:47 |
| 9. | "Walking Each Other Home" |
| 3:45 |
| 10. | "Roll On" |
| 3:06 |
| 11. | "All the Right Places" |
| 3:58 |
| 12. | "Ain't All Bad" |
| 3:43 |
| 13. | "Old Pickup" |
| 3:22 |
| 14. | "High Note" (featuring Billy Strings) |
| 5:33 |
| Total length: | 51:16 | ||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 73 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dierks Bentley Sifts Through The 'Gravel & Gold' On New 14-Track Project". MusicRow. January 13, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley's Gravel & Gold Paves Way For Top 20 Debut" (PDF). Billboard Country Update. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Gravel & Gold review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ "Dierks Bentley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
