''Platinum'' is the title of the third studio album recorded, but only the second to be released, by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

artist

Dean Miller Roger Dean Miller Jr. (born October 15, 1965) is an American country singer, known professionally as Dean Miller. He is the son of Roger Miller, a country pop artist who had several hit singles from the 1960s through the 1980s. Dean Miller has ...

. It was released in 2005 on

Koch Records MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had b ...

. It followed an unreleased second album, ''Just Me'', which he recorded in 2002 for

Universal South Records Show Dog Nashville is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was founded in 2005 by singer Toby Keith. It was later merged with Universal South Records into Show Dog-Universal Music in December 2009 until ...

. ''Platinum'' produced only one non-charting single prior to the closure of Koch's country division. "I've Been a Long Time Leaving" was written by Miller's father,

Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping Country music, country and pop hits "King of the Road (song), Ki ...

, and previously recorded by

Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music. Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...

on his album ''Dreaming My Dreams''. The track "Right Now" was previously recorded by the short-lived band

Rushlow Rushlow was an American country music band founded in 2003. Its members were Tim Rushlow (lead vocals), Doni Harris ( banjo, acoustic guitar, vocals), Kurt Allison (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals), Tully Kennedy (bass guitar, vocals), Ri ...

on their 2003 album of the same name.

References

#"Hard Love" (Dean Miller,

Liz Rose Elisabeth Wagner (born September 6, 1957), known professionally as Liz Rose, is an American country music songwriter, best known for her work with Taylor Swift. She has co-written seventeen of Swift's officially released songs, including "You Bel ...

) – 3:16 #"105" (

Fred Eaglesmith Frederick John Elgersma (born July 9, 1957), known by the stage name Fred Eaglesmith, is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter. He is known for writing songs about vehicles, rural life, down-and-out characters, lost love and quirky rur ...

) – 2:56 #"Ready for the Rain" (D. Miller, Rose) – 3:00 #"Whiskey Wings" (D. Miller,

Eric Church Kenneth Eric Church (born May 3, 1977) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He has released nine studio albums through Capitol Nashville since 2005. His debut album, 2006's '' Sinners Like Me'', produced three singles on the ''Billboar ...

) – 3:08 #"Stronger Than Your Love" (D. Miller, Casey Koesel) – 2:59 #"I've Been a Long Time Leaving" (

) – 2:34 #"Coming Back to You" (D. Miller, Lindy Robbins) – 4:08 #"On a Good Day" (D. Miller) – 3:35 #"Right Now" (D. Miller, Danny Orton) – 3:07 #"Yes Man" (D. Miller,

Troy Olsen Troy Olsen (born July 12, 1973) is an American country music singer-songwriter signed to EMI Nashville, He co-wrote Blake Shelton's 2009 hit single "I'll Just Hold On" and Tim McGraw's "Ghost Town Train," a cut from the album '' Southern Voice ...

) – 2:49 #"Music Executive" (D. Miller) – 3:40

References

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