LP - Black Vinyl.
Born and raised in Nashville’s Antioch neighborhood, the former addict and drug dealer released Ballads of the Broken on the same day as his sold-out hometown show at the famous Ryman Auditorium. The introspective 10-track album shows Jelly Roll’s growth as an artist and man, drawing from his personal experiences to tell the story of a man who has been through the ringer and isn’t afraid to share his raw truth. The introspective 10-track album delves deeper into his current season of life and his growth—personally and sonically, marking the first time he does not rap except for a lone verse across the album. Having written each song on the album, Jelly Roll finds “a more centered emotional space,” and “takes those raw, unreserved verses and melds elements of country, rock, and hip-hop into his own signature style” (Billboard).
Outright genre-bending singer/songwriter/rapper Jelly Roll has quietly been building a remarkable career, under the radar and on his own terms. Since his days selling his mix tapes out of his car, he has constantly been releasing new music (more than 24 albums), touring relentlessly, consistently topping various iTunes charts, engaging a rabid fanbase and creating videos that have amassed a staggering billion plus views on YouTube
Tracklist:
1. "Halfway to Hell" (Jason DeFord, Jesse Frasure, Matt Jenkins, Jessie Jo Dillon*)
2. "Church" (Jason DeFord, Michael Hardy, David Garcia**)
3. "The Lost" (Jason DeFord, Jesse Frasure, Miranda Lambert*)
4. "Behind Bars" (with Brantley Gilbert and Struggle Jennings) (Jason DeFord, Brantley Gilbert, Michael Whitworth, Andrew Baylis, Brock Berryhill, Austin Nivarel***)
5. "Nail Me" (Jason DeFord, Kevin Gruft, Austin Nivarel^)
6. "Hold on Me" (Jason DeFord, Hillary Lindsey, Alysa Vanderheym, Michael Whitworth^)
7. "Kill a Man" (Jason DeFord, Riley Thomas, Andrew Baylis, Michael Whitworth^)
8. "Unlive" (with Yelawolf) (Jason DeFord, Ashley McBryde, Andrew Baylis, Zach Crowell, Michael Wayne Atha^)
9. "Save Me" (with Lainey Wilson) (Jason DeFord, David Ray Stevens^^)
10. "She" (Jason DeFord, Austin Nivarel, Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft^^^)
11. "Need a Favor" (Jason DeFord, Austin Nivarel, Joe Ragosta, Rob Ragosta*^)
12. "Dancing With the Devil" (Jason DeFord, Hunter Phelps, Zach Crowell^)
13. "Hungover in a Church Pew" (Jason DeFord, Hunter Phelps, Zach Crowell^)
^Produced by Zach Crowell
*Produced by Zach Crowell and Jesse Frasure
**Produced by Zach Crowell and David Garcia
^^Produced by Zach Crowell and David Ray Stevens
*^Produced by Austin Nivarel
***Produced by Brock Berryhill and Andrew Baylis
^^^Produced by Kevin “Thrasher” Gruft