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Beautifully Broken
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2024 (2024-10-11)
Studio
  • Saxman (Nashville)
  • Little Big (Nashville)
  • Sound of Sterloid (Nashville)
  • Studio Phenix (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length64:35
Label
Producer
Jelly Roll chronology
Whitsitt Chapel
(2023)
Beautifully Broken
(2024)
Singles from Beautifully Broken
  1. "I Am Not Okay"
    Released: June 12, 2024
  2. "Liar"
    Released: August 2, 2024
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork6.4/10[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Beautifully Broken is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jelly Roll, released on October 11, 2024, through Bailee & Buddy, BBR Music Group, 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.

Commercial performance

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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.[4]

Track listing

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Beautifully Broken –Physical edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Winning Streak"3:14
2."Burning"
Z. Crowell2:51
3."Heart of Stone"
Z. Crowell3:01
4."I Am Not Okay"
Z. Crowell3:18
5."When the Drugs Don't Work" (featuring Ilsey)
Z. Crowell3:23
6."Higher Than Heaven" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)
Z. Crowell2:49
7."Liar"
  • DeFord
  • Ben Johnson
  • Gorley
  • Phillips
Z. Crowell3:24
8."Everyone Bleeds"2:22
9."Get By"
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Tedder[p]
  • S. Johnson[v]
2:40
10."Unpretty"
  • DeFord
  • Tedder
  • S. Johnson
  • J. Johnson
  • A. Allen
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Tedder[p]
  • S. Johnson[v]
2:44
11."Grace"
  • DeFord
  • Juber
  • Fitchuk
  • B. Johnson
Z. Crowell2:51
12."What It Takes"
Z. Crowell3:13
13."Hey Mama"
  • DeFord
  • Chris LaCorte
  • Jaxson Free
  • Phillips
  • Pendergrass
Z. Crowell2:36
14."Time of Day" (featuring MGK)
  • Z. Crowell
  • MGK
  • BazeXX
  • SlimXX
  • No Love for the Middle Child[a]
3:11
Total length:41:37
Beautifully Broken – Digital edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Born Again"
  • Vanderheym
  • Dawson
2:36
16."Guilty"
2:52
17."Little Light"
  • Tejada
  • Ryan
  • The Monsters & Strangerz
  • Kosiak[v]
  • S. Johnson[v]
3:00
18."Hear Me Out"
  • DeFord
  • Dawson
  • Free
  • Jones
  • Vanderheym
  • Vanderheym
  • Dawson
2:37
19."Woman"
  • DeFord
  • Joe Fox
  • Juber
  • Joe Reeves
  • Geoff Warburton
Charlie Handsome3:19
20."Smile So Much"
  • B. Johnson
  • Charlie Handsome
3:14
21."My Cross"
  • DeFord
  • Fox
  • Juber
  • Vojtesak
  • Warburton
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Kosiak[v]
2:12
22."What's Wrong with Me"
  • DeFord
  • Block
  • Byron
  • Pendergrass
  • Vojtesak
Charlie Handsome3:08
Total length:64:35
Beautifully Broken (Pickin' Up the Pieces) – Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
23."Take a Bow" (with Halsey)
Z. Crowell3:40
24."Don't Want To" (with Keith Urban)
  • DeFord
  • Fox
  • Juber
  • Reeves
  • Warburton
Charlie Handsome3:18
25."Devil Down" (with Ernest)
  • DeFord
  • Berryhill
  • Dillon
  • Hackworth
  • Phillips
  • B. Johnson
  • Berryhill
2:16
26."Really Gone" (with Russ)
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Russ[a]
3:05
27."Past Yesterday" (with Skylar Grey)
  • Nivarel
  • Z. Crowell
3:13
28."Lonely Road" (MGK with Jelly Roll)
  • BazeXX
  • Charlie Handsome
  • Barker
  • SlimXX
3:09
Total length:83:16

Notes

  • ^[p] signifies a primary and vocal producer.
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer.
  • ^[v] signifies a vocal producer.

Personnel

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Musicians

  • Jelly Roll – vocals
  • Zach Crowellprogramming (tracks 1–7, 11–13, 23, 27), keyboards (1–7, 11–13), background vocals (4, 11), piano (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)
  • 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)
  • Joe Ragosta – background vocals (track 1)
  • Rob Ragosta – background vocals (track 1)
  • Aaron Sterling – drums (tracks 2, 3, 7, 13, 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Ryan Tedder – background vocals, guitars, keyboards, instruments, piano, programming (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)
  • Jonny Fung – electric guitar (tracks 15, 18), acoustic guitar (18)
  • Craig Young – bass (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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Grady Saxman – engineering (tracks 1, 4, 6, 12, 23, 27)
  • Shaan Singh – engineering (tracks 8–10, 12, 14, 28)
  • Stefan Johnson – engineering (tracks 8–10)
  • Ryan Tedder – engineering (tracks 8–10)
  • Aaron Sterling – engineering (track 13), additional engineering (15, 18)
  • Denis Kosiak – engineering (tracks 15–18, 20–22, 25)
  • Alysa Vanderheym – engineering (15, 18), editing (15, 18)
  • Trent Woodman – engineering (tracks 16, 19–22, 24, 26)
  • Ben Johnson – engineering (track 25), additional engineering (16)
  • Brock Berryhill – engineering (track 25), additional engineering (16)
  • Ernest – engineering (track 25)
  • Taylor Pollert – strings engineering (tracks 4, 23)
  • Chris Small – editing (tracks 15, 18)
  • Sean Spence – editing (track 16)
  • Austin Nivarel – editing, additional engineering (track 27)
  • Zach Crowell – additional engineering (tracks 1, 4, 6, 12, 13, 23, 27)
  • Craig Young – additional engineering (tracks 15, 18)
  • Jonny Fung – additional engineering (tracks 15, 18)
  • 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)
  • David Davidson – string arrangement (tracks 3–5)
  • 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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Chart performance for Beautifully Broken
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 19
Australian Country Albums (ARIA)[6] 3
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[7] 3
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] 22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] 18
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 41
UK Country Albums (OCC)[11] 1
US Billboard 200[4] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 1

References

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  1. ^ Garvey, Meaghan (October 16, 2024). "Jelly Roll: Beautifully Broken Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  2. ^ Hudak, Joseph (October 14, 2024). "Jelly Roll Is an Endearing Mess on Beautifully Broken". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Chan, Anna (August 23, 2024). "Jelly Roll Announces New Album: Here's When Beautifully Broken Arrives". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Caulfield, Keith (October 21, 2024). "Jelly Roll Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With Beautifully Broken". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Country Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jelly Roll Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Charts.nz – Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2024.