Julie Roberts is the debut studio album by American country music artist Julie Roberts. Released in 2004 on Mercury Nashville Records, the album produced three singles for Roberts on the Billboard country charts. "Break Down Here" was the only one of these singles to reach Top 40, peaking at 18. The second and third singles, "The Chance" and "Wake Up Older", reached No. 47 and No. 46, respectively. The album has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Julie Roberts | ||||
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Released | May 25, 2004 | |||
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Genre | Country | |||
Length | 42:23 | |||
Label | Mercury Nashville | |||
Producer | Brent Rowan | |||
Julie Roberts chronology | ||||
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Singles from Julie Roberts | ||||
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"Break Down Here" was previously recorded by Trace Adkins as "I'd Sure Hate to Break Down Here" on his 2003 album Comin' On Strong, while "No Way Out" was previously released as a single by Suzy Bogguss from her 1996 album Give Me Some Wheels. Additionally, Jann Browne previously released "You Ain't Down Home" as a single from her 1990 album Tell Me Why.
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You Ain't Down Home" | Jamie O'Hara | 3:16 |
2. | "Break Down Here" |
| 4:06 |
3. | "Pot of Gold" | 3:23 | |
4. | "Unlove Me" |
| 3:13 |
5. | "Just 'Cause We Can" |
| 4:15 |
6. | "Wake Up Older" | Lisa Carver | 3:07 |
7. | "If You Had Called Yesterday" |
| 3:53 |
8. | "No Way Out" | 3:14 | |
9. | "I Can't Get Over You" | Julie Miller | 4:28 |
10. | "Rain on a Tin Roof" |
| 4:35 |
11. | "The Chance" |
| 4:47 |
Total length: | 42:23 |
Personnel
editAs listed in liner notes.[4]
- Julie Roberts – lead vocals
- Gordon Mote – keyboards
- Tim Lauer – pump organ (2), accordion (3), keyboards (7, 9)
- Brent Rowan – electric guitars, backing vocals (8), hand claps (8)
- Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitars, mandocello (2, 3)
- Al Perkins – steel guitar (4, 9)
- David Hungate – bass guitar
- Shannon Forrest – drums
- Eric Darken – percussion (5, 8)
- Wes Hightower – backing vocals (1, 3-10)
- Delbert McClinton – backing vocals (2)
- Vince Gill – backing vocals (4, 11)
- Pat McLaughlin – backing vocals (8)
Production
edit- Brent Rowan – producer, additional recording
- Gary Paczosa – recording, mixing, additional recording
- David Bryant – recording assistant
- Steve Crowder – recording assistant
- Chip Matthews – additional recording
- Thomas Johnson – mix assistant
- Robert Hadley – mastering
- Doug Sax – mastering
- The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
- Karen Naff – art direction, design
- Robert Sebree – photography
- Cherie Combs – hair stylist, make-up
- Janine Israel – wardrobe stylist
Chart performance
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Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Singles
editYear | Single | Peak chart positions | |
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US Country | US | ||
2004 | "Break Down Here" | 18 | 81 |
"The Chance" | 47 | — | |
2005 | "Wake Up Older" | 46 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Gold |
References
edit- ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1576. October 8, 2004. p. 35.
- ^ "New & Active: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1591. January 28, 2005. p. 46.
- ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Julie Roberts review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ Julie Roberts (CD booklet). Julie Roberts. Mercury Records Nashville. 2004. 000190202.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Julie Roberts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Julie Roberts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "American album certifications – Julie Roberts – Julie Roberts". Recording Industry Association of America.