Ballads of the Broken
Studio album by Jelly Roll
Released	September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
Studio	Sound Emporium (Nashville) Wardog (Nashville) Blackbird (Nashville) Melody Market (Dickson) Station West (Nashville)
Genre	Pop country hip-hop[1] Southern rock
Length	31:02
Label	Bailee & Buddy BBR
Producer	Angel Maldonado Andrew Baylis Ernest K. David Ray Stevens Ilya Toshinskiy
Jelly Roll chronology
Waylon & Willie IV (2020) Ballads of the Broken (2021) Whitsitt Chapel (2023)
Singles from Ballads of the Broken
"Dead Man Walking" Released: October 26, 2021 "Son of a Sinner" Released: March 31, 2022

Ballads of the Broken is the eighth and major-label debut studio album by American singer-songwriterJelly Roll, released on September 17, 2021, through Bailee & Buddy andBBR Music Group. It includes the singles "Dead Man Walking", which reached number one on the USMainstream Rock chart, and "Son of a Sinner", which reached the top 40 on the USBillboard Hot 100 and number one on theCountry Airplay chart.^[2] The success of "Son of a Sinner", one of the fewNashville country-influenced songs on the album, inspired Jelly Roll to fully take on acountry sound for his following album,Whitsitt Chapel (2023).

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

A staff review onAllMusic called it "short and surprising" due to the "evolution" in Jelly Roll's sound and his taking "a different stylistic approach than his usual countrified rap on almost every track, going from country-adjacent hooks [on] 'Son of a Sinner' to eerie, remorse-filled pop tunes [on] 'Over You'." The review also highlighted Jelly Roll's "soulful vocals and the twangy backing [as] the main points of interest here", and felt that to longtime fans, the slight shift in his sound "shouldn't be too much of a jolt" afterSelf Medicated (2020).^[1]

Musicians

• Jelly Roll – vocals
• Jayden Panesso – additionalprogramming
• Shannon Forrest – drums
• Justin Abraham – drums
• Cole Clark – drums
• Craig Young – bass guitar
• Rob McNelley – electric guitar
• Gabe Baker – cello
• Ilya Toshinskiy – acoustic guitar, electricslide guitar
• Stu Stapleton – additional keyboards
• Jack Fowler – additional guitar
• David Ray Stevens – additional vocals
• Michael Whitworth – additional vocals

Technical

• Andrew Baylis –production (1, 2, 4–10),mixing (9, 10),engineering (all tracks)
• Ernest K. – production (3, 10)
• Ilya Toshinskiy – production (3), additional engineering (all tracks)
• David Ray Stevens – production (9); additional production, engineering (all tracks)
• Eric "Wee Wee" Flemming – additional production
• Joe LaPorta –mastering (1–6, 8–10)
• Still Matthews – mastering (7)
• F. Reid Shippen – mixing (1, 2, 4–8)
• Buckley Miller – mixing (3)
• Joe Trentacosti – engineering
• Lowell Reynolds – engineering
• Jason Mott – engineering
• Myle Manner – engineering
• Aaron Chmielewski – additional engineering
• Brad Winters – additional engineering
• Shannon Forrest – additional engineering

Visuals

• Don Henson – art direction, design, photography
• Meme Shahan – art direction, design
• Lou Miceli Jr. – art direction, design

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• BBR Music Group albums
• Jelly Roll (singer) albums

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