The K Is Silent

The K Is Silent
Studio album by Hot Country Knights
Released	May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
Genre	Country, parody
Length	36:49
Label	Capitol Nashville
Producer	Dierks Bentley
Singles from The K Is Silent
"Pick Her Up" Released: January 23, 2020[1]

The K Is Silent is the debut studio album of the American country music band Hot Country Knights. The band is led by Dierks Bentley (under his alter-ego) and is a parody of country music, specifically 1990s-era country. It was released on May 1, 2020 via Capitol Records Nashville.

Content

The album includes the lead single "Pick Her Up", a duet with Travis Tritt. Dierks Bentley, who performs on the album in-character as Douglas "Doug" Douglasson, produced the album.^[2][3]

Critical reception

Giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine called it "a parody album that can also hold its own with the songs it sends up" and "This blend of brains, brawn, and bawdiness all sounds invigorating when delivered by this band of bozos".^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hot Country Knights"	Brett Beavers Jim Beavers Cassady Feasby Ben Helson Dan Hochhalter Chase McGill Steve Misamore Jon Nite Jon Randall Tim Sergent Brett Tyler Dierks Bentley	2:56
2.	"Pick Her Up" (featuring Travis Tritt)	Bentley B. Beavers J. Beavers	4:10
3.	"Asphalt"	J. Beavers Nite Tyler	4:09
4.	"Moose Knuckle Shuffle"	B. Beavers J. Beavers Buddy Brock Hochhalter McGill Zack Turner Tyler	3:07
5.	"Then It Rained"	B. Beavers Nite Randall	3:25
6.	"Wrangler Danger"	Bentley B. Beavers J. Beavers	3:18
7.	"Mull It Over"	Bentley J. Beavers Randall	3:36
8.	"Kings of Neon"	Bentley B. Beavers McGill	3:10
9.	"You Make It Hard" (featuring Terri Clark)	Bentley B.Beavers J. Beavers Mary Hilliard Harrington Randall Luke Wooten	3:22
10.	"The USA Begins with Us"	Bentley B. Beavers J. Beavers	5:36
Total length:			36:49

Personnel

Adapted from The K Is Silent liner notes.^[5]

Musicians

• Brett Beavers - background vocals
• Jim Beavers - acoustic guitar, background vocals
• Terri Clark - duet vocals on "You Make It Hard"
• Douglas "Doug" Douglason - vocals, whistling
• Terotej "Terry" Dvoraczekynski - fiddle, keytar, background vocals
• Monte Montgomery - drums, percussion, background vocals
• Billy Nobel - keyboards
• Marty Ray "Rayro" Roburn - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals, whistling
• Trevor Travis - vocals, bass guitar, whistling
• Travis Tritt - duet vocals on "Pick Her Up"
• Barry Van Ricky - pedal steel guitar
• Luke Wooten - background vocals

Technical

• Brett Beavers - production assistant
• Jim Beavers - production assistant
• Dierks Bentley - producer
• Scott Johnson - production coordinator
• Jon Randall - production assistant
• Ryan Smith - mastering
• Austin Stanley - recording assistant
• Luke Wooten - recording, mixing

References

1. "Dierks Bentley's Hot Country Knights Release First Single, "Pick Her Up," Featuring Travis Tritt [Listen]". Nash Country Daily. January 23, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
2. Jon Freeman (March 4, 2020). "Dierks Bentley's Hot Country Knights Detail Debut Album 'The K Is Silent'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
3. Carena Liptak (April 27, 2020). "Everything we know about the Hot Country Knights album 'The K Is Silent'". The Boot. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
4. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The K Is Silent". AllMusic. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
5. The K Is Silent (CD booklet). Hot Country Knights. Capitol Records Nashville. 2020. B0031780-02.