''Long Trip Alone'' is the third studio album by American

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. It was released October 17, 2006 by

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. The album produced four singles on the U.S. '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts: " Every Mile a Memory", the

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Trying to Stop Your Leaving "Trying to Stop Your Leaving" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in January 2008 as the fourth and final single from his 2006 album '' Long Trip Alone''. It peaked at number 5 on the U ...

". 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''

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and at number 1 on the Top Country Albums chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Track listing

Personnel

- lead vocals *Steve Brewster - drums *Jimmy Carter -

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*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 Sargeant- pedal steel guitar on "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)" *Terry Smith - upright bass on "Pridigal Son's Prayer" *

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- banjo,

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, acoustic guitar, mandolin *David Talbot - banjo on "Prodigal Son's Prayer" *Russell Terrell - background vocals

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2006 albums Albums produced by Brett Beavers Capitol Records Nashville albums Dierks Bentley albums