"Black is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released on May 27, 2016, by Capitol Nashville. Bentley commented on the album, saying it was named after his wife Cassidy's maiden name but it's intended to tell a universal story of breakups, hookups, mess-ups and everything in between, shining a light on the things that happen after the sun goes down. “It’s a relationship album that covers the ups and downs of the journey and ends with some self-realization and evolvement,”. "Black is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released on May 27, 2016, by Capitol Nashville. Bentley commented on the album, saying it was named after his wife Cassidy's maiden name but it's intended to tell a universal story of breakups, hookups, mess-ups and everything in between, shining a light on the things that happen after the sun goes down. “It’s a relationship album that covers the ups and downs of the journey and ends with some self-realization and evolvement,”. false 2022-07-31 05:15:36 Black 8 2016 2016-01-01 2016-01-01 48 Country Pop Pop Rock Neo-Traditional Country Contemporary Country 111935 2264481 f0db3f54-ee5c-46b1-be6c-5d83a2c7841b 6bd7faa9-601f-44db-a2a6-239209f83156 720a2234-52b8-4d47-a511-5dd235ac6f17 /media/data/media4/Music/Dierks Bentley/Black (2016)/folder.jpg Dierks Bentley AlbumArtist /config/metadata/People/D/Dierks Bentley/folder.jpg Dierks Bentley Artist /config/metadata/People/D/Dierks Bentley/folder.jpg Dierks Bentley Dierks Bentley 1 Black 03:31 2 Pick Up 03:33 3 I’ll Be the Moon 03:30 4 What the Hell Did I Say 03:27 5 Somewhere on a Beach 03:17 6 Freedom 03:36 7 Why Do I Feel 03:58 8 Roses and a Time Machine 03:37 9 All the Way to Me 03:38 10 Different for Girls 03:00 11 Mardi Gras 03:49 12 Light It Up 03:34 13 Can’t Be Replaced 05:40 Frederick Dierks Bentley (; born November 20, 1975) is an American country music singer and songwriter. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's Modern Day Drifter, are certified Platinum in the United States, and his third album, 2006's Long Trip Alone, is certified Gold. It was followed in mid-2008 by a greatest hits package. His fourth album, Feel That Fire, was released in February 2009, and a bluegrass album, Up on the Ridge, was released on June 8, 2010. His sixth album, Home, followed in February 2012, as did a seventh one, Riser, in 2014. Bentley's eighth album, titled Black, was released in May 2016, and his ninth, The Mountain, was released in June 2018. His tenth studio album, Gravel & Gold, was released in February 2023. Bentley's studio albums have accounted for 27 singles on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, of which 18 have reached No. 1: his debut single, "What Was I Thinkin'", "Come a Little Closer", "Settle for a Slowdown", "Every Mile a Memory", "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)", "Feel That Fire", "Sideways", "Am I the Only One", "Home", "5-1-5-0", "I Hold On", "Drunk on a Plane", "Say You Do", "Somewhere on a Beach", "Different for Girls", "Woman, Amen", "Living" and "Beers on Me". Eight more of his singles have reached the top 5.