Julie Roberts (album)

Julie Roberts
Julie Roberts
Studio album by Julie Roberts
Released	May 25, 2004
Studio	Cartee Day Studios, Doghouse Studio and Tin Ear Studios (Nashville, Tennessee);
Genre	Country
Length	42:23
Label	Mercury Nashville
Producer	Brent Rowan
Julie Roberts chronology
Singles from Julie Roberts
	"Break Down Here"; Released: February 23, 2004; "The Chance"; Released: October 11, 2004; "Wake Up Older"; Released: January 2005;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

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

*Julie Roberts* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You Ain't Down Home"	Jamie O'Hara	3:16
2.	"Break Down Here"	Jess Brown Patrick Jason Matthews	4:06
3.	"Pot of Gold"	Frank Rogers Chris Stapleton	3:23
4.	"Unlove Me"	Matthews Paul Overstreet	3:13
5.	"Just 'Cause We Can"	Rogers Stapleton	4:15
6.	"Wake Up Older"	Lisa Carver	3:07
7.	"If You Had Called Yesterday"	Cory Batten Kent Blazy Wendell Mobley	3:53
8.	"No Way Out"	Marcus Hummon Darrell Scott	3:14
9.	"I Can't Get Over You"	Julie Miller	4:28
10.	"Rain on a Tin Roof"	Stapleton Trent Willmon	4:35
11.	"The Chance"	Deanna Bryant Liz Hengber	4:47
Total length:			42:23

Personnel

As 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

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
US Billboard 200^[5]	51
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2004)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	45
Chart (2005)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8]	60

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
Year	Single	US Country	US
2004	"Break Down Here"	18	81
2004	"The Chance"	47	—
2005	"Wake Up Older"	46	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Certifications


Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)^[9]	Gold

References

^ "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.

[1] "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1576. October 8, 2004. p. 35.

[2] "New & Active: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1591. January 28, 2005. p. 46.

[allmusic-3] Loftus, Johnny. "Julie Roberts review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

[4] Julie Roberts (CD booklet). Julie Roberts. Mercury Records Nashville. 2004. 000190202.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Billboard200_Julie_Roberts-5] "Julie Roberts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Julie_Roberts-6] "Julie Roberts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[7] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[8] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.

[United_StatesJulie_RobertsJulie_RobertsalbumCertRef-9] "American album certifications – Julie Roberts – Julie Roberts". Recording Industry Association of America.

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