Ace Young (album)
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Ace Young is the self-titled debut album from American Idol
5 contestant Ace Young
. The album was released in July 2008 and sold 10,000 copies. The album features Young's single, "Addicted
", which landed on #77 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
5 contestant Ace Young
Ace Young
Brett Asa "Ace" Young is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He came to national recognition upon appearing on the fifth season of the reality television talent show, American Idol, although he was eliminated from the competition on April 19, 2006, finishing in seventh place.-Early...
. The album was released in July 2008 and sold 10,000 copies. The album features Young's single, "Addicted
Addicted (Ace Young song)
"Addicted" is Ace Young's second single, after his 2006 song "Scattered". "Addicted" is the first and only single off of his self-titled 2008 CD. The song was written by Andreas Carlsson, who was part of the team who wrote for the Backstreet Boys...
", which landed on #77 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
Track listing
- "AddictedAddicted (Ace Young song)"Addicted" is Ace Young's second single, after his 2006 song "Scattered". "Addicted" is the first and only single off of his self-titled 2008 CD. The song was written by Andreas Carlsson, who was part of the team who wrote for the Backstreet Boys...
" (Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, Kalle Engström, Ace Young) – 3:41 - "The Letter" (Carlsson, Engström, Young) – 3:33
- "A Hard Hand to Hold" (Child, Gary Go) – 3:17
- "You Redeem Me" (Dianne Warren) – 3:54
- "Where Will You Go" (Ness Bautista, Child) – 3:20
- "Fast Life" (Julian Bunetta, Sam Horbund, Young) – 3:35
- "Young Money" (Bunetta, Young) – 3:47
- "How You Gonna Spend Your Life" (Darrell Brown, Child, Kees Dieffenthaller) – 3:47
- "The Girl That Got Away" (Carlsson, Child, Engström, Young) – 3:25
- "Dirty Mind" (Carlsson, Child, Young) – 3:21
- "The Gift" (Child, Engström, Young) – 3:41
- "Addicted" (Acoustic) (Hidden) 2:28
Personnel
- Maxwell Abrams – tenor sax
- David Angell – violin
- Chris Baseford – engineer
- Ness Bautista – backing vocals, producer
- Eric Bazilian – guitar, engineer
- Pat Bergeson – harmonica
- Bluu Suede – backing vocals
- Drew Bollman – assistant engineer
- Richard Bravo – percussion, engineer
- Julian Bunetta – producer, engineer, mixing
- Chuck Butler – acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, programming
- David Paul Campbell – conductor, string arrangements
- Randy Cantor – engineer
- Andreas Carlsson – producer
- Kirsten Cassell – celli
- Will Champlin – backing vocals
- Desmond Child – producer, executive producer
- Brian Coleman – production coordination
- Greg Collins – mixing
- Steve Crowder – assistant engineer
- David Davidson – violin
- Donald Clive Davidson – violin
- Sarah Deane – production assistant
- Connie Ellisor – violin
- Kalle Engstrom – keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, mixing
- Marcus Finnie – drums
- Ben Fowler – engineer
- Gary Go – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, producer, engineer
- Jules Gondar – engineer
- Carl Gorodetzky – violin, contractor
- Ali Helnwein – production coordination
- Robert Ikiz – percussion
- John 5 – guitar
- Chris Kent – bass
- Mika Lett – backing vocals
- Lee Levin – drums, engineer
- Thomas Lindberg – bass
- Craig Lozowick – engineer
- Gregg Mangiafico – keyboards, string arrangements, string conductor
- Dan Muckala – piano, producer, engineer
- Justin Neibank – string engineer
- John Netti – assistant engineer
- Justin Niebank – engineer
- Jason Paige – backing vocals
- Carole Rabinowitz-Neuen – cello
- Lowell Reynolds – assistant engineer
- Leslie Richter – assistant engineer
- Jay Ruston – engineer
- Pamela Sixfin – violin
- Mark Smidt – horn
- Harry "Slick" Sommerdahl – keyboards
- Shane Swayney – guitar, programming, engineer
- Will C. Thompson – assistant engineer
- Alan Umstead – violin
- Catherine Umstead – violin
- Mario Valdes – assistant engineer
- Gary VanOsdale – viola
- Mary Kathryn Vanosdale – violin
- Jon Vella – guitar, programming, producer, engineer
- Dan Warner – guitar, engineer
- Kris Wilkinson – viola
- Chris Willis – backing vocals
- Ace Young – backing vocals
- Neil Zlozower – photography
Certifications, peaks & sales
| Country | Peak position | Certification | Sales/shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 160 | N/A | 10,000 |