Ace Young (album)

Ace Young
Studio album by Ace Young
Released	July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15)
Recorded	October 2007-March 2008 in Los Angeles
Genre	Pop
Length	42:38
Label	Pazzo
Singles from Ace Young
"Addicted" Released: April 15, 2008

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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 number 77 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Track listing

1. "Addicted" (Andreas Carlsson, Desmond Child, Kalle Engström, Ace Young) – 3:41
2. "The Letter" (Carlsson, Engström, Young) – 3:33
3. "A Hard Hand to Hold" (Child, Gary Go) – 3:17
4. "You Redeem Me" (Diane Warren) – 3:54
5. "Where Will You Go" (Ness Bautista, Child) – 3:20
6. "Fast Life" (Julian Bunetta, Sam Horbund, Young) – 3:35
7. "Young Money" (Bunetta, Young) – 3:47
8. "How You Gonna Spend Your Life" (Darrell Brown, Child, Kees Dieffenthaller) – 3:47
9. "The Girl That Got Away" (Carlsson, Child, Engström, Young) – 3:25
10. "Dirty Mind" (Carlsson, Child, Young) – 3:21
11. "The Gift" (Child, Engström, Young) – 3:41
12. "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

Charts and sales

Country	Peak position	Sales/shipments
United States	160	10,000