Beautifully Broken (album)
2024 studio album by Jelly Roll
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Beautifully Broken is the tenth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Jelly Roll, released on October 11, 2024, through Bailee & Buddy, This Is Hit, and Republic Records. It includes collaborations with Ilsey Juber, Wiz Khalifa and Machine Gun Kelly on its standard edition, and additional collaborations with Halsey, Keith Urban, Ernest, Russ and Skylar Grey on its deluxe edition. Beautifully Broken was preceded by the singles "I Am Not Okay" and "Liar", with the song "Get By" also released prior to the album.[3] It became Jelly Roll's first US number-one album. At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, Beautifully Broken won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Country Album.[4]
ReleasedOctober 11, 2024
Studio
- Saxman (Nashville)
- Little Big (Nashville)
- Sound of Sterloid (Nashville)
- Studio Phenix (Nashville)
Length41:37
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| Released | October 11, 2024 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 41:37 | |||
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| Singles from Beautifully Broken | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork | 6.4/10[1] |
| Rolling Stone |    [2] |
Commercial performance
Beautifully Broken debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 161,000 album-equivalent units, including 114,000 pure album sales. It is Jelly Roll's first number-one album in the US.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Winning Streak" |
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| 3:14 |
| 2. | "Burning" |
| Z. Crowell | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Heart of Stone" |
| Z. Crowell | 3:01 |
| 4. | "I Am Not Okay" |
| Z. Crowell | 3:18 |
| 5. | "When the Drugs Don't Work" (featuring Ilsey) |
| Z. Crowell | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Higher Than Heaven" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) |
| Z. Crowell | 2:49 |
| 7. | "Liar" |
| Z. Crowell | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Everyone Bleeds" |
| 2:22 | |
| 9. | "Get By" |
| 2:40 | |
| 10. | "Unpretty" |
| 2:44 | |
| 11. | "Grace" |
| Z. Crowell | 2:51 |
| 12. | "What It Takes" |
| Z. Crowell | 3:13 |
| 13. | "Hey Mama" |
| Z. Crowell | 2:36 |
| 14. | "Time of Day" (featuring MGK) |
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| 3:11 |
| Total length: | 41:37 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Born Again" |
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| 2:36 |
| 16. | "Guilty" |
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| 2:52 |
| 17. | "Little Light" |
| 3:00 | |
| 18. | "Hear Me Out" |
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| 2:37 |
| 19. | "Woman" |
| Charlie Handsome | 3:19 |
| 20. | "Smile So Much" |
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| 3:14 |
| 21. | "My Cross" |
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| 2:12 |
| 22. | "What's Wrong with Me" |
| Charlie Handsome | 3:08 |
| Total length: | 64:35 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 23. | "Take a Bow" (with Halsey) |
| Z. Crowell | 3:40 |
| 24. | "Don't Want To" (with Keith Urban) |
| Charlie Handsome | 3:18 |
| 25. | "Devil Down" (with Ernest) |
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| 2:16 |
| 26. | "Really Gone" (with Russ) |
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| 3:05 |
| 27. | "Past Yesterday" (with Skylar Grey) |
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| 3:13 |
| 28. | "Lonely Road" (with MGK) |
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| 3:09 |
| Total length: | 83:16 | |||
Notes
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[6]
Musicians
- Jelly Roll – vocals
- Zach Crowell – programming (tracks 1–7, 11–13, 23, 27), keyboards (1–7, 11–13), background vocals (4, 11), piano (23, 27)
- Nathan Keeterle – acoustic guitar (1–5, 7, 11–13, 23, 27), electric guitar (2–7, 11, 12, 23, 27)
- Devin Malone – bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 23, 27), electric guitar (1); lap steel, mandolin (2); acoustic guitar (4, 12, 23), pedal steel (4)
- Grady Saxman – drums (1, 4, 6, 12, 23, 27)
- Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar (1, 6, 12, 13, 23, 25, 27)
- Austin Nivarel – background vocals, electric guitar (1, 27); keyboards, programming (1)
- Joe Ragosta – background vocals (1)
- Rob Ragosta – background vocals (1)
- Aaron Sterling – drums (2, 3, 7, 13, 15, 18)
- Ilsey – background vocals (2), vocals (5)
- Carole Rabinowitz – cello (3–5, 23)
- Elizabeth Lamb – viola (3–5, 23)
- David Angell – violin (3–5, 23)
- David Davidson – violin (3, 4, 23); string arrangement (3–5)
- Ben Caver – background vocals (6)
- Wiz Khalifa – vocals (6)
- Ben Johnson – background vocals (7, 25), acoustic guitar (16, 20, 25), programming (16, 25); bass, keyboards (16); Dobro (20, 25), mandolin (25)
- Jordan K. Johnson – keyboards, programming (8–10, 17); background vocals, instruments, piano (8–10); drums (17)
- Stefan Johnson – keyboards, programming (8–10, 17); background vocals, instruments, piano (8–10); drums (17)
- Ryan Tedder – background vocals, guitars, keyboards, instruments, piano, programming (8–10)
- MarQo Patton – choir vocals (8–10)
- Kellee Halford – choir vocals (8–10)
- Olivia Jones – choir vocals (8–10)
- Tamica Harris – choir vocals (8–10)
- Shannon Sanders – choir vocals (8–10)
- Pierre-Luc Rioux – guitars (8–10)
- Amy Allen – instruments, programming (8)
- MGK – vocals (14, 28)
- BazeXX – keyboards, piano (14); programming, synthesizer (28)
- Yelawolf – background vocals (14)
- No Love for the Middle Child – cello (14)
- Alysa Vanderheym – background vocals, keyboards (15, 18); acoustic guitar, banjo (15); electric guitar, programming (18)
- Jonny Fung – electric guitar (15, 18), acoustic guitar (18)
- Craig Young – bass (15, 18)
- Caitlin Evanson – fiddle (15, 18)
- Devin Dawson – piano (15, 18)
- Jaxson Free – background vocals (15)
- Steph Jones – background vocals (15)
- Alex Wright – keyboards (16, 19–21, 24–26)
- Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (16, 19–21, 24, 26)
- Evan Hutchings – drums (16, 19–21, 24, 26)
- Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (16, 20, 21)
- Brock Berryhill – programming (16, 25)
- Lauren Conklin – cello, viola, violin (16); fiddle (25)
- Charlie Handsome – programming (16), guitars (28)
- John Ryan – background vocals, drums, guitars, programming (17)
- Alex Strahle – banjo, Dobro, guitars, lap steel, mandolin, slide guitar (17)
- Isaiah Tejada – bass, drums, programming (17)
- Tyler Tomlinson – electric guitar (18)
- Michael Rinne – bass (19, 24, 26)
- Hillary Lindsey – background vocals (23)
- Halsey – vocals (23)
- Keith Urban – vocals (24), electric guitar (24)
- Ernest – vocals (25)
- Russ – vocals (26)
- Madeline Merlo – background vocals (27)
- Skylar Grey – vocals (27)
- SlimXX – programming, synthesizer (28)
- The Castellows – background vocals (28)
- Travis Barker – drums (28)
Technical
- Aidan Thompson – engineering (1, 4, 6, 12, 23, 27)
- Grady Saxman – engineering (1, 4, 6, 12, 23, 27)
- Shaan Singh – engineering (8–10, 12, 14, 28)
- Stefan Johnson – engineering (8–10)
- Ryan Tedder – engineering (8–10)
- Aaron Sterling – engineering (13), additional engineering (15, 18)
- Denis Kosiak – engineering (15–18, 20–22, 25)
- Alysa Vanderheym – engineering, editing (15, 18)
- Trent Woodman – engineering (16, 19–22, 24, 26)
- Brock Berryhill – engineering (25), additional engineering (16)
- Ben Johnson – engineering (25), additional engineering (16)
- Ernest – engineering (25)
- Taylor Pollert – strings engineering (4, 23)
- Zach Crowell – additional engineering (1, 4, 6, 12, 13, 23, 27)
- Jonny Fung – additional engineering (15, 18)
- Craig Young – additional engineering (15, 18)
- Sean Matsukawa – additional engineering (23)
- Austin Nivarel – additional engineering, editing (27)
- Andrew Boullianne – engineering assistance (16, 19–22, 26)
- Chris Small – editing (15, 18)
- Sean Spence – editing (16)
- Jim Cooley – mixing (1–6, 11–16, 18–27)
- Jeff Braun – mixing (7)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (8–10, 17, 28)
- Zach Kuhlman – mixing assistance (1–6, 11–16, 18–27)
- Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance (8–10, 17)
- Andrew Mendelson – mastering (1–27)
- Chris Gehringer – mastering (28)
- Adam Battershell – mastering assistance (1–27)
- Luke Armentrout – mastering assistance (1–27)
- Scott Johnson – production management (1–14, 16, 20, 23, 25, 27)
- David "Dsilb" Silberstein – production management (8–10, 17)
- Jeremy "Jboogs" Levin – production management (8–10, 17)
- Christian "C" Johnson – production management (8–10, 17)
- Alyson McAnally – production management (15, 18)
- Ally Gecewicz – production management (16, 19–21, 24, 26)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[20] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[21] Deluxe edition |
Gold | 7,500‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[22] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Accolades
| Publication | Rank | List |
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| Billboard | 10 | The 10 Best Country Albums of 2024[23] |
| Taste of Country | 4 | The 10 Best Country Albums of 2024[24] |