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Dierks Bentley’s “Home” Available Now

Jeanna D. — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:41:51 +0000

Country star Dierks Bentley released his highly anticipated album, Home, yesterday. Home marks the seventh studio album for Bentley and includes his number one smash, “Am I The Only One,” and the hit title track, “Home.” The album has already hit number one on iTunes’ Country Albums Chart and is currently sitting comfortably in the top spot.

Bentley is never one to forget his fans. He requested via twitter that fans send him their phone number so he could call some of them and chat about the album. True to his word, he started making calls yesterday. Bentley also had a special album release day message to his fans live from the streets of New York. Check out the video below.

Meanwhile, the country crooner is busy promoting the new record and is on the road with his 2012 Country & Cold Cans Tour. For more information and tour dates, visit his official website: www.dierksbentley.com.

Home is available everywhere now! Don’t forget to grab your copy.

Itunes link: Dierks Bentley, Home

Dierks Bentley Certified Gold

Jeanna D. — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:13:28 +0000

Dierks Bentley has another hit on his hands!

With more than 500,000 digital sales, Bentley’s number one hit, “Am I The Only One,” has been certified gold by the RIAA. The track is his eighth number one song.

“Am I The Only One” is the lead single for Bentley’s upcoming album, Home, which is due out on February 7th. He will be holding a special show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on February 2nd to kick off and celebrate the new album release.

Additionally, his current single, “Home,” is busy climbing the country radio charts, and the second leg of his Country & Cold Cans Tour will continue on February 15th in Canada and Australia. Check out his website for more details: www.dierks.com.

Congrats to Dierks! I can’t wait to check out the new album.

REVIEW: Dierks Bentley, “Home”

Jeanna D. — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:50:53 +0000

Country star, Dierks Bentley, recently released the follow-up to his hit number one single, “Am I The Only One.” His new song, “Home,” is the second single off of his upcoming album of the same title. Bentley co-wrote the track with Dan Wilson and Brett Beavers.

The song was initially inspired by the tragic shooting surrounding Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that took place in Arizona last January. Giffords was severely injured, 12 people were hurt, and 6 people lost their lives. “Home” was made the official song by Arizona’s Centennial Commission for the state’s 100-year celebration.

In an interview with All Things Considered host Melissa Block, Arizona native, Bentley, explained:

“I think the first thing I thought of when we started writing it was the shooting that happened in Tucson, Ariz., with [U.S. Rep.] Gabby Giffords. That had happened about four days earlier. That, for me, my home state — that invokes so many different feelings of anger and questions of why. And also, of course, the healing process. It all kind of came together in this song.”

“Home ” addresses patriotism in a heartfelt and honest manner. It recognizes our nation’s struggles and hardships as well as acknowledges people’s flaws while displaying hope for a better future. The underlying tone of the song unquestionably lies in sentiment of love and loyalty to our country. Bentley’s smooth country drawl on top of the raw and melodic sound of the track match perfectly with the powerful message of the song.

Bentley shared on NPR:

“Hopefully, at the end of the day, when we were writing the song, once we started getting into it — you want this to be inspiring and hopeful, but also address the realities of what’s going on.” He went on to say, ‘”Home’ is about the place we all call home, this country that we all are lucky enough to live in.”

Rating: 4 / 5

You can purchase “Home” here.

Bentley is currently making the rounds on his “Country & Cold Cans” Tour. His upcoming album, Home, is set for release on February 7, 2012. For more information, check out his website: http://dierks.com/.

Watch the music video for “Home”: