''BHB'' is the debut and only album from
pop music group
Ballas Hough Band
The Ballas Hough Band was an American pop rock fronted by Mark Ballas and Derek Hough, both of whom played lead guitar and sang lead vocals. The band's other members were Sam Marder (bass guitar), Harry Sullivan (drums) and Emily Grace (keyboards, ...
formed by
Dancing with the Stars
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professional dancers
Derek Hough and
Mark Ballas. The album was released on March 10, 2009 via
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label of the Disney Music Group. The label focuses in pop, rock, alternative, hip hop, and country genres, as well as specializing in mature recordings not suitable for the flagship Walt Disney Records l ...
.
On the chart week of March 28, 2009, the album made its chart debut at #98 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200. The album's first single, "Do It for You", failed to chart, as well as the second single "Do You Love Me".
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Critical reception
Allmusic reviewer Matt Collar resulted that "the resulting sound is definitely more rock-informed than one might expect and should draw favorable comparisons to such similarly inclined outfits as Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt ...
and the Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers () are an American pop rock band. Formed in 2005, they gained popularity from their appearances on the Disney Channel television network. They consist of three brothers: Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas. Raised in W ...
.
Track listing
# "Do You Love Me" (Kevin Kadish, John O'Brien) — 2:45
# "Devastated" ( Martin Briley, Dana Calitri, Nina Ossoff) — 3:12
# "Closer" ( Mark Ballas, Derek Hough, John Fields, Dan Wilson) — 3:04
# "She Was the One" Ryan Lindsey, Wilson) — 4:00
# "Longing For" (Ballas) — 4:29
# "Birthday" (Ballas) — 3:39
# "Fall" (Ballas, Hough, Emily Grace, Sam Marder, Joanna Pacitti
Joanna Pacitti (born October 6, 1984) is an American singer and former lead vocalist in the band City (Comma) State.
Career
Theater
In 1996, at age 12, Pacitti was chosen to star in the 20th anniversary revival of the musical ''Annie (musica ...
, Harry Sullivan — 3:26
# "Do It for You" ( Kara DioGuardi, Marty James, Ari Levine) — 3:27
# "Break Through" (Ballas, Hough, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts) — 3:05
# "Together Faraway" (Ballas) — 3:46
# "Underwater" (Ballas) — 4:11
# "Turnin' Me On (Bonus Track)" ( Dan Wilson) - 3:00
Personal
* Jim Anton – bass
* Mark Ballas – guitar, vocals
* Tommy Barbarella – organ, synthesizer, effects
* Ken Chastain – percussion, keyboards, programming
* Bradley Cook – engineer
* Andy Dodd – guitar, keyboards, programming, producer, mixing
* John Fields – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming, producer, engineer, mixing, synthesizer bass
* Serban Ghenea – mixing
* Emily Grace – keyboards, vocals
* Paul David Hager – mixing
* David Ryan Harris – guitar
* Derek Hough – guitar, vocals
* Marty James – vocals
* Ari Levine – keyboards, programming, producer
* Stephen Lu – strings
* Sam Marder – bass
* Dave McNair – mastering
* Aaron Patzner – violin
* Lewis Patzner – cello
* Marc Pfafflin – beats
* Tim Pierce – guitar
* Nic Rodriguez – production assistant, pro-tools
* Jamie Seyberth – mixing assistant
* David Snow – creative director
* Harry Sullivan – drums
* Gavin Taylor – art direction, design
* Adam Watts – keyboards, programming, producer, mixing
* Geoffrey Weiss – A&R
* Lincoln Wheeler – marketing
* Dan Wilson – piano
Chart performance
References
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2009 debut albums
Hollywood Records albums
Ballas Hough Band albums