Julie Roberts (album)

Julie Roberts is the debut album from 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).

Julie Roberts
Studio album by Julie Roberts
Released	May 25, 2004
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 24, 2004 "The Chance" Released: 2004 "Wake Up Older" Released: 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

"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

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

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[2]

• Eric Darken – percussion on "Just 'Cause We Can" and "No Way Out"
• Shannon Forrest – drums on all tracks
• Vince Gill – background vocals on "Unlove Me" and "The Chance"
• Wes Hightower – background vocals on all tracks except "Break Down Here" and "The Chance"
• David Hungate – bass guitar on all tracks
• Tim Lauer – pump organ on "Break Down Here", accordion on "Pot of Gold"; keyboards on "If You Had Called Yesterday" and "I Can't Get Over You"
• Delbert McClinton – background vocals on "No Way Out"
• Pat McLaughlin – background vocals on "Break Down Here"
• Gordon Mote – keyboards on all tracks
• Al Perkins – steel guitar on "Unlove Me" and "I Can't Get Over You"
• Julie Roberts – lead vocals on all tracks
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar on all tracks; background vocals and hand claps on "No Way Out"
• Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar on all tracks; mandocello on "Break Down Here" and "Pot of Gold"

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position US Billboard 200[3] 51 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 45 Chart (2005) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] 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)[7]	Gold

References

1. Loftus, Johnny. "Julie Roberts review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
2. Julie Roberts (CD booklet). Julie Roberts. Mercury Records Nashville. 2004. 000190202.CS1 maint: others (link)
3. "Julie Roberts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
4. "Julie Roberts Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
6. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
7. "American album certifications – Julie Roberts – Julie Roberts". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.