Bentley deals with "Broken Branches"

The title track features ]John Anderson and Riley Green, while Miranda Lambert sings on the banjo-led "Never You ."

"The country music community has a lot of broken branches in it. That's why we're all here," Bentley said. "We want to do something a little bit different, and I think everyone sees themselves like that – certainly in country. This is the people's music and it represents that spirit of individuality so well – it's just about doing it our own way."

Bentley spent months listening to songs, often driving around the backroads of his Tennessee home, spinning raw demos with no names attached to the songs. Then he chose a mix of tracks centered on the imperfect perfections of community spirit. Executive Produced by Mary Hilliard Harrington, each song grew from acoustic-guitar foundation in whatever direction felt right, and Bentley calls that a testament to producers Jon Randall and Ross Copperman, plus musicians like Charlie Worsham, Jedd Hughes, Rob McNelley and Bryan Sutton. Bentley co-wrote four tracks himself and secured seven from outside writers, many for the first time).

"I think that's what's special about country – we're still making music in the studio with our buddies," Bentley said. "We're still getting together and talking about the songs and letting the musicians have a big say. It's a good team - maybe a little messed up - but that's the whole idea behind broken branches, so it just works."

The track list is:
1. Cold Beer Can - Written by Jon Randall, Luke Dick, Stephen Wilson Jr. and Dierks Bentley
2. Jesus Loves Me - Written by Adam James, Ben Stennis and Allison Veltz Cruz
3. She Hates Me - Written by Ashley Gorley, Chase McGill, Ross Copperman, Jimmy Allen, Wesley Scantlin and Dierks Bentley
4. Something Worth Fixing - Written by Stephen Wilson Jr., Luke Dick and Dierks Bentley
5. Standing In The Sun - Written by Kyle Sturrock
6. Well Well Whiskey - Written by Seth Ennis, Devin Dawson and Jordan Reynolds
7. Broken Branches - Written by Zach Abend, Beau Bailey and Graham Barham
8. Off The Map - Written by Jeremy Bussey, Lauren McLamb and Adam Wood
9. Near You (featuring Miranda Lambert) - Written by Scooter Carusoe, Ross Copperman and Ben Williams
10. For As Long As I Can Remember - Written by Devin Dawson, Connie Harrington
11. Don't Cry For Me - Written by Jim Beavers and Dierks Bentley