"Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dierks Bentley. It was released in January 2005 as the lead-off single from his album Modern Day Drifter. It peaked at number 3 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, while it was a number-one hit in Canada.
[edit] Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it a "personality packed uptempo number" "with the driving lead guitar and macho-lover lyric." She goes on to say that the song is "reminiscent of Waylon Jennings at his charismatic outlaw best." On Bentley's vocals, she says that he "infuses the lyric with reckless, sexy charm."[1]
[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Sam Erickson. It reached #1 on CMT's Top 20 Countdown in the summer of 2005.
[edit] Chart positions
"Lot of Leavin' Left to Do" debuted at number forty-six on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of February 5, 2005. When the song peaked at number 3 on the June 4, 2005 chart, the top 3 songs on the country chart were all by artists on Capitol Records. This was only the third time since 1990 that the same label had the top 3 singles on that chart.[2]
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