# 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 number 77 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

## Track listing

* "Addicted" (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" (Diane 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

## Charts and sales

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