Feel That Fire
| Feel That Fire | ||||
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| Studio album by Dierks Bentley | ||||
| Released | February 3, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 46:31 | |||
| Label | Capitol Nashville | |||
| Producer |
Brett Beavers Dierks Bentley | |||
| Dierks Bentley chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Feel That Fire | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Slant Magazine | [2] |
| USA Today | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A-[4] |
Feel That Fire is the fourth studio album by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released on February 3, 2009 on Capitol Records Nashville. The album's first two singles were the title track and "Sideways", both of which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. A third single, "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes", was released in July 2009. The album has sold 327,000 copies as of 2010.[5]
Content
As with all of his previous recordings for Capitol Records, Bentley co-produced the album with Brett Beavers. Bentley co-wrote most of the album's songs along with both Brett and Jim Beavers, the latter of whom is Brett's brother. "I Can't Forget Her", one of only two songs on this album which Bentley did not co-write, was previously recorded by Clay Walker on his 2003 album A Few Questions.
The title track, which Bentley and Brett Beavers co-wrote with The Warren Brothers (Brad and Brett Warren), was also the first release from the album. This song became Bentley's sixth Number One hit on the Billboard country charts in early 2009. Following it was "Sideways", a Jim Beavers co-write which became Bentley's seventh Number One hit in July 2009.
The album has received many positive reviews and put in many "Best Country Albums of 2009". The Chicago Tribune named it No. 1 on their list of the best country albums of the year.
The song "Beautiful World" was nominated for Best Country Collaboration w/ Vocals at the 52nd Grammy Awards.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life on the Run" | Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Dierks Bentley | 3:47 |
| 2. | "Sideways" | J. Beavers, Bentley | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Feel That Fire" | B. Beavers, Bentley, Brad Warren, Brett Warren | 3:21 |
| 4. | "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes" | B. Beavers, Bentley | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Here She Comes" | B. Beavers, J. Beavers, Bentley | 4:28 |
| 6. | "I Can't Forget Her" | Bart Butler, Mark A. Rone, Frank Solesbee | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Beautiful World" (feat. Patty Griffin) | B. Beavers, J. Beavers, Bentley | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Little Heartwrecker" | B. Beavers, Bentley, Steve Bogard | 3:26 |
| 9. | "You Hold Me Together" | B. Beavers, Bentley, Tony Martin | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Better Believer" | Bentley, Rivers Rutherford | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Pray" | Bentley, Rodney Crowell | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Last Call" (feat. Ronnie McCoury) | Ronnie McCoury | 4:26 |
Total length: |
46:31 | ||
Personnel
- Alan Bartram – upright bass
- Brett Beavers – banjo
- Caleb Beavers – background vocals
- Emily Beavers – background vocals
- Liz Beavers – background vocals
- Dierks Bentley – lead vocals
- Steve Brewster – drums, percussion
- Jason Carter – fiddle
- Jimmy Carter – bass guitar
- Joanna Carter – background vocals
- J.T. Corenflos – electric guitar
- Mike Dungan – background vocals
- Patty Griffin – vocals on "Beautiful World"
- Jimmy Harnen – background vocals
- Rob Harrington – bass guitar, space bass
- Lona Heins – background vocals
- Steve Hodge – background vocals
- Autumn House – background vocals
- Rod Janzen – electric guitar
- Mike Johnson – pedal steel guitar
- Charlie Judge – keyboards, percussion
- Randy Kohrs – dobro
- Rob McCoury – banjo on "Last Call"
- Ronnie McCoury – mandolin and background vocals on "Last Call"
- Mike McCready – electric guitar
- Greg Mangum – background vocals
- Steve Misamore – drums, percussion
- Gary Morse – lap steel guitar, pedal steel guitar
- Bryan Sutton – banjo, bouzouki, acoustic guitar, gut string guitar, mandolin
- Russell Terrell – background vocals
Chart performance
Album
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 3 |
End of year charts
| Chart (2010) | Year-end 2010 |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Top Country Albums | 71[6] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN | ||
| 2008 | "Feel That Fire" | 1 | 32 | 54 |
| 2009 | "Sideways" | 1 | 35 | 63 |
| "I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes" | 2 | 52 | 92 | |
References
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Feel That Fire review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ↑ Keefe, Jonathan. "Dierks Bentley: Feel That Fire". Slant Magazine. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ↑ Mansfield, Brian (February 3, 2009). "Listen Up: Dierks Bentley fans the flames in 'Feel That Fire'". USA Today. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ↑ Pastorek, Whitney (February 4, 2009). "Feel That Fire review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ↑ "Dierks Bentley: Summer Album Preview 2010". Billboard. May 25, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ↑ "Best of 2010 - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
| Preceded by Fearless by Taylor Swift |
Top Country Albums number-one album February 21, 2009 |
Succeeded by Fearless by Taylor Swift |