Julie Roberts (album)

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
Julie Roberts (2004) Men & Mascara (2006)
Singles from Julie Roberts
"Break Down Here" Released: February 23, 2004 "The Chance" Released: October 11, 2004 "Wake Up Older" Released: January 2005

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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.

• 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	51
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	9

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

Certifications

Region	Certification
United States (RIAA)	Gold