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Released | September 17, 2021 | |||
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Length | 31:02 | |||
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Ballads of the Broken is the eighth and major-label debut studio album by American rapper Jelly Roll, released on September 17, 2021, through Bailee & Buddy and BBR Music Group. It includes the singles "Dead Man Walking", which reached number one on the US Mainstream Rock chart, and "Son of a Sinner", which reached the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Country Airplay chart. [2] The success of "Son of a Sinner", one of the few Nashville country-influenced songs on the album, inspired Jelly Roll to fully take on a country sound for his following album, Whitsitt Chapel (2023).
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
A staff review on AllMusic 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" after Self Medicated (2020). [1]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Dead Man Walking" |
| 3:21 |
2. | "Backslide" |
| 3:03 |
3. | "Son of a Sinner" |
| 3:52 |
4. | "Over You" |
| 2:16 |
5. | "Hollow" |
| 3:13 |
6. | "Even Angels Cry" |
| 2:53 |
7. | "Sober" |
| 2:36 |
8. | "Empty House" |
| 3:32 |
9. | "Mobile Home" (demo) |
| 2:21 |
10. | "Son of a Sinner" (demo) |
| 3:55 |
Total length: | 31:02 |
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Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [3] | 157 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [4] | 21 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [5] | 41 |
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UK Country Albums (OCC) [6] | 19 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [7] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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