Beautifully Broken (album) explained

Beautifully Broken
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jelly Roll
Cover:	Jelly Roll - Beautifully Broken.png
Caption:	Standard edition cover; deluxe edition features a gold background
Studio:	Saxman (Nashville) Little Big (Nashville) Sound of Sterloid (Nashville) Studio Phenix (Nashville)
Genre:	Country
Length:	64:35
Label:	Bailee & Buddy This Is Hit Stoney Creek Republic
Prev Title:	Whitsitt Chapel
Prev Year:	2023

Beautifully Broken is the tenth studio album by 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.^[1] It became Jelly Roll's first US number-one album.

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.

Track listing

Notes

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Personnel

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); additional engineering (tracks 1, 4, 6, 12, 13, 23, 27)
• Nathan Keeterle – acoustic guitar (tracks 1–5, 7, 11–13, 23, 27), electric guitar (2–7, 11, 12, 23, 27)
• Devin Malone – bass (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 23), electric guitar (1); lap steel, mandolin (2); acoustic guitar (4, 12, 23), pedal steel (4)
• Grady Saxman – drums (tracks 1, 4, 6, 12, 23, 27); engineering (tracks 1, 4, 6, 12, 23, 27)
• Sol Philcox-Littlefield – electric guitar (tracks 1, 6, 12, 13, 23, 25, 27)
• Austin Nivarel – background vocals, electric guitar (tracks 1, 27); keyboards, programming (1); editing, additional engineering (track 27)
• Joe Ragosta – background vocals (track 1)
• Rob Ragosta – background vocals (track 1)
• Aaron Sterling – drums (tracks 2, 3, 7, 13, 15, 18); engineering (track 13), additional engineering (15, 18)
• Ilsey – background vocals (track 2), vocals (5)
• Carole Rabinowitz – cello (tracks 3–5, 23)
• Elizabeth Lamb – viola (tracks 3–5, 23)
• David Angell – violin (tracks 3–5, 23)
• David Davidson – violin (tracks 3, 4, 23); string arrangement (tracks 3–5)
• Ben Caver – background vocals (track 6)
• Wiz Khalifa – vocals (track 6)
• Ben Johnson – background vocals (tracks 7, 25), acoustic guitar (16, 20, 25), programming (16, 25); bass, keyboards (16); Dobro (20, 25), mandolin (25); engineering (track 25), additional engineering (16)
• Jordan K. Johnson – keyboards, programming (tracks 8–10, 17); background vocals, instruments, piano (8–10); drums (17)
• Stefan Johnson – keyboards, programming (tracks 8–10, 17); background vocals, instruments, piano (8–10); drums (17); engineering (tracks 8–10)
• Ryan Tedder – background vocals, guitars, keyboards, instruments, piano, programming (tracks 8–10); engineering (tracks 8–10)
• MarQo Patton – choir vocals (tracks 8–10)
• Kellee Halford – choir vocals (tracks 8–10)
• Olivia Jones – choir vocals (tracks 8–10)
• Tamica Harris – choir vocals (tracks 8–10)
• Shannon Sanders – choir vocals (tracks 8–10)
• Pierre-Luc Rioux – guitars (tracks 8–10)
• Amy Allen – instruments, programming (track 8)
• MGK – vocals (tracks 14, 28)
• BazeXX – keyboards, piano (track 14); programming, synthesizer (28)
• Yelawolf – background vocals (track 14)
• No Love for the Middle Child – cello (track 14)
• Alysa Vanderheym – background vocals, keyboards (tracks 15, 18); acoustic guitar, banjo (15); electric guitar, programming (18); engineering (15, 18), editing (15, 18)
• Jonny Fung – electric guitar (tracks 15, 18), acoustic guitar (18); additional engineering (tracks 15, 18)
• Craig Young – bass (tracks 15, 18); additional engineering (tracks 15, 18)
• Caitlin Evanson – fiddle (tracks 15, 18)
• Devin Dawson – piano (tracks 15, 18)
• Jaxson Free – background vocals (15)
• Steph Jones – background vocals (15)
• Alex Wright – keyboards (tracks 16, 19–21, 24–26)
• Todd Lombardo – acoustic guitar, electric guitar (tracks 16, 19–21, 24, 26)
• Evan Hutchings – drums (tracks 16, 19–21, 24, 26)
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (tracks 16, 20, 21)
• Brock Berryhill – programming (tracks 16, 25); engineering (track 25), additional engineering (16)
• Lauren Conklin – cello, viola, violin (track 16); fiddle (25)
• Charlie Handsome – programming (track 16), guitars (28)
• John Ryan – background vocals, drums, guitars, programming (track 17)
• Alex Strahle – banjo, Dobro, guitars, lap steel, mandolin, slide guitar (track 17)
• Isaiah Tejada – bass, drums, programming (track 17)
• Tyler Tomlinson – electric guitar (track 18)
• Michael Rinne – bass (tracks 19, 24, 26)
• Hillary Lindsey – background vocals (track 23)
• Halsey – vocals (track 23)
• Keith Urban – vocals (track 24)
• Ernest – vocals (track 25); engineering (track 25)
• Russ – vocals (track 26)
• Madeline Merlo – background vocals (track 27)
• Devin Maline – bass (track 27)
• Skylar Grey – vocals (track 27)
• SlimXX – programming, synthesizer (track 28)
• The Castellows – background vocals (track 28)
• Travis Barker – drums (track 28)

Technical

• Andrew Mendelson – mastering (tracks 1–27)
• Chris Gehringer – mastering (track 28)
• Jim Cooley – mixing (tracks 1–6, 11–16, 18–27)
• Jeff Braun – mixing (track 7)
• Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 8–10, 17, 28)
• Aidan Thompson – engineering (tracks 1, 4, 6, 12, 23, 27)
• Shaan Singh – engineering (tracks 8–10, 12, 14, 28)
• Denis Kosiak – engineering (tracks 15–18, 20–22, 25)
• Trent Woodman – engineering (tracks 16, 19–22, 24, 26)
• Taylor Pollert – strings engineering (tracks 4, 23)
• Chris Small – editing (tracks 15, 18)
• Sean Spence – editing (track 16)
• Sean Matsukawa – additional engineering (23)
• Adam Battershell – mastering assistance (tracks 1–27)
• Luke Armentrout – mastering assistance (tracks 1–27)
• Zach Kuhlman – mixing assistance (tracks 1–6, 11–16, 18–27)
• Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance (tracks 8–10, 17)
• Andrew Boullianne – engineering assistance (tracks 16, 19–22, 26)
• Scott Johnson – production management (tracks 1–14, 16, 20, 23, 25, 27)
• David "Dsilb" Silberstein – production management (tracks 8–10, 17)
• Jeremy "Jboogs" Levin – production management (tracks 8–10, 17)
• Christian "C" Johnson – production management (tracks 8–10, 17)
• Alyson McAnally – production management (tracks 15, 18)
• Ally Gecewicz – production management (tracks 16, 19–21, 24, 26)

Charts

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Peak position
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)^[2]	3
US Billboard 200^[3]	1

Notes and References

1. Jelly Roll Announces New Album: Here's When Beautifully Broken Arrives. Billboard. Chan. Anna. August 23, 2024. October 22, 2024.
2. Web site: ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. October 21, 2024. October 22, 2024.
3. Jelly Roll Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With Beautifully Broken. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. October 21, 2024. October 22, 2024.