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).
"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
Personnel As listed in liner notes. 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 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
Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 45 Chart (2005) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 60
Singles Year Single Peak chartpositions US Country US 2004 "Break Down Here" 18 81 "The Chance" 47 — 2005 "Wake Up Older" 46 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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