BHB is the debut and only album from pop music group Ballas Hough Band formed by Dancing with the Stars professional dancers Derek Hough and Mark Ballas. The album was released on March 10, 2009, via Hollywood Records.
On the chart week of March 28, 2009, the album made its chart debut at #98 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The album's first single, "Do It for You", failed to chart, as well as the second single "Do You Love Me".
Critical reception
Allmusic reviewer Matt Collar resulted that "the resulting sound is definitely more rock-informed than one might expect and should draw favorable comparisons to such similarly inclined outfits as Maroon 5 and the Jonas Brothers. Collar also listed "Do You Love Me", "Fall", and "Do It for You" as the album's stand-out tracks.
Track listing "Do You Love Me" (Kevin Kadish, John O'Brien) — 2:45 "Devastated" (Martin Briley, Dana Calitri, Nina Ossoff) — 3:12 "Closer" (Mark Ballas, Derek Hough, John Fields, Dan Wilson) — 3:04 "She Was the One" (Ryan Lindsey, Wilson) — 4:00 "Longing For" (Ballas) — 4:29 "Birthday" (Ballas) — 3:39 "Fall" (Ballas, Hough, Emily Grace, Sam Marder, Joanna Pacitti, Harry Sullivan) — 3:26 "Do It for You" (Kara DioGuardi, Marty James, Ari Levine) — 3:27 "Break Through" (Ballas, Hough, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts) — 3:05 "Together Faraway" (Ballas) — 3:46 "Underwater" (Ballas) — 4:11 "Turnin' Me On (Bonus Track)" (Dan Wilson) - 3:00
Personnel
Jim Anton – bass Mark Ballas – guitar, vocals Tommy Barbarella – organ, synthesizer, effects Ken Chastain – percussion, keyboards, programming Bradley Cook – engineer Andy Dodd – guitar, keyboards, programming, producer, mixing John Fields – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, mixing, synthesizer bass Serban Ghenea – mixing Emily Grace – keyboards, vocals Paul David Hager – mixing David Ryan Harris – guitar Derek Hough – guitar, vocals Marty James – vocals Ari Levine – keyboards, programming, producer Stephen Lu – strings Sam Marder – bass Dave McNair – mastering Aaron Patzner – violin Lewis Patzner – cello Marc Pfafflin – beats Tim Pierce – guitar Nic Rodriguez – production assistant, pro-tools Jamie Seyberth – mixing assistant David Snow – creative director Harry Sullivan – drums Gavin Taylor – art direction, design Adam Watts – keyboards, programming, producer, mixing Geoffrey Weiss – A&R Lincoln Wheeler – marketing Dan Wilson – piano
Chart performance Chart (2009) Peakposition U.S. Billboard 200 98
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