Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury

Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury
Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury
Studio album by Jerrod Niemann
Released	July 13, 2010
Genre	Country
Label	Sea Gayle/Arista Nashville
Producer	Dave Brainard; Jerrod Niemann;
Jerrod Niemann chronology
Singles from Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury
	"Lover, Lover"; Released: March 1, 2010; "What Do You Want"; Released: October 4, 2010; "One More Drinkin' Song"; Released: June 6, 2011;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Country Weekly	^[2]
Roughstock	^[3]

Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury is the third studio album by American country music singer Jerrod Niemann. It was released July 13, 2010 (see 2010 in country music) via Sea Gayle Music and Arista Nashville. It is his first major-label album, following two self-released albums and an unreleased compilation for Category 5 Records.^[4] The album contains the number-one single "Lover, Lover" and the top five hit "What Do You Want".

Critical reception

The album has received favorable reviews. Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the album four stars out of five, calling it "one of the most creative and fun albums to come out in 2010."^[3] Rating it three-and-a-half stars out of five, Jessica Phillips of Country Weekly said that it had "well-worn themes" in its songs, but that its sound was an "unpredictable mashup of styles."^[2] Rhapsody praised the album, calling it one of 2010’s most overlooked releases. Claiming that it disappeared beneath “the release-date-obsessed radar,” they deemed it one of the best albums released in the first half of the year.^[5] Writing for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four stars out of five, praising the variety of sounds on the album but criticizing the presence of the comedy skits.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro" (skit)	Jerrod Niemann, Dave Brainard	0:50
2.	"They Should Have Named You Cocaine"	Niemann, Jamey Johnson, Dallas Davidson	3:40
3.	"Lover, Lover"	Dan Pritzker	3:13
4.	"Phone Call at 3 AM" (skit)	Niemann, Brainard	1:30
5.	"Down in Mexico"	Niemann, Richie Brown, J.R. McCoy	3:12
6.	"What Do You Want"	Niemann, Brown, Rachel Bradshaw	3:34
7.	"A Friendly Request" (skit)	Niemann, Brainard	0:22
8.	"The Buckin' Song"	Robert Earl Keen	2:33
9.	"Old School New Again"	Brown, Niemann	3:43
10.	"Intermission" (skit)	Niemann, Brainard	0:41
11.	"Come Back to Me"	Niemann, Lance Miller, Trey Matthews	3:47
12.	"Drunken Complaint" (skit)	Niemann, Brainard	0:05
13.	"How Can I Be So Thirsty"	Niemann, John Anderson, Billy Joe Walker Jr.	2:36
14.	"Bakersfield"	Niemann, Battle, Steve Harwell	3:08
15.	"A Concerned Fan" (skit)	Niemann, Brainard	0:54
16.	"One More Drinkin' Song"	Niemann, Brown	2:47
17.	"I Hope You Get What You Deserve"	Niemann, Brown, Matthews	4:15
18.	"Deep Thoughts" (skit)	Niemann, Brainard	0:34
19.	"For Everclear"	Niemann	3:37
20.	"Outro" (skit)	Niemann, Brainard	0:46

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.^[6]

Musicians

Rachel Bradshaw – background vocals
Dave Brainard – background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, keyboards, percussion, programming
Taryn Brainard – background vocals
Cliff Canterbury – bass guitar, background vocals
Will Doughty – piano, keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ
Dustin Evans – background vocals
Chris Hennessee – harmonica
Larissa Maestro – cello
David Mahurin – drums
Scott McQueary – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Jerrod Niemann – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, Wurlitzer electric piano, percussion, programming
Tim Teague – electric guitar, B-Bender guitar
Michael Tucker – djembe, percussion
Ashtyn Wallace – background vocals
Cole Wright – synthesizer

Skit performers

Melissa Baisden, Dave Brainard, Richie Brown, Dustin Evans, Sara France, David E. Gamble II, Julia Garlington, Perry Howard, Kristen Kutka, Tiffynee Mahurin, Jerrod Niemann, Dallas Rogers, Ashtyn Wallace, Cole Wright

Production

Dave Brainard – editing, overdubs, mixing, production
Tammie Harris Cleek – imaging, photoshoot production
Don Cobb – mastering
Eric Conn – mastering
Jeremy Coward – photography
Tracy Baskette Fleaner – creative director, package design
Judy Forde-Blair – liner notes, creative production
Robin Geary – grooming
Jennifer Kemp – stylist
Brian Kolb – mixing
David Kolb – tracking engineer
Scott McDaniel – creative direction
Jerrod Niemann – mixing, production

Chart performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, ending the 24-week Number One album reign of Lady Antebellum's Need You Now. It also became Niemann's first charting album on the Billboard 200 chart, debuting at number seven. As of the chart dated July 23, 2011, the album has sold 327,564 copies in the US.^[7]

Weekly charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[8]	7
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[9]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
US Billboard 200^[10]	200
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[11]	42
Chart (2011)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[12]	36

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales threshold)
Year	Single	US Country ^[13]	US ^[14]	CAN ^[15]	Certifications (sales threshold)
2010	"Lover, Lover"	1	29	49	US: Platinum^[16]
2010	"What Do You Want"	4	52	—	US: Gold^[17]
2011	"One More Drinkin' Song"	13	72	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Phillips, Jessica (July 26, 2010). "Reviews: Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury". Country Weekly. 17 (30): 52. ISSN 1074-3235.
^ ^a ^b Bjorke, Matt. "Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
^ Leggett, Steve. "Jerrod Niemann biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
^ The Year’s Ten Best Overlooked Albums, So Far Archived July 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Referenced August 1, 2010
^ Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury (CD insert). Jerrod Niemann. Arista Nashville. 2010. 65720.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "The Country Boys Continue to Dominate the Charts". Roughstock. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
^ "Jerrod Niemann Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Jerrod Niemann Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Jerrod Niemann: Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
^ "Jerrod Niemann: Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
^ "Jerrod Niemann: Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
^ "American single certifications – Jerrod Niemann – Lover, Lover". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ "American single certifications – Jerrod Niemann – What Do You Want". Recording Industry Association of America.

[allmusic-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury review". Allmusic. Retrieved August 10, 2010.

[cw-2] Phillips, Jessica (July 26, 2010). "Reviews: Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury". Country Weekly. 17 (30): 52. ISSN 1074-3235.

[roughstock-3] Bjorke, Matt. "Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury review". Roughstock. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.

[amgbio-4] Leggett, Steve. "Jerrod Niemann biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 13, 2010.

[5] The Year’s Ten Best Overlooked Albums, So Far Archived July 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Referenced August 1, 2010

[6] Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury (CD insert). Jerrod Niemann. Arista Nashville. 2010. 65720.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] "The Country Boys Continue to Dominate the Charts". Roughstock. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2011.

[ac_Billboard200_Jerrod_Niemann-8] "Jerrod Niemann Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Jerrod_Niemann-9] "Jerrod Niemann Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[10] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[11] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[12] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[13] "Jerrod Niemann: Chart History: Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2010.

[14] "Jerrod Niemann: Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2010.

[15] "Jerrod Niemann: Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2010.

[United_StatesJerrod_NiemannLover,_LoversingleCertRef-16] "American single certifications – Jerrod Niemann – Lover, Lover". Recording Industry Association of America.

[United_StatesJerrod_NiemannWhat_Do_You_WantsingleCertRef-17] "American single certifications – Jerrod Niemann – What Do You Want". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Jerrod Niemann
Studio albums	Judge Jerrod & the Hung Jury Free the Music High Noon This Ride
Notable singles	"Lover, Lover" "What Do You Want" "One More Drinkin' Song" "Shinin' on Me" "Only God Could Love You More" "Drink to That All Night" "Donkey" "Buzz Back Girl" "Blue Bandana" "A Little More Love"
Related topics	Discography "Good Ride Cowboy"