Julianne Hough (album)

Julianne Hough is the self-titled debut album of American country singer, and professional dancer, Julianne Hough. The album was released on May 20, 2008 on Mercury Nashville Records.

Julianne Hough
Studio album by Julianne Hough
Released	May 20, 2008
Genre	Country
Length	38:38
Label	Mercury Nashville
Producer	David Malloy
Julianne Hough chronology
Julianne Hough (2008) Sounds of the Season: The Julianne Hough Holiday Collection (2008)
Singles from Julianne Hough
"That Song in My Head" Released: March 3, 2008 "My Hallelujah Song" Released: September 22, 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Slant	[2]
Country Weekly	[3]

After its release, the album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, selling about 67,000 copies during its first week.[4] The album was produced by David Malloy.[5] Hough's debut album also debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart May 28, 2008.

The lead single off the album, "That Song in My Head", was released the week of March 3, 2008, and peaked at number 18 on that chart. "My Hallelujah Song" was released as the second single on September 22, peaking at number 44 and the music video was ranked number 48 on GAC's Top 50 Videos of the Year list.

Track listing

1. "That Song in My Head" (Jim Collins, Tony Martin, Wendell Mobley) – 3:13
2. "You, You, You" (Rick Ferrell, Jennifer Hicks) – 3:45
3. "Hide Your Matches" (Hillary Lindsey, Scooter Carusoe) – 3:40
4. "My Hallelujah Song" (Craig Wiseman, Steve McEwan) – 3:30
5. "Jimmy Ray McGee" (David Frasier, Josh Kear) – 3:31
6. "Dreaming Under the Same Moon" (Tim Johnson, Marabeth Poole, David Malloy) – 3:58
   • duet with Derek Hough
7. "About Life" (Marcel, Trevor Rosen, Jessica Andrews) – 3:17
8. "Hello" (Marty Dodson, Tom Shapiro, Rebecca Lynn Howard) – 3:10
9. "Help Me, Help You" (Danny Green, Catt Gravitt) – 4:01
10. "Love Yourself" (Mark Irwin, Malloy, Kear) – 3:02
11. "I'd Just Be with You" (John Kennedy, Andrea Stople) – 3:31

Chart positions

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position US Billboard 200[6] 3 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position US Billboard 200[8] 194 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 30 Chart (2009) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[10] 60

Singles – Billboard

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Country	US	US Pop
2008	"That Song in My Head"	18	88	84
	"My Hallelujah Song"	44	—	—

Personnel

Musicians Spady Brannan — bass guitar Mike Brignardello — bass guitar Bob Britt — electric guitar Mickey Jack Cones — background vocals Eric Darken — percussion Glen Duncan — percussion Paul Franklin — steel guitar Tatiana Hanchero — background vocals Derek Hough — duet vocals on "Dreaming Under the Same Moon" Julianne Hough — lead vocals

Mike Johnson — steel guitar Troy Lancaster — electric guitar B. James Lowry — acoustic guitar Jerry McPherson — electric guitar Jimmy Nichols — keyboards, Hammond B-3 organ, piano, background vocals Karyn Rochelle — background vocals Jimmie Lee Sloas — bass guitar Ilya Toshinsky — acoustic guitar Lonnie Wilson — drums Jonathan Yudkin — fiddle, strings

Technical Adam Ayan — mastering Jake Bailey — makeup Ondrea Barbe — photography Tonya Ginnetti — production assistant Campbell McAuley — hair Karen Naff — art direction, design Chari Pirtle — production assistant Julie Weiss — wardrobe stylist

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Slant review Archived July 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
3. Country Weekly review
4. 3 Doors Down reaches No. 1 on the on Album chart
5. Julianne Hough Releases Debut Album
6. "Julianne Hough Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
7. "Julianne Hough Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
9. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2020.