Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury is the third studio album by American country music singer Jerrod Niemann. It was released July 13, 2010 (see 2010 in country music) via Sea Gayle Music and Arista Nashville. It is his first major-label album, following two self-released albums and an unreleased compilation for Category 5 Records. The album contains the number-one single "Lover, Lover" and the top five hit "What Do You Want".
Critical reception The album has received favorable reviews. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the album four stars out of five, calling it "one of the most creative and fun albums to come out in 2010." Rating it three-and-a-half stars out of five, Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly said that it had "well-worn themes" in its songs, but that its sound was an "unpredictable mashup of styles." Rhapsody praised the album, calling it one of 2010’s most overlooked releases. Claiming that it disappeared beneath “the release-date-obsessed radar,” they deemed it one of the best albums released in the first half of the year.The Year’s Ten Best Overlooked Albums, So Far Referenced August 1, 2010 Writing for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four stars out of five, praising the variety of sounds on the album but criticizing the presence of the comedy skits.
Track listing
Personnel As listed in liner notes.
Musicians Rachel Bradshaw – background vocals Dave Brainard – background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, keyboards, percussion, programming Taryn Brainard – background vocals Cliff Canterbury – bass guitar, background vocals Will Doughty – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ Dustin Evans – background vocals Chris Hennessee – harmonica Larissa Maestro – cello David Mahurin – drums Scott McQueary – electric guitar, acoustic guitar Jerrod Niemann – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, percussion, programming Tim Teague – electric guitar, B-Bender guitar Michael Tucker – djembe, percussion Ashtyn Wallace – background vocals Cole Wright – synthesizer
Skit performers Melissa Baisden, Dave Brainard, Richie Brown, Dustin Evans, Sara France, David E. Gamble II, Julia Garlington, Perry Howard, Kristen Kutka, Tiffynee Mahurin, Jerrod Niemann, Dallas Rogers, Ashtyn Wallace, Cole Wright
Production Dave Brainard – editing, overdubs, mixing, production Tammie Harris Cleek – imaging, photoshoot production Don Cobb – mastering Eric Conn – mastering Jeremy Coward – photography Tracy Baskette Fleaner – creative director, package design Judy Forde-Blair – liner notes, creative production Robin Geary – grooming Jennifer Kemp – stylist Brian Kolb – mixing David Kolb – tracking engineer Scott McDaniel – creative direction Jerrod Niemann – mixing, production
Chart performance The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, ending the 24-week Number One album reign of Lady Antebellum's Need You Now. It also became Niemann's first charting album on the Billboard 200 chart, debuting at number seven. As of the chart dated July 23, 2011, the album has sold 327,564 copies in the US.
Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position US Billboard 200 200 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 42 Chart (2011) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 36
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN 2010 "Lover, Lover" 1 29 49 US: Platinum "What Do You Want" 4 52 — US: Gold 2011 "One More Drinkin' Song" 13 72 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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