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Up On the Ridge [5099968541026]

Dierks Bentley
1 disc

1. Up on the Ridge
2. Fallin' for You
3. Seor (Tales of Yankee Power) - (featuring Chris Thile/Punch Brothers)
4. Rovin' Gambler
5. Draw Me a Map
6. Bad Angel - (featuring Jamey Johnson)
7. Fiddlin' Around
8. You're Dead to Me
9. Pride (In the Name of Love) - (featuring Del McCoury)
10. Love Grows Wild
11. Bottle to the Bottom - (featuring Kris Kristofferson)
12. Down in the Mine
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 85410
Credits

Producer Jon Randall Stewart
Engineer Brandon Bell; Gary Paczosa
Audio Mixer: Gary Paczosa.
Recording information: Blackbird Studios; Brooklyn Recording; Minutia Sound; Sound Emporium.
Photographer: Danny Clinch.
Nashville crooner Dierks Bentley, a longtime bluegrass fan, recruited the Del McCoury Band, Chris Thile, Sam Bush, Vince Gill, Jamey Johnson, Kris Kristofferson, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, and Tim O'Brien to help flesh out 2010's Up on the Ridge, adding some exquisite front-porch picking to this collection of bluegrass-tinged originals with Bentley's winning blend of roots rock and country pop. ~ James Christopher Monger
Critic Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.83) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n excursion into bluegrass, which jettisons his usual power chords and booming choruses in favor of sawing fiddles and coal-miner ballads."
Entertainment Weekly (p.94) - "[H]ere he goes old-school with a set of acoustic bluegrass jams." -- Grade: B+
Billboard (p.32) - "[F]or lovers of contemporary bluegrass and country music's Appalachian roots, UP ON THE RIDGE is a thrilling ride from start to finish."
Paste (magazine) - "UP ON THE RIDGE comprises ambitious covers executed with modesty and respect, magnanimous co-writes and a loving attention to sonic detail; a true celebration of the state of modern country."