Be Here

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Be Here
Beherealbum.jpg
Original cover
Studio album by Keith Urban
Released 21 September 2004
Recorded 2004
Genre Country
Length 56:20
Label Capitol Nashville
Producer Dann Huff
Keith Urban
Keith Urban chronology
Golden Road
(2002)Golden Road2002		 Be Here
(2004)		 Days Go By
(2005)Days Go By2005
Australian cover
Singles from Be Here
  1. "Days Go By"
    Released: 29 June 2004
  2. "You're My Better Half"
    Released: 25 October 2004
  3. "Making Memories of Us"
    Released: 21 March 2005
  4. "Better Life"
    Released: 30 July 2005
  5. "Tonight I Wanna Cry"
    Released: 21 November 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[2]

Be Here is the fourth studio album by New Zealand-born Australian country singer Keith Urban. It was released in the US on September 21, 2004 via Capitol Nashville.

The album produced three number 1 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart with "Days Go By", "Making Memories of Us" and "Better Life", as well as the number 2 hits "You're My Better Half" and "Tonight I Wanna Cry". "Live to Love Another Day" also peaked at number 48 on the country charts without being released as a single.

Content

"Making Memories of Us", written by Rodney Crowell, was originally recorded by Tracy Byrd on his 2003 album The Truth About Men. It was also recorded by Crowell himself, along with his backing band The Notorious Cherry Bombs, on their 2004 self-titled album. Nine of the album's songs were written by Urban. Urban produced the tracks "God's Been Good to Me" and "Live to Love Another Day" himself, and then he co-produced the rest of the tracks with Dann Huff.[3]

Commercial

The album was certified 4× Platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[4] and remains as Urban's best-selling album to date, with sales of 3,639,000 copies in the United States, as of July 2009;[5] it also reached number 8 on the Canadian album chart, number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Albums chart and number 3 on the Billboard 200.

Cover arts

Two covers exist on this album. The first cover shipped with a color photograph of Urban sitting at a table at a coffee shop. This image is also featured on Urban's 2005 compilation album, Days Go By. The second cover, for the Australian release, shipped with a monochrome photograph of Urban driving a car.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Days Go By"   Keith Urban, Monty Powell 3:44
2. "Better Life"   Urban, Richard Marx 4:43
3. "Making Memories of Us"   Rodney Crowell 4:11
4. "God's Been Good to Me"   Urban 3:38
5. "The Hard Way"   Rivers Rutherford, Gordie Sampson 4:37
6. "You're My Better Half"   Urban, John Shanks 4:12
7. "I Could Fly"   Urban, Shanks 5:19
8. "Tonight I Wanna Cry"   Urban, Powell 4:19
9. "She's Gotta Be"   Urban, Powell 4:52
10. "Nobody Drinks Alone"   Matraca Berg, Jim Collins 5:21
11. "Country Comfort"   Elton John, Bernie Taupin 4:23
12. "Live to Love Another Day"   Urban, Darrell Brown 3:29
13. "These Are the Days"   Urban, Powell 2:49

Personnel

  • Tim Akers- accordion (tracks 1, 7), keyboards (1-3, 6-7, 10), Hammond organ (9), piano (3)
  • Charlie Bisharat- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Bruce Bouton- dobro guitar (track 9), steel guitar (11)
  • Paul Buckmaster- string conductor, string arrangements (tracks 8-9)
  • Denyse Buffum- viola (tracks 8-9)
  • Tom Bukovac- acoustic guitar (track 12), electric guitar (2-7, 10), slide guitar (7), wah wah guitar (7), additional guitars (1, 3, 8-9, 11, 13)
  • Paul Bushnell- bass guitar (tracks 3, 5, 9, 11)
  • Matt Chamberlain- drums (tracks 3, 5, 9, 11), percussion (3, 5, 9)
  • Larry Corbett- cello (tracks 8-9)
  • Eric Darken- percussion (tracks 1-2, 6-8, 10-11, additional: 3)
  • Bruce Dukov- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Matt Funes- viola (tracks 8-9)
  • Armen Garabedian- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Berj Garabedian- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Endre Granat- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Paula Hochhalter- cello (tracks 8-9)
  • Dann Huff- acoustic 12-string guitar (track 3), electric guitar (6), mandolin (1, 11)
  • Suzie Katayama- cello (tracks 8-9)
  • Peter Kent- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Steven King- accordion (track 13)
  • Natalie Leggett- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Robert Matsuda- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Chris McHugh- drums (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8, 10, 12-13), percussion (4, 12)
  • Steve Nathan- piano (track 8)
  • Jimmy Nichols- keyboards (5), piano (11), synthesizer strings (9)
  • Sara Parkins- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Bob Peterson- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Steve Richards- cello (tracks 8-9)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas- bass guitar (tracks 1-2, 4, 6-8, 10, 12-13)
  • Dan Smith- cello (tracks 8-9)
  • Charles Stegeman- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Rachel Stegeman- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Rudy Stein- cello (tracks 8-9)
  • Russell Terrell- background vocals (tracks 1-3, 5-7, 9-10, 13)
  • Chris Thile- mandolin (track 9)
  • Keith Urban- banjo (tracks 2, 4, 6-7, 11-13), e-bow (1, 5), acoustic 12-string guitar (3), acoustic guitar (1-7, 9-13), electric guitar (1-7, 9-12), hand clapping, mandolin (7, 13), slide guitar (4), lead vocals (All tracks), background vocals (tracks 1-10, 12-13, harmony: 11)
  • Josefina Vergara- violin (tracks 8-9)
  • Evan Wilson- viola (tracks 8-9)
  • Jonathan Yudkin- cello (track 3), fiddle (1, 13)

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart (ARIA)[6] 11
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 8
US Billboard 200[8] 3
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 1
Preceded by Top Country Albums number-one album
9–15 October 2004		 Succeeded by
Feels Like Today
by Rascal Flatts

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Country US US AC US Adult AUS NL
2004 "Days Go By" 1 31 — — 56 99
"You're My Better Half" 2 33 — — 34 —
2005 "Making Memories of Us" 1 34 5 22 54 —
"Better Life" 1 44 — — — —
"Tonight I Wanna Cry"[A] 2 36 — — 72 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Footnotes

Certifications

Region Certification
Australia (ARIA)[11] 3× Platinum
Canada (Music Canada)[12] 2× Platinum
United States (RIAA)[13] 4× Platinum

Release history

Country Date Label
Canada[14] 21 September 2004 Capitol Nashville
United States[15]
Australia[16] 30 November 2004

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ review
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  7. ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Keith Urban.
  8. ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Keith Urban.
  9. ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Keith Urban.
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